Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-04-Speech-2-146"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:LIFE2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000704.7.2-146"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-04-Speech-2-1472
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Lage2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2001-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2002-01-16)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, they say that every era and every generation creates an image that defines its relationship with nature. The concept of relationships with nature is changing radically in our own time. In future we will not be able to subordinate this relationship to profit, selfishness and exploitation. Whatever today’s policies may be, they must reflect this new philosophy of a relationship between mankind and society with the environment. With this in mind, the European Union has pioneered legislation in the field of environmental protection and has also been a key partner in international negotiations and agreements on the global protection of the planet. The transposition of European directives into national legislation has played and continues to play a crucial role in all our countries, particularly Portugal. The LIFE programme is just one financial instrument at the service of the European Union’s environmental policies and of those of its neighbouring countries in the Baltic, the Mediterranean and in Eastern Europe. This is not, however, the only financial instrument with repercussions for environmental policies. We know, for example, that regional and agricultural policy, which is to a large extent harmful, has an enormous impact on the environment and on Europe’s land and water. It is undeniably important for LIFE to be adopted. Having experienced many vicissitudes and a period of paralysis with regard to the projects financed by this programme, the Portuguese Presidency and the European Parliament finally formalised an agreement specifically on a budgetary framework of EUR 640 million for the period 2000-2004. LIFE III will therefore be operational before the summer. The agreement that was finally reached has many good points, part of the credit for which must go to the Portuguese Presidency – which once again demonstrated its constructive and efficient relationship with the European Parliament as well as its ability to mediate. Credit is also due to the European Parliament delegation and specifically to Mrs Lienemann. I also wish to welcome the agreement reached by the Portuguese Presidency and the European Parliament on the framework directive on water, an instrument that is crucial for the European Union’s environmental policy."@en1

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