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"Mr President, climate change, pollution and CO
levels are a matter of constant debate in this Chamber. Today, I am going to take it one step further and talk about great rivers, which all Member States have, and in particular the river in my constituency of London, which is the River Thames.
The phrase ‘EU targets’ usually fills me with fear and trepidation. As is becoming more evident, common targets do not always work in a Union made up of individual members. However, I am pleased to note that in my constituency of London the water quality in the River Thames is well on its way to meeting the goal set by the European Water Framework Directive.
The British Government has made cleaning our rivers a priority, with a £110 million grant allocated to that objective. I hope other Member States are taking similar measures to reverse water pollution and thus to safeguard wildlife and human health against contaminated water supplies.
Whilst the EU can come up with goals and targets for our environment, it is vital that Member States follow the UK example and take control of their own environmental projects."@en1
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