Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-12-17-Speech-2-164"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Budget 2003 (as modified by the Council)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021217.5.2-164"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-12-17-Speech-2-1652
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Mulder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Poland Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-06--2004-04-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it has already been said by many people in many different keys, this year’s budget procedure was exemplary. There was very efficient cooperation between all the components of the budgetary authority. My compliments also to the two rapporteurs and the chairman of the budgetary committee, who proved a safe pair of hands. We had, I think, the greatest difficulty in Headings 4 and 5. I believe that a good solution has been found for both categories. We were able to find a good solution for help to Afghanistan and the World Health Fund and, for Category 5, good use was also made of the frontloading tool. This morning we talked in this House about the foot and mouth crisis of 2001. The resolution adopted this morning again urged the undertaking of research in various fields. As regards last year’s budget, the Commission had had every opportunity. Because even before the committee was called into being, Parliament had already voted in favour of initiating research. I also said in the first reading in October that the Commission should carry out research in two areas, marker vaccines and insurance systems. As far as I am aware, the decision of the budgetary authority has up to now been set aside and the Commission has still not begun signing contracts. I should like to underline yet again how deeply I regret this. Last week we had Copenhagen. Of course there was a huge amount of talk about money. One thing: we already have programmes in place for Eastern Europe which should be being implemented at this very moment, but implementation is extremely slow. I see this as the great danger for the coming years, that we do our utmost to implement as many programmes as possible in Eastern Europe, but are simply unable to. I believe that the Commission must pay particular attention to that. Finally I should like to express the hope that with the new system of Activity Based Budgeting planned for next year the budgetary process will proceed as smoothly as it did this year."@en1

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