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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	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060517.3.3-061"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-17-Speech-3-0622
lpv:speaker	lp:Nathalie Griesbeck2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Union pour la démocratie française (2004-07-20--2008-03-27)3 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; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to take my turn in thanking Mr Lewandowski and the rapporteur, Mr Böge, together with Mr Mulder and Mr Walter, who, for more than a year, have conducted the very difficult negotiations with the Member States, in order to define our Union’s budgetary resources. Europe needs more than ever to devote significant resources to structural cohesion policies, as well as to policies focused on innovation, research and SMEs – in short, to policies that will support the emergence of a People's Europe and the spread of Europe’s influence in the world. The proposals presented by our Parliament in June 2005 enabled this ambitious policy to materialise. I must confess to you my disappointment, as the compromise that we have just obtained following long-term efforts is still singularly lacking in ambition and inspiration and, although our Parliament succeeded in forcing the Council to review the unacceptable amounts it was proposing last December, the progress made by the Member States falls far short of Europe's real needs, which we all hoped to see fulfilled. While the budget compromise is acceptable in its form because it complies with the Council’s policy choice, the fact remains that, in terms of content, the Member States’ ambitions are half-hearted, they are timid and, above all, they fall very far short of meeting the challenges of our society. That is why, albeit with a slightly heavy heart, I will be voting in favour of this compromise because, no matter what happens, I want Europe to continue to make progress. When the path is narrow and steep, it is better to move forward in small steps than not to move forward at all. Moreover, it is with great determination that I now await this meeting, which will enable us to renegotiate a real proactive policy in 2008, with renewed government teams and with our aspiration for Europe firmly instilled in us, and which will enable us to exercise …"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut off the speaker)"1

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