Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-11-15-Speech-4-030"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Economic and employment situation in the air transport sector and in the industrial and related services sectors2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011115.2.4-030"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-11-15-Speech-4-0312
lpv:speaker	lp:Efstratios Korakas2
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kommounistiko Komma Elladas (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2001-02-08--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-04--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the fact of the matter is that, even in the air transport industry, the law of the jungle and the savage neo-liberal policy which applies are such that mergers have taken place and national airlines which enjoyed periods of strong growth in the past have gone bankrupt, a blatant example being the bankruptcy of Swissair and Sabena. And no doubt others will follow. In the medium term at least, two or three large airlines will survive in Europe to share the pickings with the American behemoths which, with the connivance of our governments, have taken pains to penetrate and take over the European market. The terrorist attacks on 11 September have intensified the crisis and been used as an excuse for cutbacks and mass redundancies. And in what is already a dismal situation for many national carriers, along comes the Commission to administer the by prohibiting state aid, at a time when the US government is injecting its behemoths with massive amounts in aid. There can be no doubt that this situation is here to stay and, the more capital is concentrated, the more the workers and consumers will be expected to pick up the tab in the form of job losses and more and more expensive tickets. That is why the only solution is to support the fight to get this policy reversed and get rid of those who apply it."@en1

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