Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-06-12-Speech-1-162"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Flood assessment and management (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060612.20.1-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-06-12-Speech-1-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:Bogusław Sonik2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2005-03-02--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2007-02-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2005-04-28--2007-03-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; LIBE (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-10-12--2008-01-15)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; DROI (2005-12-01--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-03-09--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this directive of the European Parliament is an important step towards the safety of the whole of Europe. In July 1997 Poland suffered the worst floods seen in 200 years, which covered 2% of the country’s territory. This cataclysm had a huge economic, social and moral cost, with 55 deaths and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of homes, factories, water treatment plants, schools and historical buildings. The losses caused by the floods were estimated at PLN 13 billion, or in other words approximately EUR 3 billion. The floods later affected other European countries. The proposal for a directive emphasises that the plan’s main priority is the protection of human life. Between 1997 and 2005 more than 700 people died as a result of floods in Europe. To this is added the economic cost of flooded farms, costs associated with damage to transport networks and the environmental cost of chemical contamination, the flooding of landfill sites and soil erosion. This directive contains specific actions aimed at minimising the damage caused by floods, but we should also remember the ecological and environmental impact they have. The post-flood renovation carried out in many parts of the European Union led to significant and irrecoverable losses of river fauna and forests. Hydraulic engineering works were carried out using methods that led to a permanent imbalance in river and forest ecosystems. For this reason we need to pay serious attention to the methods of flood reconstruction so that they preserve, rather than destroy, the ecological balance."@en1

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