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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 20042
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030923.5.2-181"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-23-Speech-2-1822
lpv:speaker	lp:Jacques F. Poos2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Quaestors (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2002-01-16--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in the framework of preparing the priorities for foreign affairs, defence and security matters, the rapporteur, Mr van Hecke has had broad support from the members of our committee, in particular when he reinstated a portion of the Commission’s proposal and further encouraged NGO activity. Our rapporteur placed the emphasis on the role of the European Union as promoter of human rights in the world. The Group of the Party of European Socialists recommends that all the lines concerning countries benefiting from an association and stability agreement on the Balkans be transferred from the category of ‘external actions’ to that of ‘pre-accession aid’. In addition, we request that realistic appropriations for the Israel-Palestine line be provided, instead of the practice being continued of transfers. We fully support Amendment No 445 which proposes EUR 47 million for conflict prevention activities – and, in my view, prevention is always less expensive than cure – and Amendment No 118, which proposes EUR 2.5 million by way of additional appropriations for information programmes in third countries. An amendment by Mr Elles proposes establishing a line of EUR 500 million for the reconstruction of Iraq. There are two reasons why this amendment is unacceptable to the PSE Group. While remaining open to the creation of a new budgetary line, we cannot envisage providing funds in the absence of any mandate from the United Nations for the reconstruction of Iraq and in the absence of reliable estimates from the Commission. In our view, it is important that the UN have exclusive control over the reconstruction fund. Finally, I should like to invite the Commission to inform Parliament regarding the use of the funds in Latin America and to tell us if the considerable increase proposed by a series of amendments is realistic."@en1
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