Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-15-Speech-3-248"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU forestry strategy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060215.16.3-248"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-15-Speech-3-2492
lpv:speaker	lp:Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2004-09-13--2007-01-14)3 member; AGRI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Commissioner, the European forest, and its economic, social and environmental importance, is a subject in which we have a shared interest. We must never overlook the fact that forests account for 35% of EU territory, 3.5 million jobs, 15 million owners and a production value of over EUR 350 million. These figures illustrate the importance of the issue and the importance that the European institutions should be attaching to it. This is especially true at a time when various factors – be they natural or man-made – pose such a threat to forests. In a particularly complex international context, the Union urgently needs a fresh approach to the energy question, whereby biomass is duly brought to the fore, and this is borne out by the priority that the Commission and the Austrian Presidency have been attaching to the issue. I therefore welcome the Commission’s communication on the implementation of the strategy and commend Mr Kindermann on his report. I welcome much of the report, which represents an excellent contribution from Parliament to the formation of Europe’s forestry strategy. Furthermore, there are a number of proposed amendments which I believe will help to improve upon and complete the report. The fact that the report acknowledges the vulnerabilities of the forest is a welcome contribution to the ongoing debate on natural disasters. The Commission will hopefully, therefore, adopt an integrated approach to this vitally important issue, an approach that sees the problem, as we do, as a whole. In this way, the contributions of the various instruments now on the political agenda can help to improve the situation for Europe’s forests."@en1

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