European Parliament
Richard Seeber (PPE-DE ).
(DE)
Mr President, I, too, voted in favour of the compromise, even though I also take the view that it would have been desirable, in view of groundwater’s extreme importance as a primary source of food, to have a single set of European rules applicable to all hazardous substances. Let us also bear in mind that our health and that of our children are at stake here. Since short-term economies will prove to be problematic not only for the state but also for the healthcare systems, I call on all the Member States to put everything rigorously into effect, while at the same time joining in working on a further package of measures with ambitious limit values.

