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"I should like to thank Commissioner Schreyer for her constructive answer to my question. In my capacity as rapporteur for the Budget, I was naturally able to discuss this with Mrs Schreyer in connection with the debate on the 2003 Budget, but I preferred to deal with the issue in the form of questions, for this is a much bigger problem and one that is much more a matter of principle.
The budgetary authority makes decisions about regional and aid policy because we want to achieve something in terms of employment in poor regions and in terms of aid to the world’s poor countries.
If we discover that a large part of what we have in fact made decisions about is not being implemented, then that is a major democratic problem which can lead to a decline in people’s confidence in the EU. I therefore believe that we must get the Member States, the Council, the Commission and Parliament to implement an action plan together in order for conditions really to be changed.
I also have a final question for Mrs Schreyer. Does the Commission think that the Member States are sufficiently prepared to really do something about the problems? Sometimes, I get the feeling that the Finance Ministers of the Member States are enthusiastic mostly about the fact that they are getting money back.
Is there a genuine desire to really do something about the problems together with the Commission and Parliament?"@en1
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