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"Thank you very much, Mr President. Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in the debate this morning we already agreed on one thing: the world is heading for an environmental disaster. We can still change course and Europe does want to make changes. Neither the financial crisis nor any other consideration can force us to give up our leading role in bringing about a more sustainable development. If we take this seriously, radical changes are needed in order to create a more environmentally aware automotive industry.
It is difficult to persuade consumers to choose more environmentally aware, but currently more expensive vehicles. However, with good regulations we can do much to help create a cleaner vehicle fleet. On the one hand, in the case of publicly funded vehicle purchases we can pay more attention to environmental considerations, setting a good example from the public sphere; on the other hand we can increase demand on such a scale that it will make the development of cleaner technologies more economical. Since this regulation is important not only for environmental protection but also as a key opportunity to maintain a strong European automotive industry, we must introduce it as soon as possible, on the widest possible scale. Thank you very much."@en1
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