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"Mr Marinos, not only have I studied this question, but I also intend to go and visit people and see the problems in the regions in every Member State for myself. I do not intend to sit ensconced in my office and content myself with receiving ministers passing through Brussels. I want to go and see for myself. I spent last week in a region of Finland. As I said to Mr Hatzidakis, and at his invitation, I shall be going to Crete, to one of the Greek regions, in October.
This is the way to accept one’s responsibilities, not by repression and not by sanctions. I do not want to point my finger or make a priori judgments. I prefer education.
That is why, for example, I convened a seminar at the beginning of June to which all the management authorities throughout the European Union in charge of Objective 1 appropriations were invited. 500 administrators attended, from all the management authorities, from the whole of Europe. And I shall do likewise, in the autumn, with the Objective 2 management authorities. We have also invited Mrs Theato, the chairperson of the Committee on Budgetary Control, and the Court of Auditors, to help with this financial and managerial education programme.
I referred earlier, during my reply to Mr Hatzidakis, to training. Before getting caught up in regional management – I must also respect this notion of decentralisation – I want to check with the Commission's normal contacts, i.e. the Member States, that all the systems really are in place. So I shall be checking with the Greek government that everything is in place at the level of this new Community support framework. And the framework to be implemented must of course include a proper evaluation system for each region, especially proper management and disciplinary systems, as well as the principle of responsible decentralisation.
I think that you understand my position on this issue, but I must first work with the national governments, because that is how the Structural Funds need to be managed at this stage, within the framework of the general regulation."@en1
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