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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I take the floor under Rule 168 of the Rules of Procedure, on behalf of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. I am not speaking as the chairman of the committee in question, although that role encourages me in formally calling for the draft directive to be referred back to committee. I am calling for a referral because it would have the same result as a rejection, with the difference that the opportunity to express our opinion during this parliamentary term would remain in the hands of this Parliament. We might otherwise run the risk of showing total acquiescence. Today – and this is my reason – we are not ready to vote. We are ready neither in relation to the content nor on account of the emotional climate in which we are likely to vote. We are not ready in relation to the content because Parliament’s consultations on the proposal – and I apologise for my share in them – remained too concerned with the history of the first proposal that was rejected a few years ago. The debate this time has not allowed us to take account of the changes that have occurred in the world scenario, which is witnessing a revolution in port procedures, or to consider competition among ports, or to consider state aid in ports. In brief, we are not ready because we are also likely to vote from an emotional point of view in a climate that may well force us into taking one of two inappropriate positions: either displaying arrogance …"@en1
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