Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-04-Speech-1-143"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Forest fires and floods (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060904.20.1-143"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-04-Speech-1-1442
lpv:speaker	lp:Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański2
lpv:spokenAs	member; UEN (2005-12-13--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (2004-07-20--2007-09-10)3 substitute; AGRI (2006-01-05--2007-01-14)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, accelerating climate change means that we are experiencing an ever greater number of freak weather conditions which cause great damage to the countryside, farming and our environment, in the broad sense of the word. Recent years have been marked by numerous natural disasters such as droughts, floods, hurricanes, hailstorms and even blizzards. We are all aware of and appreciate the efforts of MEPs and the entire European Parliament to establish a system for providing aid to those affected. It is unfortunate, however, that the European Commission has been rather slow in dealing with this matter. We often forget that the economic situation of those living in certain regions is affected not only by natural disasters but also the state of the economy and systems designed to foster regional development. In Poland, which has been affected by nearly every type of natural disaster imaginable this year, we have had slower development, considerably lower levels of agricultural subsidies from the European Union, significantly lower production quotas and reference yields. To this list of disasters we can also add the Russian embargo on Polish plant and animal products, dumping on the fruit and vegetable markets and a lack of adequate protection for Polish producers. In addition to all this, the region around Lublin, which is one of the poorest regions in Poland and the European Union, has also recently experienced drought, hurricanes, hailstorms and flooding, which have caused serious damage to commercial buildings and housing. Entire homesteads have been destroyed or damaged and the hailstorms have almost entirely wiped out the already meagre harvest. Polish farmers are weeping but nothing seems to be happening in the European Union. I think it is high time the European Commission drew up an effective means of combating the effects of natural disasters and providing aid to the people, families and regions affected by these disasters."@en1

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