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"Mr President, we regret that the President-in-Office of the Council and Mr Prodi, the President of the Commission, cannot be here to see the presentation made today by the Vice-President and the Budgets Commissioner. I believe this is a very important occasion. I cannot imagine what political engagement can have kept them away from Parliament today.
Be that as it may, I would like to thank the two Commissioners for their presentation. We understand the reasons for this delay. Nevertheless, I would like the Commission for its part to understand the problems the delay experienced has already caused Parliament. For the first time, Parliament is going to implement a budgetary year in the light of the evaluation report based on the annual policy strategy document. I would therefore like to ask the Commissioners if they undertake to keep to the schedule the Budget Commissioner just outlined. I would like confirmation of this. No further delay is acceptable.
Furthermore, as Commissioner Schreyer is aware, Parliament has already reached its own positions on the financial perspective. It has reached positions on fundamental issues such as safeguarding our parliamentary rights and the length of financial perspectives. Parliament has already made its views known on the latter. A position was also reached on our priorities for the future. We would like the political priorities of what is to be financed to be absolutely clear before any ceilings are fixed.
Commissioner, as regards further enlargements, you will be aware that this House is of the opinion that it is essential to ensure beforehand that the European Union has both the institutional and the financial capacity to absorb new members.
Concerning the categories, be assured that, as on other occasions, Parliament will support you on the new posts, as long as we engage in a rational dynamic process. In any case, we shall require a fuller definition.
Finally, as regards the financing of category 4, I think you should really approach the Council, Commissioner, notably the signatories of the so-called ‘One per cent letter’."@en1
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