Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-16-Speech-2-096"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-05-16"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000516.5.2-096"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-16-Speech-2-0972
lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley2
lpv:spoken text	"I welcome my Socialist colleague, Willi Rothley's recommendation on protecting motorists abroad. We are sadly all too familiar with the high figures of road accidents across Europe. As many as 500 000 drivers in the European Union are victims of road accidents abroad every year. This is 500 000 too many. We must put safety first and ensure that as much as possible is done to protect our citizens whilst travelling abroad. The proposal extends current EU directives on the handling of motor insurance claims to cover cases where a person visiting another Member State is the victim of an accident caused by a resident of that country. Every insurance company will, therefore, need to appoint a representative in each Member State. The European Parliament has gone even further, calling for cover for accidents which take place in non-EU countries, provided that the vehicles involved are registered in the EU. Under the compromise, the directive will apply to such accidents in a certain number of countries outside the European Union. Thousands of British holidaymakers travel by car or hire cars every year in France, Spain, Portugal and many other countries in Europe. Surely we owe all of our citizens the right to ensure that things are made as easy as possible for those involved in car accidents abroad and for their families. This is not about high-and-mighty insurance companies hindering claims, it is about the European Parliament driving forward a lifeline for our citizens. For my own constituents and for all of Europe's citizens, I give the green light to this proposal."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2000-04-11--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2003-05-20)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Titley (PSE ),"1 "in writing."1

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