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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management – Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060517.3.3-025"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-17-Speech-3-0262
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	". Mr President, that I should wish to express my satisfaction with the outcome is hardly surprising, since I was on the negotiating team. I would also like to take this opportunity of thanking my colleagues on the negotiating team, the Commission and the Austrian Presidency. I take the view that we have achieved as much as we could. With regard to budgetary control, undoubtedly the most important thing is the fact that we have been given a clause in the agreement about better control on spending and certification. After all, the Court of Auditors has been issuing negative Statements of Assurance for the past 11 years, and this is something that the European public will no longer accept from us. Last year, we stated for the first time that national statements should be introduced. Before the negotiations, 23 of the 25 Member States were still opposed to the idea; after the negotiations, they were all in favour. I think it very important for the sake of the Commission that we should, in future, hold firm to the idea that Member States make those statements one way or another. I happen to know that there are a few that have objected to this. Fortunately, this is not officially reflected in any way in the documents we are ratifying today, but it will cause a problem for the future. It is important to this House that the Commission implement this agreement as it was intended. There are, of course, a number of drawbacks to this agreement. Indeed, it is impossible to please everybody all of the time. For me, what poses the greatest risk is the Council’s declaration in the area of voluntary modulation. The common market for agricultural products is one of the things we have achieved in Europe. If we start with 20% – or any other percentage – of voluntary modulation, then this strikes at the very root of the common agricultural policy. That is very dangerous and something we must avoid. If this House is to have any say in the matter, I will – for as long as I am still a member of it – try to prevent this from happening."@en1
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