Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-20-Speech-1-140"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20031020.10.1-140"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, I should like first of all to thank Parliament for having made the
Learning programme possible, because this programme relies on the results of preparatory and exploratory measures in favour of online training
Learning – that Parliament has voted for ever since 2001. Parliament's active support will therefore enable us to adopt this programme in record time, less than a year after the Commission tabled its proposal in December 2002. It is also your rapporteur, whom I should like to thank, who has made it possible to respect this very tight deadline. Mr Mauro has spared no effort and has done an excellent job. For example, thanks to him, teacher training has become one of the main objectives of the programme. In fact, we are aware that this training is one of the keys to the programme's success and that all of the Member States are already working on it. I am grateful to him for enriching the programme in this way.
Today, then, we need to reach a decision with a view to the second reading, and I am sure that Parliament will be able to agree. The Council agrees with the content, including with the addition of teacher training. But, as you know, its position on the programme's budget, as set out in its common position, which was adopted by qualified majority, was initially very different from Parliament's. An agreement has now been reached. There is no doubt that we would have preferred a higher amount than that proposed by Parliament, but this has proved to be impossible. The EUR 44 million on which your institution must vote is therefore a compromise, but a compromise that will make it possible to complete the procedure, saving time and resources, and to launch the programme as planned on 1 January. I believe that, on this simple basis, we should tell ourselves that it is better to have a little less money and be able to start implementing a good programme straight away."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples