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"I fully support the proposed amendments to the regulation which will extend flat-rate financing and enable the use of a flat-rate payment system. This is an appropriate measure, which could mitigate the difficulties faced by the unemployed, given the right economic circumstances.
However, before we adopt these amendments, I would like to point out that three out of four European Union citizens are of the view that Parliament plays an important role in the joint shaping of European policies. The same poll also found that Parliament inspired the most confidence in the respondents. Fifty-one per cent of the respondents said that they had confidence in the European Parliament, while only 47% expressed confidence in the Commission and 42% expressed confidence in the Council. In addition, this House inspired more confidence than the European Central Bank.
Why am I enumerating this statistical data? The European Parliament ascertained as early as 2005 that the need for greater simplification is crucial to the European Structural Funds, in general, and to the European Social Fund, in particular. However, the Commission has only just started implementing our recommendations for improving the conditions under which our citizens and companies do business, now that we are facing a crisis.
Although I will be pleased if our findings and recommendations are at least partially realised, I am saddened to note that a fire-fighting approach is being taken to tackle these difficulties. I hope, however, that this experience will encourage the Commission to take more rapid action in the future and that Parliament’s many substantial and legitimate comments and proposals will be put into practice sooner."@en1
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