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"Mr President, let me extend a warm welcome to the Commissioner, and, as thanks have already been expressed to Mr Rothley and the rapporteur, I would like to say a personal word of thanks to Mr Haarder and Mr Wuermeling for the way in which they have moved forward the decision making by our group within the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as in doing so they have demonstrated expertise, fairness and a determination to achieve results.
Today’s debate deals with a very important directive on car drivers and accident victims, which standardises rules and regulations throughout Europe, thereby creating legal certainty and simplifying procedures. This directive can affect any one of us, and so I have prepared myself for amendments, both at its first and second readings, by having many conversations with insurance companies, motorist associations – such as the ÖAMTC – and people who have suffered accidents.
Both today and in tomorrow’s discussions, there are four points that I would like to highlight. The first is compensation for legal costs. Our experience, Commissioner, is that failure to compensate for lawyers’ fees and court costs is at present, in a number of countries, making access to the courts more difficult for victims of accidents, or indeed, putting it beyond their financial reach, and that it results, in many cases, in the cost of going to law exceeding the amount of compensation they can expect. This is a valuable and long-needed addition to the directive, and I am glad that action has been taken to take it into account.
Secondly, there is minimum insurance cover. I believe that the proposed minimum cover for material damage is as inadequate as the one that already applies.
Thirdly, I would like to say that I very much welcome the introduction of the provision according to which injured parties can bring legal proceedings against the body entrusted with the settlement of claims in their own country. I see this as particularly important.
Finally, the proposal to establish a central body and to post all traffic accident reports on an Internet site is essential, for practice has demonstrated that the lack of any specific provision on this subject can result in the settlement of claims being delayed by months.
I hope that we can reach agreement on these four areas by tomorrow, as all the parties concerned urgently need this directive and, in consequence, greater legal certainty."@en1
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