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"Madam President, I will try and keep to the timetable. Mrs Buitenweg has drawn up an excellent report as a basis for Parliament’s budget next year. My sincerest thanks go to her accordingly.
Among the main challenges for the European Parliament are improved administration and increased efficiency. The EU’s forthcoming enlargement will make these especially necessary. Next year, we must prepare for the fact that in 2004 Parliament will grow by more than a hundred members bringing with them a dozen or so new languages. This will make very special demands on the organisation and enhanced effectiveness of the translation and interpreting services. There will also be totally new demands on general administration, which is why it is absolutely necessary to extend Activity Based Budgeting and Activity-Based Management to parliamentary administration also.
The other problem is buildings policy. There must be an aim to rationalise the work of Parliament so that buildings expenditure can be cut. Buying property is quite acceptable when money can be saved as a result. On the other hand, we must insist that the Member States that have seats here do all they can to ensure that a swift decision can be taken on settlements in respect of property. It does not do the host country credit if the European Parliament in its territory has inconceivable difficulties trying to establish a rational building policy."@en1
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