Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-03-14-Speech-2-376"
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"en.20060314.29.2-376"2
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".
Mr President, I shall speak about the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee.
Both these committees have had their day. Their value to the EU is disproportionate to the costs entailed in current integration. The original idea behind the committees was that they would increase the EU’s democratic legitimacy. However, the European Parliament has now in large measure taken over this role. What instead remains is a Committee of the Regions whose own freedom from responsibility is called into question by the majority of the Committee on Budgets’ members.
We have also seen how both unions and employers have conducted successful campaigns outside the Economic and Social Committee. No one questions the fact that these parties are nowadays well established and can make their voices heard without the help of an EU-funded institution.
We in the EU should instead seek submissions from the parties concerned directly. In doing so, there would be opportunities not yet taken advantage of for making savings. What is more, it would be advantageous to obtain responses from organisations and parties that are not necessarily completely dependent on the EU budget. I therefore believe that the appropriations in the 2007 budget should be substantially limited."@en1
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"Lars Wohlin,"1
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