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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I shall probably not succeed in giving all the answers that Members are expecting, but I shall try at least to give some clarification.
It is obvious that the need for adequate funding for the Natura 2000 programme is something that the Commission accepts. It is also obvious that, as the rapporteur said, Natura 2000 falls within the scope of European Union cofinancing.
First of all, we have to see how to guarantee this funding. On behalf of the Commission, I can assure you that financing Natura 2000 from existing funds will be made even more effective. That will be possible because the priority of financing Natura 2000 will be included in the strategic guidelines relating to the various funds designed to finance the initiatives which are soon to be presented by the Commission and which will help the Member States in presenting their programmes. We believe that, by placing this priority right among the strategic guidelines, we shall be able to adequately guarantee its financing.
Secondly, we have to see how the Commission can contribute to the appropriate use of the available funds. I can tell you that by the end of this year the Commission will publish a guidance manual designed to explain the funding procedures for Natura 2000, while in 2006 workshops will be organised in every Member State to explain the funding opportunities. The Commission is committed to launching these initiatives, which are intended to encourage the submission of programmes that can be effective and will thus meet the requirements for obtaining finance.
Some speakers underlined the possibility of using the Life+ programme. That programme does not exclude the funding of specific initiatives included within the Natura 2000 network. In that respect I can mention just a few examples. There are certain actions that the Commission considers can be financed through Life+, for instance initiatives in the field of communication, support for setting up local partnerships for the specific promotion of areas and sites that are part of the Natura 2000 network, the development of initiatives relating to the marine environment, which is an extremely important aspect, and innovative schemes for protecting animal or plant species. These are just a few examples that show how, in the Commission’s view, even Life+ can be used to finance Natura 2000.
Lastly, I would recall the possibility of financially supporting marine sites. You are aware that the Commission’s proposal on the European Fisheries Fund does not specifically mention the Natura 2000 sites. The Commission understands, however, that this proposal allows for the possibility of supporting activities designed to develop the marine environment. In that spirit, therefore, the possibility of financing activities that promote the marine environment will be considered.
I believe that the points I have mentioned provide at least some further reassurance that the Commission certainly does not intend to call the priority of Natura 2000 funding into question."@en1
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