Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-06-Speech-2-205"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Union general budget for 20062
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050906.31.2-205"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-06-Speech-2-2062
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Mulder2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I agree with one point made by the President-in-Office of the Council in his statements this afternoon, namely that we have to spend the funds as wisely as possible and that we must have a realistic budget. As far as this economy is concerned, I am sure that the President-in-Office of the Council is aware of the statistics that show that European expenditure, which falls within the remit of the European Parliament, has increased by 8% over a ten-year period, while Member State expenditure has risen by something like 23%. I do not therefore believe that it is for the Council to teach us a lesson in responsible budget management. The cuts are unsurprising, as usual. There will always be cuts in agriculture. I understand that cuts are being made this year because certain budget lines are high and can therefore be cut back. The ad-hoc procedure has been in place since the Amsterdam Treaty. As the Council itself states, we will have a realistic estimate in October. Why not wait for that? The Council also wants to cut back on pilot projects and preparatory actions. But why? Some of those actions are excellent and certainly now, with avian influenza, we will need to do more in this area. Finally, I should like to ask the President-in-Office of the Council whether, in his view, the Council has kept to the agreements made in 2004 about the Council informing Parliament on the common foreign and security policy on a regular basis and at a high level. The Council has, in my opinion, not kept its word."@en1

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