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"Madam President, it is important that the European Union consider the great variety of all of our towns, cities and rural areas when discussing policy and legislation. This is an excellent and collaborative report that fully takes account of both the common and particular transport issues faced by people across the EU living in different urban communities. I am very pleased also that our report focuses constructively on innovation in the area of freight. As our rapporteur said, urban areas account for around a quarter of European carbon emissions from transport and so, Commissioner, we urgently need genuinely sustainable mobility for goods and for our economies. I would like your comments on that point.
On road safety, it is especially welcome that the report calls strongly for advanced traffic and speed management measures, including enforcement. As elected representatives, we must recognise and act on the fact that a large majority of Europeans think that road safety in cities is a serious problem. Many, many cyclists and pedestrians are killed or seriously injured in our cities in Europe every year. What, Commissioner, are you going to do about that?
Towns and cities are also often unequal places with extreme divisions between rich and poor. As acknowledged by this report, good public transport has important social and economic benefits, as well as environmental ones, helping people gain access to jobs and get out of poverty. Socialists and Democrats are delighted that many of our long-term priorities that I have just highlighted are in this text, and I urge all MEPs to vote for the amendment. There is only one amendment to this report. We all agree that fossil fuel subsidies should be phased out, so please vote for that amendment."@en1
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