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Mr President, my hearty thanks to all the speakers in this important debate. I will, of course, relay the points made, firstly to Commissioner Reding and then to the rest of the Commission.
I would like to make a few brief comments. In the first place, like you, ladies and gentlemen, I am absolutely convinced that Europe means more than just Brussels, and therefore decentralisation – although with a common perspective, of course, and Parliament and the Commission at the centre – is one of the key factors in the Commission's information policy lines.
While it would appear correct to always strive to do better, I would also like to say that, in reality, the situation is not as negative as it might seem at first sight. In the space of a few weeks, the Commission has, in fact, transferred responsibility for information policy from DG EAC to DG PRESS and also the officials who deal with it. Since 1 January 2001, DG PRESS has been responsible for managing all the budget lines related to the activities transferred from DG EAC, Heading B3-3 of the budget. The adoption of the formal Organigramme
for the Press and Communication Service is linked to the decision to appoint a Commissioner with responsibility conferred upon him by the President to monitor the matter. This type of appointment, which is not an easy thing for a Commission to introduce in the middle of its mandate, should be possible in the very near future.
I would add that the transfer operation from DG EAC to DG PRESS involved the transfer of 104 people and EUR 90 million, dedicated to public information. Clearly, this transfer raises logistical problems, but these will be resolved by the summer.
The Representations are continuing to perform their role of informing the public, which, in actual fact, they have never ceased to do, but they are now working together with DG PRESS instead of DG EAC."@en1
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