Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-24-Speech-4-017"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-02-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU resources for research2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20050224.3.4-017"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-24-Speech-4-0182
lpv:speaker	lp:Pia Elda Locatelli2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Socialisti democratici italiani (2005-02-18--2008-02-10)3 member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in the Commission communication on the guidelines for the Seventh Framework Programme and in its proposals for the Financial Perspectives, reference is made, in general terms, to doubling the funds. This affirmation needs to be substantiated, something which you, Mr Potočnik, have already done in part. In addition to the issues of enlargement and the new activity headings, namely space and research, I would point out that the Constitutional Treaty confers fresh powers on the Union in the field of research. I would also like to mention that the European Research Council will be established, a new instrument which we assume will use up 10 to 15% of the overall resources of the Seventh Framework Programme. Mr Potočnik, you are already aware of the outcome of the vote of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the guidelines for the Seventh Framework Programme. The document calls for additional funding within the Seventh Framework Programme for the European Research Council. It also states that a doubling of the budget is the bare minimum if we truly intend to give substance to a European Research Area and pursue the objectives under the Lisbon strategy. I would ask you whether you agree with the European Research Council being funded from additional resources. And with regard to doubling the budget, what is meant by doubling? We need to find a criterion and I would suggest a criterion of proportion, that is, the framework programme resources as a percentage of the Union’s gross domestic product. That is the percentage that we should double. I therefore ask you, do you agree with this interpretation of doubling? Moreover, we know that at this stage in the preparation of the Financial Perspectives, there is a major debate underway among the Member States because some of them intend to cut their contribution to the budget of the European Union to 1%. These cuts are likely to have negative repercussions on the ‘research appropriations’ item. Do you agree to fight hard to oppose this position taken by the less generous Member States? And if, in any case, these cuts are effected, will you still be in favour of calling for the funds to be doubled? The Seventh Framework Programme must not merely be a new framework programme, but it must mark a turning-point, in line with the Union’s new powers, if we really want to create a new European Research Area."@en1

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