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.

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

We had a tragic summer marked by a spate of air crashes that claimed more then 500 lives,

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.

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.

Europe will have the most effective air traffic control infrastructure in the world,

European citizens will all be able to consult the blacklist of airlines that do not meet European safety criteria.

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

This is a big step in the history of Galileo, ... The program will now truly begin with the launch of this first satellite.

There's an agreement on sharing Galileo operational and control centers.

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,

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.

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.

The European Union now has a coherent approach to banning airlines. This black list will keep dubious airlines out of Europe. It will also make sure that all airlines operating in Europe's sky meet the highest safety standards.

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