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"Mr President, it is not only a political responsibility but a moral responsibility that the European Union has to help those in straits outside its boundaries as equally as they can. This being the purpose of this report, I congratulate its rapporteur, Mr Deva.
To help those in need when it is in our hands to do so, at the end of the day, results in our really helping ourselves. The Bible as always is right when it states that there is a giving which does not impoverish. The other side of the coin is also true. Hoarding does impoverish. Countries that have serious internal hostilities and all the terrible reaping of that where the innocent go to the wall and countries encouraging displaced persons to return home ought to be helped. The fact of the matter is that those displaced are mostly women and children. This makes it even more imperative that action should be taken. Food supplies, water and sanitation, housing and shelter, education are, of course, the top priorities. I welcome the recognition of this.
I believe that the four amendments submitted by the Committee on Development and Cooperation must be accepted by the Commission and I hope that the Commissioner, Mr Patten, who did not very often give me happy replies on other things when he was in another office, perhaps today will give me some little encouragement that Christmas is really coming. It is essential that annual reports are submitted by the Commission to this Parliament and to the Council, as is specified. If such reports are not forthcoming then I could not find my vote to go with this renewal. I believe that the Commission must answer to this and tell us what they are going to do.
The financial framework needs to be introduced in keeping with provisions already agreed to. These provisions must be strictly adhered to and this change is absolutely necessary. The new text on comitology is necessary and when the long-term future of this regulation is assessed, this Parliament must have before it independent valuation reports, so where improvements can be made they can press upon the Commission to make those improvements. Where they think this expenditure of finance can be maximised to a better reaching of the objective and target of these regulations, then we should have the information before us so as to give us a good, healthy and proper debate."@en1
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