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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Draft general budget for 2006 (Section III) - Draft general budget for 2006 (Other sections)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051026.2.3-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-26-Speech-3-0152
lpv:speaker	lp:Nirj Deva2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, I want to congratulate Mr Pittella, the rapporteur, on having produced an excellent budget statement, and the Commissioner. Mr Pittella has very kindly accepted about 80% of the Committee on Development’s amendments to the budget. We all know that this budget is very stretched. Mr Pittella has himself explained how external actions have been very difficult: Afghanistan, Iraq, the tsunami, Gaza, and the earthquake. The earthquake represents a challenge. Three million people are stranded on mountainsides freezing to death. They have no tents, food or water. Logistically it is impossible to supply them with food, water and heat, etc. We do not know how much it is going to cost this year. The response to the tsunami was magnificent – I was caught up in the middle of it. USD 5.3 billion was raised globally, of which the European Union committed EUR 160 million and then further sums under the flexibility instrument. However, I am conscious that the UK Presidency is very concerned about the earthquake and Pakistan. To feed and look after three million people over the winter will be difficult. Do we adopt a family and ask the Pakistani people in Karachi, Lahore or Rawalpindi to look after these people over the six-month period and help them with coupons, ration cards and provide them with food so that we do not allow them to starve and die on mountain tops? I do not know. I am also very grateful that much of what the Committee on Development has asked for has been given. I only regret that the handwashing programme – which we talked about in my committee – was not accepted by the budget rapporteur. I would like that to be noted."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Nirj Deva (PPE-DE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Development"1

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