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"Mr President, it is my conviction that the third rail package is an important finishing stage in the creation of a common European railway transport services system. I agree with the principles set forth in the directives of the third package. I support that the overall principles required to open up the European market of passenger services be implemented in national law by 2006. Hungary, a new Member State, has already done that. I support that Member States should be able to decide, even on a reciprocal basis, to give earlier access to their railway infrastructure. This is definitely a case for a multi-speed Europe. However, if some Member States wish to decide to open their markets a few years later, they must be allowed this option. This is currently missing from the regulation, while at the same time the proposal is going deeper, opening up the market for national passenger services. That, however, will raise challenges for a number of Member States, including certain new Member States, that will take time to tackle: public services contracts, solutions for under-serviced areas, logistical tasks and the restructuring of railway companies with all the personnel consequences involved. These tasks are not merely a question of a simple national parliamentary decision – they require time.
We have to realise that, while new Member States show a faster rate of economic development than most traditional Member States, there are some areas where we progress at a slower pace. Rail services hold values in new Member States, values that may fall victim to an overly swift transformation. These values are not only national in nature but, with the implementation of the third rail package, which I support, will also become common European values. I am asking Parliament to consider this during the voting procedure tomorrow."@en1
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