The Commission’s current policy of burying its head in the sand – I apologise for using that turn of phrase, Commissioner – certainly does not help to provide the clarity European citizens are waiting for, and, on the contrary, the experts continue to disagree, and court actions are on the increase, with judgments being in favour sometimes of operators and sometimes of local residents’ associations.
La politique de l’autruche qui est menée actuellement par la Commission – je m’excuse d’utiliser ce terme, Monsieur le Commissaire – ne contribue certes pas à la clarification qu’attendent les citoyens européens et, au contraire, les experts continuent de diverger, les procès se multiplient, une fois favorables aux opérateurs, une fois favorables aux associations de riverains.