Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-10-Speech-2-016"
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"The limited amount of funding set aside for transport policy made it necessary to draw up a list of priority trans-European transport network projects. It is, however, abundantly clear that this list still contains too many projects in relation to the EU’s financial resources. In view of the recent enlargement and the massive delays being experienced by the new Member States with regard to infrastructure development, I therefore believe that projects aimed at unifying Europe’s transport network should be the focus of particular attention.
With regard to the Commission’s proposals for levels of funding under the 2007-2013 Financial Perspective, it should be noted that there is no justification whatsoever for citing EU enlargement as the reason for increased expenditure in this area. The new Member States are involved in only 10 of the 30 approved projects, and they receive only 10% of funding. Furthermore, the 10 new Member States regard this as an unattractive funding option because of the unusually low rate of cofinancing from the EU.
In spite of these shortcomings, however, I believe that we should do everything in our power to ensure that expenditure on the trans-European transport network remains at the level proposed by the Commission."@en1
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