Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-15-Speech-2-321-875"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110215.22.2-321-875"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-15-Speech-2-322-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Lena Ek, Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström (ALDE )2
lpv:translated text	"The European Parliament has this week voted on a report that is intended to secure rights for bus and coach passengers at European level. The compromise with the Council is a step in the right direction, but unfortunately, the scope of the regulation is limited and we therefore chose to abstain from the vote. We believe it to be problematic that three Member States – Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus – have been excluded from the agreement, as this considerably weakens the overall protection of passengers in Europe. We also believe that the distance of 250 km is too long to be used as a basis for EU legislation, as it means in practice that bus and coach passengers travelling from Luxembourg to Strasbourg or from Malmö to Växjö would not be protected by the legislation. That is regrettable. We are also opposed to the force majeure clause that limits the liability of carriers in the event of cancellations or delays if they are caused by difficult weather conditions or major natural disasters. We consider this to be setting a worrying precedent for the forthcoming review of the regulation on the rights of air passengers. However, we welcome the improvement in the rights of people with disabilities that this agreement entails and the additional assistance that these people will now receive."@en1

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