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Mr President, the report by Mr Dombrovskis under discussion on guidelines for the 2006 budget, which concern Sections other than the Commission, creates a basis for the forthcoming budget for these institutions. I wish, even at this stage, to thank the rapporteur, Mr Dombrovskis, for his excellent work. I likewise wish to thank Mrs Jensen and Mr Garriga Polledo, who today are proposing mainly technical amendments to this year’s budget, according to their own areas of responsibility.
The European Union is still going through a period of adjustment to the year 2006. The integration of the new Member States has to be completed, just as the rapporteur said in his opening speech. In particular, this means bringing the situation with regard to human resources up to date. Furthermore, the demands of multilingualism must be met. The interpreting facilities have to be up to date in all respects, and the translation service has to run smoothly. Multilingualism is an important value in Europe, and one which needs to be fostered. At the same time, it serves as a clear indication that the European Union, and the European Parliament in particular, are preserving basic democratic values. Only complete multilingualism will guarantee that every EU citizen can stand as a candidate for, and furthermore get elected to, the European Parliament, regardless of nationality and cultural and educational background.
Recently the subject of posts in Parliament has arisen once again. The current system is unwieldy, even if it does add to the multinational nature of the EU. Travel connections to and from Strasbourg are poor, because it is not an international air traffic hub. There should be a natural solution to this in the future with the various parties concerned working closely together. Perhaps a good compromise could also be reached with France, the country concerned.
Parliament’s policy on property has brought results to the extent that it can at present operate almost entirely in the buildings it owns. This has partly come about through a policy of economy with regard to operating expenditure. We must continue to ensure that economy is still the central objective in budgetary policy and financial administration in the future. This is also what the report before us now aims at, stressing as it does the need for efficiency, reallocation of appropriations and interinstitutional cooperation. That is why the report under discussion provides a good basis for discussion of the budget itself."@en1
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