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substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy has been virtually unanimous on this issue, because we are certain that only long-term commitment to increased resources for research channelled through the Seventh EU Framework Programme can help us to pull through. We are adding this to the Lisbon objectives, as I noticed the Commissioner is also doing. We are therefore in agreement with Commissioner Potočnik. The problem is the Member States. It is the Finance Ministers of the Member States and Ecofin that are our targets and whom we should be grabbing by the scruff of the neck. Only two Member States have achieved the 3% target for research, my own country being one of them. We therefore have a lot of housework to do.
We require some exceptionally determined work from the Commission, and this really is, as you have said, the first test, or actually a test both for you and for us. The funding is to be doubled, but where is it being channelled? This must be kept in mind the whole time, because it is no good having funding unless you know what to do with it. I would like to know exactly which areas it is destined for. How important, for example, is the lack of digital literacy? It has been calculated that we lose three hours a week because of it. Here, moreover, the working week is being lengthened. In many cases these three hours would salvage our economy.
At the same time, of course, we have to consider enlargement. I am one of those who believe that 1% on the budget is not enough to take care of enlargement, the Lisbon Process and many other matters. We certainly knew that enlargement would cost money, and the budget cannot subsequently be reduced: it should remain at the same level it has done up till now. Finally, we need more training, know-how and research. That is the only way out of this vicious circle of competitiveness."@en1
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