Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-03-Speech-2-218-000"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20120703.18.2-218-000"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, water is life; water is a precious public asset that we have a duty and an interest in conserving and managing sustainably in order to safeguard ecosystems and the very survival of the human race. This important report takes stock of the implementation status of EU water legislation ahead of the ‘Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s water resources’, which the Commission has announced for this autumn.
Much has been done in the 12 years since the Water Framework Directive entered into force, but there is still a huge amount left to do, especially in many southern European countries such as Italy, which is to appear before the Court of Justice because of delays in implementing the directive.
We have to ensure sufficient availability of good-quality water, bearing in mind that water resources in Europe are distributed unevenly, and consequently we must mainstream this issue in all European policy areas. It is unacceptable that as much as 70% of the water supplied to our communities may be lost through leakage due to the poor state of repair of our water systems. We must reach the target of a green economy and equip ourselves with locally developed water plans that strictly combat waste and encourage water saving, reuse and recycling, whether for irrigation or for domestic use, and across all sectors of the economy."@en1
|
| lpv:videoURI |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples