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"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur not only for the work he has put in to produce this report but also for the rather unique way he has had to handle the situation that the Development Committee and Parliament found itself in. It is perhaps a sad indictment on the European institutions that, five months after the expiry date of the legal base to this Council regulation, it has only now come before Parliament, thanks, as the rapporteur and almost every other speaker has said, to an 8-month delay by the Council in responding to Parliament's first reading.
Surely we cannot continue to work in this way. It is interesting to note that half this report is taken up by the procedural points the rapporteur has had to work his way through. Now it has returned to us it is particularly pleasing that the Council has adopted the thrust of most of our amendments. Most welcome is the fact that the Council has made poverty alleviation a top priority. This should strengthen the partnership between South Africa and Europe.
I have just spent a week in South Africa and there is much appreciation for all that the EU is doing to stabilise their fragile democracy. Only by rapidly improving living standards, particularly in health, education and employment, will stability remain. There was much resentment against some nation states at the hold-ups there had been over the new trade agreement with particular reference to spirit names.
We are doing much for South Africa and I hope, in return, President Mbeki will work for peace in the region, with particular reference to Zimbabwe. The implication in the rapporteur's report that this regulation may have been delayed because it was being used as a bargaining chip is very worrying. The Commission might like to comment on this particular point.
I would also like to hear from the Commission on how we can streamline the system. In the last session in Strasbourg we had another regulation that had also run out last December and this should not happen. I must strongly support the rapporteur and his suggestions that the Commission should be tackling the issues of major topics, such as the importance and the overall impact of the programme in relation to the agreed objectives rather than individual programmes. I would also like to see delegate offices strengthened with more and better staff to be able to cope more efficiently with monitoring and evaluations.
This regulation is bound to have an impact on neighbouring states and I hope the Commission will take this into consideration. The rapporteur has broken new ground on commitology which can only bode well for the future. My group supports this regulation but asks for a speedy conclusion to the vacuum we are in. We would not like to see any disagreement on budget amounts hold up ratification."@en1
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