Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-04-21-Speech-3-164"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Ban on use of cyanide mining technologies (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100421.7.3-164"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-04-21-Speech-3-1652
lpv:speaker	lp:Theodoros Skylakakis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Nea Demokratia (2009-07-14--2010-11-11)3 substitute; Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis (2009-10-12--2011-05-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2011-05-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2009-09-16--2011-05-30)3 member; CONT (2009-07-16--2011-09-28)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; ITRE (2009-07-16--2011-05-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commission, the gold is sitting there; it cannot escape. What we are being called upon to debate is when, how and with what environmental impact we decide to mine it. If an investment is implemented with the use of cyanide, the repercussions are irreversible, because the gold is gone and the slurry, which contains dangerous toxic cyanides, as the directive itself admits, remains in large quantities in the mining area. This issue does not only concern the Member States in question, because there are also Member States downstream whose installations are sited on rivers. The existing directive has one disadvantage: the financial guarantee provided for does not cover all the repercussions in the event of an accident, especially after the installations in question have shut down. Consequently, the basic ‘polluter pays’ principle is being infringed, especially given that the companies using this technique are basically outside Europe and, once mining has finished, they get out their handkerchief and wave goodbye to us. Therefore, we need to seriously re-examine alternative mining methods and reinstate the basic ‘polluter pays’ principle, with full and reliable insurance cover in the event of an accident, from now and for as long as these dangerous substances remain trapped in the earth. Until these preconditions apply, I believe that there should be a complete ban on this technology, which will probably motivate companies to carry out serious research into alternative, less polluting techniques because, if you have a cheap method and do not pay for the pollution it causes, you have no reason to research alternatives."@en1
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