Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-26-Speech-4-050"
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"The community sector in the Member States has been subjected to major cut-backs for a number of years. In this connection, it is depressing to see that, within the budget of the European Union, there is an incredible amount of unutilised resources and that, in certain cases, resources are being downright squandered. If the European Parliament were now to abolish its Friday sittings in Strasbourg, for example, this would save EUR 1 million.
The European Parliament is also pushing hard for contributions to European political parties to be introduced. It is interesting to note that the EU parties are clearly incapable of inducing either their member parties or the individual members of the member parties to pay a fee for membership of the EU party. Instead, we are forced to finance the EU parties with public funds. That, if anything, demonstrates the low level of motivation that this EU project has, even among politically active citizens.
Otherwise, we make a reservation in respect of the great outflow of funds that is taking place in the EU via agricultural subsidies, regional subsidies, operation of the Economic and Social Committee, etc. The public funds that are being spent by the EU can be better used in the Member States."@en1
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