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"Madam President, I wish to join those giving their support to Mr Gerbrandy and to the report that he has prepared because I consider it a good report.
I want to spend some time on two specific aspects. One is support for the need for a directive on soil, which I have always supported in this Parliament. The other is to echo the rapporteur’s plea to the Commission so that they take very seriously the request that they do not hang about in making up for lost time in terms of regulation to put an end to invasive species. All this, but especially the last point, should be taken very seriously.
Of the 11 000 exotic species that have crossed EU borders, 15% are invasive species that are destroying, for example, Europe’s most important palm grove, which is in the city of Elche, while the red palm weevil is destroying the Ebro Delta Natural Park, where rice-growing farmers contribute to the ecosystem.
In short, if we are to trust following the resounding failure we suffered in 2010, we will have to show a lot of good intentions with regard to 2020, the Commission will have to get moving and pay heed to this report, which is a good report in that it cares about the future of generations to come and contains very specific measures, which simply need to be put into effect, so that protecting our biodiversity is not a joke but rather a very serious issue that this Parliament must tackle on behalf of all European citizens."@en1
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