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"Mr President, the Swedish Presidency has functioned well in practical and institutional terms. It has been like a well-oiled, efficient machine – and yet it never got into gear. What happened to the social legislation? Work on anti-discrimination has come to a standstill. The proposal to introduce a Eurovignette to stop emissions from heavy goods vehicles has stalled, as has climate policy. On these matters it is researchers and the European Parliament that are showing leadership – the Council has failed!
The Council has provided a loophole for forestry, shipping and airlines in the climate negotiations. Where is the money for the developing countries – the specific EUR 30 billion called for by Parliament? What happened to the emissions targets? Parliament called for reductions of 32-40 percent. Now we hear that the documents the Council is working on water down our emissions targets even further. The Council’s climate policy has such large holes in it that it can only be compared with a fishing net for catching whales!
Finally, I would like to mention Vattenfall. Stop Vattenfall’s legal proceedings! They are obstructing our work on climate change. You have power over this enterprise. At the very least, you should make sure that Vattenfall minds its own business and stops calling into question the environmental legislation of Germany and the EU."@en1
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