Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-02-Speech-1-109"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Seaports and inland ports2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001002.8.1-109"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-02-Speech-1-1102
lpv:speaker	lp:Emmanouil Mastorakis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, honourable Members, this report on the Council’s common position by our fellow Member Mr Piecyk, in its final version as adopted by the parliamentary committee, is indeed a very serious piece of work; it makes a number of fundamental proposals with a view to including intermodal terminals in the network, applying equal terms to all ports as regards the eligibility of investments, applying stricter criteria and conditions for including seaports in the trans-European network and supporting inland ports. There are, therefore, what would appear to be reasonable increases in freight and passenger traffic volume thresholds. Of course, putting each type of proposed measure on an equal footing will cause problems unless objective requirements are also put on an equal footing. For example, as regards the subject under discussion, an extensive hinterland which is currently served by a large number of ports could start channelling traffic to just a few of them in order to ensure that they meet the more stringent eligibility criteria. If, for example, there are two ports, one could be promoted over the other. However, if a relatively small or medium-sized island is currently served by just one port, how is it supposed to increase its traffic? Objectively-speaking, it cannot do so; is it therefore right that a country with a lot of islands which necessarily has many such ports cannot benefit from the same advantages for its port infrastructure? And what about the cohesion we are all fighting for? And the provision in the Amsterdam Treaty for the special treatment which island regions obviously require? My speaking time is running out, Mr President, and I shall finish there; but before I do, as we are debating shipping, I too should like to express my deep-felt sorrow at the loss of life of our fellow human beings who were travelling on one of the many ships needed to serve the many Greek islands, which obviously therefore require a great deal of specific interest on our part. This interest needs to be manifested constantly as there will always be numerous islands with natural features which we cannot change."@en1

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