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"Mr President, I am going to follow Mr Colom i Naval’s advice by speaking on the problem of reform, for which I am the permanent rapporteur. This problem is quite fundamental, because we have to reiterate on a regular basis that the European Parliament is firmly in favour of administrative reform of the institutions. The polemics that are currently raging between those with differing views should be less important than the fundamental problems, and the fundamental problem is to make the Union’s action clearer and more effective in meeting the public’s expectations, so that citizens start to trust the European Union again.
You know that, in this budget, we noted several delays in implementing this reform, particularly as regards the Commission’s response – which we have yet to receive – on the rewriting of the financial regulation, and also with regard to setting up base management.
The report's fundamental concern is with the reform of the status and organisation of a career in European civil service. We had to take a precautionary measure and put funds into the reserve for creating the new positions that were requested. This is nothing more than a precautionary measure, and I would like to reiterate that, for the time being, this is only at the first reading stage as we asked the Commission to provide clarification on the implementation of the single Statute, so that we could have very precise and realistic answers, particularly on the problem of early retirement schemes for civil servants and temporary staff, but also on the problems caused by absenteeism and vacancies. We believe that the Commission will be able to provide us with the answers to all these issues, but, nevertheless, I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that hypothetical positions will not help this reform to move forward.
We have 15 countries and seven institutions, but we have only one European Union, for which only one statute is needed. We must not take refuge behind the reports published last year, because the linearity is no longer what it was. We therefore want a clear budgetary framework in order to adopt a position, and I shall repeat the request made by all the Committees of Parliament to the Council: the Council must start talking and give us answers on a regular basis so that all our procedures – and reform, in particular – progress within a framework that is efficient in terms of budget.
This reform is vital: it must not just look good on paper, but should also be realistic and applicable over time. Nothing will stop when we reach 2004. Everything must continue. The reform process must provide renewed motivation and must modernise the way we work, but it must retain a European civil service that has one objective: to implement the political plans of the European Union that restore citizens' confidence."@en1
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