Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-11-Speech-2-058"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reform of the budgetary procedure2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030311.4.2-058"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-11-Speech-2-0592
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Guy-quint2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the main points of the report presented by the chairman of the Committee on Budgets, Mr Wynn, have already been described. We can all, therefore, understand its importance. Reforming the budgetary procedure is by no means a technical issue that can only be handled by specialists. Quite the opposite: it is an eminently political subject: it concerns our ability to give substance to European integration and demonstrate our solidarity through action. I personally would simply like to remind the participants in the current negotiations of their responsibilities. That means going beyond the sterile little game of defending national privileges and territory in the short term. That kind of attitude never leads to successful negotiations, ending instead with lame compromises which, at the end of the day, do not satisfy anyone. It is time we looked to see where the true interests of Europeans as a whole lie. We need to create a virtuous circle where the concessions made by the various parties ultimately benefit everyone. If this state of mind is allowed to triumph, I think it will be possible to seize the opportunity provided by the Convention. Let us therefore have the political courage necessary to demand a genuine reform which, I reiterate, includes, specifically, removing the distinction between mandatory and non-mandatory spending, establishing a European tax and laying down uniform rules for all the Member States. The Convention must establish a genuine codecision procedure, within which framework Parliament and the Council can work together as equals to handle all aspects of the Community budget and the other financial instruments available to European politicians. This method alone will make it possible to strengthen the democratic nature of the European budget decisively and to bring the citizens closer to our institutions, as we want with all our hearts."@en1
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