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"We have to do everything we can to prevent such accidents from happening. So I expect the European Union to establish why it is that accidents are still happening in the European Union, and then, to take appropriate action.
Certainly, we need to address more seriously the implementation of the legislation we have already adopted. Studies of individual accidents have shown that, among other reasons, they took place because of negligence and a failure to comply with the law. In general, we have achieved very little in the way of implementing environmental legislation in the Union.
Furthermore, I expect the Commission to provide some information about any future cross-border risks to human health as a result of the accident in Hungary. For instance, will toxic substances migrate into the air and will people living in neighbouring countries, such as Slovenia, be in any danger if they inhale them?
We must also call polluters to greater account and strictly apply the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Using public funds to clean up the damage and to assist people should be a last resort only, under the principle of solidarity.
That is another way of encouraging business owners to operate safely."@en1
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