Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-04-11-Speech-1-160"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-04-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Short sea shipping2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050411.19.1-160"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-04-11-Speech-1-1612
lpv:speaker	lp:Jacky Hénin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Belarus (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Parti communiste français (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, it is true that short sea shipping needs to be developed in the European Union, in the same way as road-rail transport. We need to be able to transport all the goods necessary for the functioning of our economies all over Europe, while at the same time keeping our fellow citizens as safe as possible and continually ensuring that we protect our environment. Why? Because it is quite obvious that lorries are continuing to build up in bottlenecks, leading to all sorts of unpleasantness showing us human exploitation in all its glory. Many of the vessels currently engaged in cabotage are rusting hulks skimming our coasts, often only just avoiding causing real ecological disasters because of their condition. That is why only public action at European level, including direct industrial and economic intervention, will be able to resolve the situation. The development of short sea shipping cannot be seen as a strategic regional planning choice. The growth in short sea shipping needs to be considered, not in competition with the necessary investment in rail freight and road-rail transport, but in synergy with it. I stress that, in maritime affairs, safety and respect for the environment must be of primary importance, with competition being secondary. The administrative procedures regarding cabotage can and must be improved, but certainly not to the point of throwing everything overboard simply on the pretext of saving time. We must retain all the monitoring methods in order to combat trafficking of all kinds. In conclusion, I believe that short sea shipping has a great future ahead of it in Europe, if it is run by seamen and states and not by large concerns that are only interested in pure profit, regardless of the economic, social and human cost."@en1

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