Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-25-Speech-3-116"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2005 budget procedure: guidelines for sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) and preliminary draft estimates (Section I)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040225.8.3-116"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-25-Speech-3-1172
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, this budget for the first calendar year with 25 Member States in the European Union really will be a test of strength. After all, the Commission's administrative reform has only just recently got up to speed. The Commission will need to make every effort to achieve sound financial management, a well-functioning information system and fully reliable accounts. The rapporteur, Mr Kuckelkorn, is right to refer to the possibility of saving costs by inter-institutional cooperation. Considerable savings could be made if this Parliament were no longer forced to meet in Strasbourg, but this appears legally impossible without cooperation from France. That is why I would suggest to the Bureau that the Council, or the French Republic, should be presented with the bill for the dual location, which amounts to over EUR 200 million per annum. Our group emphasises the huge importance of multilingualism in this House. Parliament should not enhance, but rather undo, the public’s image of it as an elite club. Every citizen must be able to follow all public meetings in their own language. Democracy in diversity is the core task of this Parliament."@en1

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