Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-16-Speech-2-058"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Improvement of the environmental performance of the freight transport system ("Marco Polo II") (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060516.5.2-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-16-Speech-2-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Nikolaos Sifunakis2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 chair; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, road freight transport in Europe has increased enormously over recent decades and will increase by more than 60% by 2013. This is a huge figure. This increase certainly has numerous negative consequences which we all know about: pollution, congestion of the roads, accidents and particularly high infrastructure maintenance costs. The way to cut this spiralling increase in road transport and limit its negative consequences is to develop alternative forms of transport and, in particular, to strengthen short-distance maritime transport by creating motorways of the sea and rail and inland waterway transport. However, this must be done in conjunction with the harmonisation of the networks of areas bordering the European Union, because a great part of the burden comes from there. The Marco Polo programme may help in this direction, by financing appropriate actions to prevent the risk of our road transport system collapsing. Certainly, like other programmes for the next period from 2007 to 2013, the budget is ultimately reduced in relation to what we had proposed. Finally, I too wish, for my part, to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Rack, on his report."@en1

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