Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-21-Speech-1-074"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080421.14.1-074"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-21-Speech-1-0752
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ITRE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, the rapporteur, Mrs Haug, shows immense technical skill and professionalism in her work. Our group supports the call in the report for solidarity within the Union and a balance in regional development, and wants to see greater transparency and clarity in the budget. It is important to give attention to the mid-term review of the budgetary framework for the years to come in 2009, even though the outcome of the new negotiations will not yet have an impact on next year’s budget. Our group has always made the comment that the Union’s budget lacks the tools for building the EU’s social dimension. That is one of the reasons why we could not accept the final draft budget proposals in December. Our group also believes that the Union’s trend towards militarisation will continue if the Lisbon Treaty is adopted. It will add new elements to the work of the Union: a security and defence policy and permanent structural cooperation. We observe how the Council is continually proposing new appropriations for the Union’s budget and how Parliament is ready to accept them. An attempt to include the Athens financing mechanism in the joint budget is the conclusion one reaches from the determination with which the Council proceeds towards Union militarisation and from its consistent calls for more military appropriations. We also note that next year’s budget contains no clear budget policy on the costs the Union will incur for Kosovo and how they will be paid. There are unforeseen costs looming for the commitment of some Member States. This is for the promotion of the national independence of an ethnic-based community which is unique in the European context."@en1

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