Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-07-Speech-4-130"
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I wholeheartedly applaud the call for EU Structural Funds to be made more efficient and more result-oriented. Indeed, Structural Funds are a prime way in which European citizens can be made to feel that the EU is doing something for them and it is crucial that the widespread impression of red tape and bureaucracy is not confirmed. All too often, the execution of Structural Funds has been bureaucratic and the implementation slow and inefficient. With considerable successive growth in the amount of money allocated to the Structural Funds, it is vital that the principles of productivity, regional added value and quality should not only be reiterated, but also vigilantly monitored.
The effective allocation of the Funds requires the cooperation of all levels of European government. National governments have a role to play in freeing up the execution process and I favour the call by MEPs for a more direct channelling of Funds to the regions. In addition, the Commission should be more proactive in approving guideline documents, thus further freeing up the process. Finally, the consideration of Structural Funds and enlargement is apt: the EU could use this opportunity to allocate Funds more effectively, first time round."@en1
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