På vegne af Gruppen for Det Europæiske Folkeparti vil jeg gerne understrege dette og fremhæve Rådets negative holdning og sige, at vi vil kæmpe til det sidste for, at Pex-betænkningen føres ud i livet.
Consequently, we are taking a positive step here and what I want to emphasise with regret is that the Council, having asked the European Commission to submit this regulation on sanctions in cases of illegal discharges of waste by ships, does not now appear to be prepared to proceed quickly, does not appear to be prepared to accept the Commission's and Parliament's proposals and appears to be delaying the whole procedure.