Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-05-15-Speech-1-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agricultural prices2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000515.3.1-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-05-15-Speech-1-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Mulder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, a large contingent within the Committee on Budgets is of the opinion that, as far as next year’s agricultural prices are concerned, we should adhere to what was agreed in Berlin. Nothing more, nothing less. This is an achievement in itself in certain sectors of agriculture. In various European countries, large groups of farmers are in dire straits. At present, there is a great deal of suffering in silence. So far, it would seem that the agricultural budget was born under a lucky star. The euro-dollar rate impacts favourably on the budget, although certain figures are a cause of concern. There is nothing to say, however, that things will remain the same forever. Despite this, the Commission has made various proposals to benefit from the agricultural budget, if possible. Sometimes, these discussions focus on the sugar sector and other times they home in on other sectors of the agricultural budget. The Committee on Budgets is of the opinion that we must keep to what was agreed in the plenary a number of months ago, namely a situation in which the agricultural budget serves as a primary source of funding for external EU action should never arise. The budget will stick to this principle. Secondly, according to the Committee on Budgets, the European Commission should come up with proposals to reform the sugar sector without delay. If we start to discuss the budget for 2001 in structural terms in September or October of this year, then it is essential to know what the Commission has in mind for the sugar sector. Am I not right in thinking that sugar fell outside the scope of the Berlin agreements? And in order to evaluate the 2001 budget effectively, we need to know this. I hope that Commissioner Fischler will be able to tell us this afternoon when he intends to produce reform proposals for sugar."@en1

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