Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-22-Speech-2-986"
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"On 22 April 2008 an important discussion was held in connection with the vote on the budget discharge for 2006.
Despite a string of critical conclusions relating to the evaluation of budget execution for 2006, a positive application was submitted to Parliament for the discharge to be issued.
I would like to comment on several important problems.
Firstly, EU bureaucracy is too well developed, and so we must carry out a suitable review in agencies and similar institutions around the Commission’s Directorates-General.
Secondly, the procedures for and the entire system of public orders need to be simplified to enable EU funds to be utilised.
Thirdly, beneficiaries are looking for a greater number of smaller projects and projects that are easier for the average citizen to access.
Fourthly, the progress made in the way EU funds are being utilised in the area of the common agricultural policy is worth noting. Meanwhile, there should be an investigation into the reason why there is a low level of take-up for the ERDF and ESF cohesion funds in the new Member States.
Fifthly, some Member States have entered certificates audited by national control agencies relating to the management of EU funds. This form of financial management in the EU should be extended to take in other countries of the Community.
Finally, it is worth emphasising that 2006 is the last year of the Berlin Agenda (2000-2006 financial perspective), so this should be a budget year that features a good take-up of EU money."@en1
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