Jacques Barrot Quotations

Greece has two months in which to inform the commission of the measures it intends to take to comply with the decision.

The new rules will make the European Union the first trading bloc in the world to add a full security dimension to all forms of freight transport.

The new regulation will enable us to be more effective and react faster to a threat which is constantly changing.

Faced with the growing problems caused by pollution in cities and the rise in the price of petrol, new means have to be found to help the automobile industry produce cleaner vehicles.

France is complicating the construction of Europe. So there is no reason for anyone to feel any particular sympathy for the country,

The Greek market is a healthy one and can support one or more airlines,

We're talking about helping the ports of the European Union to respond effectively to the increase in maritime transport and the risk of saturation of port capacity. Opening up port activities would allow for further competitiveness and growth.

It is with great sadness that I have learned of today's airliner crash near Athens, which has cost the lives of all on board. My sympathies go out to the families and friends of the victims and all those affected by this tragic event,

I am now in a position to ask the (Aviation Safety) Commission to quickly adopt the black list and to publish it, so that we can make sure that the companies identified in it will not have the possibility to enter Europe before they have resolved their problems.

It would be entirely unfair to the other airlines in the European Union to continue in this fashion because they are respecting the rules,