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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank Mr Jarzembowski and the Committee on Transport and Tourism for the work they have done to improve the Commission’s proposal.
This new proposal by the Commission for a directive on market access to port services meets the requirements already identified by the Commission back in 2001 when it adopted its first proposal on the matter. The proposal we are debating was presented by my predecessor, Mrs de Palacio. It pursues the same objectives as the previous proposal, namely to ensure that port services are freely provided, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty – as confirmed by the European Council via the Lisbon Agenda – the completion of the internal market in the port sector and the implementation of the conclusions of the 2001 White Paper on transport, which put forward solutions designed to reduce congestion on the road network and to increase cohesion with the peripheral regions.
Clearly, all of this should be done in complete accordance with the regulations in force relating not only to the environment – the regulation on maritime safety and security – but, above all, to social employment and to social protection. Furthermore, the text stipulates that the Commission shall adopt guidelines on state aid for ports and that the ports concerned must comply with the provisions of the Commission directive on financial transparency.
Ladies and gentlemen, I should like to underline the importance of having efficient ports: ports are a vital link in the transport chain and in the development of the motorways of the sea. Ninety percent of our external traffic passes through our ports. We need a clear framework of rules that promote investment in our ports.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission has made the changes it felt were necessary in relation to the text that was rejected in 2003. I am nonetheless aware of your reservations about this new text and, for that very reason, I wish to listen closely to the debate due to take place, the main motivation for which I have pointed out: the modernisation of our ports with a view to further developing the port sector in Europe.
Thank you for listening. Mr President, you emphasised the number of speakers. I believe that this debate will, in any case, be very enlightening for the Commission. I therefore thank in advance all those who are due to take the floor and once again express my thanks to the committee and its rapporteur."@en1
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