Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-12-11-Speech-2-140"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-12-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Draft general budget for 2002 (as amended by the Council) and Letter of Amendment 2/20022
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011211.7.2-140"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-12-11-Speech-2-1412
lpv:speaker	lp:Anne E. Jensen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Venstre (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, I wish to concentrate on a single point, namely the issue of the Commission’s reforms, which are of course an important priority, in this year’s budget too. There have been quite a few speakers here today who have stated that there are things in the budget process that could be done better and that the institutions should in future work better together, even though this budget has proceeded very peacefully under the expert direction of Parliament’s Mr Costa Neves and Mrs Buitenweg. However, I also think that, in certain areas, we should give some thought to how we act in Parliament. In next year’s budget, money has thus been set aside for early retirement and new appointments in order to ensure that the Commission obtains the right manpower for carrying out its tasks. In Parliament, we have demanded information as a condition of the appropriations, and the Commission has, on several occasions, reported in detail on the staffing situation. There is a majority in the Committee on Budgets that has wanted to place a large amount of money in reserve until further information has been provided. I think we must be careful, in making our demands, that we are not too pedantic and do not require too much detail. Otherwise, we shall end up obstructing the reforms rather than promoting them. We must, of course, ensure that taxpayers’ money is managed efficiently and transparently, but I believe it is important for us to concentrate our attention more on results than on detailed management of the Commission’s administration, for that would not promote responsibility. I think that we in Parliament should honour the obligingness and openness shown by the Commission and either release those items that are in the reserve or at least be content to keep a smaller amount in the reserve so that the Commission obtains reasonable conditions."@en1

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