Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-01-30-Speech-3-128"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-01-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Accomplishment of the internal market in Community postal services (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080130.19.3-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-01-30-Speech-3-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Gilles Savary2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; TRAN (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I think that the issue we shall be voting on tomorrow is a historic one, because the post has been a public service from the early days, especially since monarchies. That was because the distribution of mail is strategic, and it also ensured a universal and fast service. We have just put an end to public control of postal services, or we shall be ending it tomorrow, to replace it with a largely deregulated postal market. What is proposed in this directive will first of all be a wonderful market for lawyers and legal practitioners, because it is not harmonisation. Each Member State can decide on its own method of financing and there are four different methods. The directive also proposes something completely paradoxical: compensating for the financing of the universal service through State subsidies where, in some countries, what was not financially viable was financed by equalisation when that was viable. I think we are making a mistake. Time will tell, but we already have some indications of that today. Over EUR 880 million have been invested in the postal service in the United Kingdom. In Spain it has just been announced that, because of the pressure of competition, rural areas will no longer receive a direct postal service. The Germans are having problems in bringing the minimum wage into line with the postal services market. My feeling is that we are now benefiting companies, we are going to let them cream off the best part of the market, but we are not serving the general interest in postal services or the external competitiveness of the European Union."@en1

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