Since I come from a country which, unfortunately, suffers from one of the worst road safety records, one of the lowest levels of cover and of damages arising from compulsory motor vehicle insurance, I welcome any initiative aiming to enhance the protection afforded motor accident victims by compulsory insurance through swifter procedures and higher levels of minimum cover, providing Member States’ ability to go further is not threatened. ###>Il agit toujours à l’ opposé de ce qu’ on attendrait d’ un membre de son groupe.