Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-07-05-Speech-2-215"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-07-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Structural Funds2
dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050705.26.2-215"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-07-05-Speech-2-2162
lpv:speaker	lp:Guntars Krasts2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (2004-07-20--2008-06-09)3 member; UEN (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; ECON (2004-09-01--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, taken as a whole, the draft regulations for the structural funds achieve their intended purposes, but, in my opinion, several issues are not resolved accordingly to the tasks that have been set out. I shall note three of them. I unequivocally support improvement of the financial management of the European Union funds, as well as stronger discipline in project preparation and implementation; however, the application of the n+2 principle to the Cohesion Fund can lead to the directly opposite – hurried project preparation and implementation and an ineffective and wasteful use of European Union taxpayers’ money. It would also significantly reduce the capacity of the new Member States to absorb the grants of the Cohesion Fund. As a minimum requirement, I propose considering the n+3 principle. Secondly, I consider that we must seriously evaluate and rework the extension to seven years of the period for aid programmes and conditions contained in the draft regulations, as well as the requirement for relocated businesses to repay the grant of the Structural Fund, which is in blatant contradiction to the single market principles, constitutes an infringement of competition and fundamental freedoms of the European Union. Thirdly, we must preserve the possibility of financing projects from the private cofinancing of European Union funds, without involving national public funding. Therefore I propose that we provide a possibility of including private cofinancing in general attributable costs. In that way it would be possible to carry out projects for a greater total amount and make the use of national public funding more effective."@en1

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