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dcterms:Date	"2000-09-04"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000904.7.1-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-04-Speech-1-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Arie M. Oostlander2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Temporary committee on the Echelon interception system (2000-07-06--2001-09-05)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South-east Europe (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, first of all I would like to extend sincere congratulations to the rapporteur, Mr Galeote Quecedo, for his very important and also interesting report that has come at a very opportune moment. If we look at how the tasks of the European Commission, and, in fact, those of the European Union in general, have developed, then we see that this relates to the new phenomenon of the candidate countries, the old phenomenon of the existence of trading partners and development regions, and the not so new phenomenon of Bosnia and former Yugoslavia. These are areas in which the European Union, and the European Commission in particular, have an abundance of tasks before them. A great deal of criticism of European effectiveness has to do with the way in which these tasks are organised. The committees we have sent out there appear to echo the call for decentralisation that is often heard in other areas of the European Union too. Decentralisation is needed to make decision-making more effective and also to ensure that when there is no pressing reason for something to be dealt with in Brussels, it can be decided on locally. Naturally this will directly affect the way in which these European missions are assessed. For example, the mandate of the European missions must be widened, which therefore means that they will need more personnel. There have been some very embarrassing discrepancies between the possibilities open to the European missions, and those of the United States, for example. Indeed this found expression in the number of people that could be employed locally through the European Union. The European Union’s profile could be raised by putting Mr Galeote Quecedo’s plans into practice. We must have real EU embassies that are at least some sort of a match for the United States embassies, especially in areas where it is the European Union that bears most responsibility. Therefore we cannot tolerate having ineffective diplomats . I believe it behoves the Commissioner to look closely at who is proving effective and who is failing on that score. I welcome the fact that there is contact between the European diplomats out there and the European Parliament. Naturally this must proceed under the supervision of the Commissioner who has responsibility for these affairs. This contact with diplomats appointed as special envoys by the European Parliament is, of course, also something we would heartily recommend. We gladly subscribe to those aspects of Mr Galeote Quecedo’s report that could lead to us speaking with one voice."@en1
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