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"Madam President, our Neighbourhood Policy is able, to a large extent, to provide financial assistance to countries in our neighbourhood which are in trouble, so I am very happy that Members of Parliament so unanimously supported this Commission proposal. We are doing our utmost to support our neighbourhood countries.
One Member mentioned that procedural details should not hinder us, but in fact, procedures must ensure that money is used properly. You always have to strike a balance between achieving objectives and following procedures. It is important to follow clear rules in providing this assistance.
As I said, we will see in the very near future the possibility of developing the framework agreement which establishes a certain frame for this kind of assistance, and within this assistance framework, we can then provide rapid assistance. This is a major problem today: we are currently deciding on a case-by-case basis and this takes an enormous amount of time, like so many other procedures in our large European Union.
This will be the key issue. There will be a framework agreement and then there will be a rapid decision-making mechanism about the size of the assistance. There are always limits imposed by Member States, and this will always be so. There is never unlimited scope to help countries while, at the same time, providing money for our own projects."@en1
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