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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Question Time (Council)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041215.8.3-268"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-15-Speech-3-2692
lpv:speaker	lp:António Costa2
lpv:spokenAs	member; LIBE (2004-07-21--2005-03-11)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-20--2005-03-11)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2005-03-11)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2005-03-11)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2005-03-11)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2005-03-11)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2004-07-20--2005-03-11)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2005-03-11)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2005-03-11)3
lpv:translated text	"Question No 11 by Nikolaos Vakalis () The EU's aspiration to transform itself into the most competitive economy in the world (Lisbon Agenda) calls for a significant increase in funding for European research policy. Research spending is strategic for the EU in the sense that it constitutes investment in its survival in a fiercely competitive international environment. However, the declared intention of developing an ambitious European research policy is difficult to reconcile with the restrictions imposed by the Stability and Development Pact (SDP), which prohibits Member States' public expenditure from overshooting a budget deficit of 3% of GDP. If the Member States are to have an incentive to set aside 1% of GDP for public funding of research policy, that percentage should not be included in calculating the ceiling of 3% of GDP laid down by the SDP. Does the Council agree that public spending on research constitutes top priority strategic expenditure for the EU and, as such, can justifiably be excluded from the criteria under the Pact? The argument that such a decision will pave the way for a host of other exceptions (e.g. military spending) is not tenable since the strengthening of research is an established European strategic goal which has no analogy with any other national or European objectives"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"President."1 "Subject: Exclusion of public expenditure on research from budget deficit ceiling"1

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