Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-07-02-Speech-2-019"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Budgets 2002 and 20032
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.1.2-019"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-0202
lpv:speaker	lp:Kyösti Virrankoski2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, firstly I wish to thank the rapporteurs, Mr Färm, Mr Podestà and Mrs Buitenweg, for their excellent reports. The package before us reveals the present state of EU budget administration: frankly, it is wretched. A full 16% of the entire budget for last year’s payment appropriations – EUR 15 billion – remained unspent. The implementation of the budget was the poorest on record. The figure for outstanding commitments has risen to EUR 110 billion, which is more than the EU’s annual budget. We are justified in asking whether there is any other organisation in the world which has such a disastrous record regarding the implementation of its budget. The situation is particularly poor regarding the Structural Funds. A total of EUR 10 billion of payment appropriations remained unspent, and, accordingly, there is an increase in the figure for outstanding commitments. While, at the start of last year, they stood at EUR 38 billion, in one year and four months they increased to EUR 82 billion. This shows that the EU’s structural policy is in danger of collapse unless its implementation gets a new lease of life. The present system does not work. The legislation should be completely revised. Next year’s budget is now beginning to take shape. It has problems with payment appropriations, which are at their lowest level for years – just 1.03% of Community GNI. This is actually EUR 4.72 billion below the ceiling set for the financial perspectives, although the increase in outstanding commitments has been explosive. There was no provision in the draft budget to reduce the RAL. Another problem is administrative expenditure, which exceeds the financial perspectives by EUR 66 million. The Commission is proposing the use of the flexibility instrument with regard to this. My group absolutely opposes this. Administrative expenditure must be able to be kept below the financial ceiling by means of internal transfers and savings. The flexibility instrument is meant to cover unforeseen expenditure."@en1

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