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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Draft general budget 2006, as modified by the Council (all sections) - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument - Draft amending budget No 8/20052
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.6.2-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Louis Grech2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, our budget rapporteurs have presented us with a practical budget which addresses the Union’s political and social realities. To a large extent, our group’s recommended priorities for 2006 have been incorporated. They include: creating an effective information strategy; providing an efficient service for Members and visitors; continuing to purchase property and buildings under the right conditions; streamlining manpower policy and improving activity-based budgeting, which focuses more on core operations; critically examining all forms of expenditure; making better use of our resources, thus reducing waste, and other inherent malpractices – so adding real value to our performance. The successful conclusion of a very well structured budget becomes even more relevant considering the potential outcome of the 2007 to 2013 financial perspectives. In the budget conciliation process Parliament’s negotiating team went a long way to find a workable, balanced formula. Likewise, we should do our utmost to reach an agreement on the financial perspectives, but, as Mrs Jensen said, not at any cost. We should not agree on a set of financial perspectives that would make it very difficult, if not impossible, realistically to deliver on our promises and to meet our commitments and objectives. We cannot, and should not, pay lip service to high-flown ideas such as growth, employment, research, social solidarity and enlargement and, at the same time, not provide the funds to achieve them. If we fail our citizens in this respect, apathy and their perception of the barrier between the EU institutions and ordinary citizens will grow much bigger. In other words, if we really mean what we say, we should put our money where our mouth is."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partit Laburista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2004-09-21--2007-03-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Louis Grech (PSE ). –"1

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