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"Mr President, I would like to start off by congratulating our rapporteur for all her hard work and for persevering with the trilogue negotiations, and also to put on record how much I have enjoyed working with Barbara Weiler. This might be your last report, Barbara, but your legacy will live on, as will Malcolm Harbour’s, and I think tonight’s report on common chargers is particularly significant.
This year, for the first time ever, mobile internet usage has exceeded internet usage on desktop computers. Currently over 500 million mobile phones are being used in the EU, and this number is growing constantly. This creates risks of interference between various products, and therefore an efficient use of radio spectrum is essential. I welcome the introduction of a common charger, which will simplify the use of radio equipment as well as reducing unnecessary waste and cost to consumers.
Each year, incredibly, the EU throws away 6[nbsp ]000 tonnes of mobile phone chargers, and when I think about this I wonder how much we – Parliament and the offices that many of us use – are contributing to that waste, and not from our own choice. Not only is this inconvenient, wasteful and completely unnecessary, it does not suit the needs of consumers of today who seek a faster and better use of technology. By reducing the number of obsolete phone accessories we will be able to cut down on the amount of electronic waste.
Therefore this report is a success not only for the single market and consumers but also for cutting waste and protecting the environment. It may be, as Mr van de Camp said, that there are not very many people in the Chamber this evening, but the fact is that, although this report may be last on the agenda, its significance is so important and your legacy, Barbara, lives on."@en1
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