Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-12-Speech-1-130"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of groundwater against pollution (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060612.18.1-130"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-12-Speech-1-1312
lpv:speaker	lp:Andres Tarand2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3,3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the safeguarding of groundwater from pollution is a good improvement to the Water Framework Directive. If one takes into consideration the geographical, or rather geological differences on the European continent, this is not a unifying document, but is nevertheless a step towards the protection of a significant and increasingly important natural resource. Against this positive background, it is surprising how some Member States can permit themselves complete ignorance concerning the agreements that have been reached. Half a year ago I presented to Parliament a report prepared by the Estonian Nature Protection Foundation on the pollution of groundwater with sulphates and the waste associated with the mining of oil shale, which is very important in the Estonian energy industry. The initiative originated from Claude Turmes, who in one of his speeches called for third sector reports to be represented alongside those presented by governments. Essentially, this is about the wasteful use of a natural resource; that is, the subsidising of energy production at the expense of the natural environment and the inhabitants of the region surrounding the mining area. This water is not reflected in the price of electricity, which distorts the energy market, also making the implementation of renewable energy sources more difficult. The price of bottled groundwater is at least one thousand times more expensive than the water that comes from the waterworks of European cities. Thus pollution is in this case also a straightforward economic mistake. My question, of which my colleagues have already spoken here, is whether the Commission has sufficient authority to bring this waste under control?"@en1

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