Kui sõlmes on omadega Euroopa Liit?
CFLs are larger, much heavier and mostly much uglier than familiar bulbs - and up to 20 times more expensive - the vast majority of them give off a harsher, less pleasant light.Ja kui sellest veel vähe oli, siis viimase paari päeva jooksul on selgunud, et väljast poolt Euroopat tulevate säästupirnide maksumusest moodustavad 66% erinevate protektsionistlike meetmete tulemusel kehtestatud tariifid:
Because they do not produce light in a steady stream, like an incandescent bulb, but flicker 50 times a second, some who use them for reading eventually find their eyes beginning to swim – and they can make fast-moving machine parts look stationary, posing a serious safety problem – the so-called "strobe effect".
CFLs cannot be used with dimmer switches or electronically-triggered security lights (see package label, illustrated below), so these will become a thing of the past. They cannot be used in microwaves, ovens or freezers, because these are either too hot or too cold for them to function (at any temperature above 50C or lower than –18C they don't work),
More seriously, because CFLs need much more ventilation than a standard bulb, they cannot be used in any enclosed light fitting which is not open at both bottom and top (such as the type illustrated) - the implications of which for homeowners are horrendous.
The import tariffs were imposed in 2002 to protect EU light bulb producers from the import and sale of Chinese bulbs on the EU market at below-cost price.Pange tähele sõnakasutust "below cost" - eurooplastele võib-olla tõesti aga hiinlastele vaevalt. Ja isegi kui hiinlased soovivad meile kinkinda säästupirne, sisuliselt peale maksta, siis miks peaks tavatarbija sellele kingitusele ei ütlema? Kas keegi suudab mulle seda selgitada?
Mr Mandelson's intention to lift the tax came under criticism from German industry commissioner Gunter Verheugen, as well as a key German-based bulb producer Osram who had expressed concerns about possible job losses.
The commission's final decision to scrap the import duties in a year is a compromise after Mr Verheugen pressed for a two year delay of the move.
Euroopa Komisjoni liige Herr Verheugen (sakslane) tõestab aga, et Osrami (saksa firma) huvid on olulisemad 494 miljoni eurooplase huvist. Mina Verheugenit ei valinud ega ka ükski teine eestlane ega Euroopa Liidu kodanik, kuid selle protektsionistliku tsirkuse mõrusid vilju peavad enne kõike sööma madalama sissetulekuga Euroopa Liidu riikide kodanikud, mille hulka kuulub ka Eesti. Jutud mingist ülimlikust ja idealistlikust Euroopast on ilmselgelt pigem kellegi lootusrikas fantaasialend kui reaalsus, mis paindub alati enne kõiki isiklikele ja rahvuslikele huvidele.
Minus hakkab selline EL'i tõmblemine vaikselt, kuid kindlalt tekitama okserefleksi. Mis kainest mõistusest sai? Kas ta võeti ta kinni ja hoiatkse mõnes EL'i institutsiooni megahoone keldrikorruse salajases piinakambris, kus ta räpaselt ja habetunult ootab helgemaid päevi?
Sildid: Euroopa Liit, keskkond