Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-06-16-Speech-1-127"
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"Mr President, I welcome the Committee on the Environment’s initiative, which we can add to a list of many others by the Committee on Regional Development in the present legislative period, even though these initiatives are not always well understood. The truth is that some developments, including some legal decisions, show our concerns were fully justified.
Nevertheless, it is sad to see the Council being so insensitive and unresponsive. It is also paradoxical that questions affecting the environment, regional policy and agriculture are the responsibility of the Ministers of Finance.
National governments should reflect on the stubborn refusal to reform the obsolete Solidarity Fund, despite the efforts of Parliament and the Commission and the clear public demand for such reform. I hope that this summer we do not suffer the scourge of fires, droughts and floods of other years. I hope the Council is not forced, once again, to issue empty communiqués of solidarity rather than offering coordinated civil protection mechanisms and funds to help people, leaving us to complain about citizens being indifferent and disinterested in what our institutions are doing.
Some members of the Committee on Regional Development have presented amendments to draw the Council’s attention to the need for reforms and initiatives. We will see whether the Council, which is conspicuous by its absence today, is able to make some response."@en1
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