Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-02-04-Speech-3-272"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-02-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Impact of the financial crisis on the car industry (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090204.16.3-272"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-02-04-Speech-3-2732
lpv:speaker	lp:John Whittaker2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, you could have guessed what these reports would say. We have got a problem and the European Union has got to give its opinion. It has got to give the impression that it is in the driving seat to solve the problem. So we have a European Economic Recovery Plan of which the car industry is a part. But in reality each manufacturer is going to look after itself as best it can, and each country will look after its manufacturers as best it can. There is of course a possible case for some support, some financial support to the car industry and other sectors to keep capital intact and to keep skills intact. But this can only be decided at the national level because the support – apart from the European Investment Bank mentioned by Mr Verheugen – can only be provided by national taxpayers. But there is one thing that the European Union could constructively do here, at least until the recession is over, and that is to give car manufacturers a break from environmental restrictions. The industry is already in serious trouble. These environmental and other standard restrictions make cars more expensive. You are helping to kill off an industry which is already in serious bother."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; UK Independence Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; IND/DEM (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"John Whittaker (IND/DEM )."1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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