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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2002 budget2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011023.7.2-153"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-23-Speech-2-1542
lpv:speaker	lp:Willi Görlach2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with Canada (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (2000-10-04--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Agriculture Committee wishes to address the Council and express its fundamental opposition to the cuts across the board that the Council is always making. We see this, in political terms, as a rather unimaginative way of handling Budget guidelines. We are working on the assumption that the letter of amendment will be the right basis on which to adjust individual areas in preparation for second reading. Apart from that, we hold to our demand for agricultural expenditure to be made more flexible in future by enabling the transfer of funds from the mandatory to the discretionary division. We know how complicated that is and how many changes have to be made, but we will carry on demanding this whenever budgets are laid before us, until our demands have been met. The Commission's proposal on the introduction of a reserve meets with our explicit support. That is needed. We are sure that we do not have to explain why it is necessary. We also assume that the Commission will act responsibly if it becomes necessary to make use of it. Our colleagues on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy have just spoken about tobacco. We too on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development have had to return to the tobacco issue. We are most dissatisfied with the inadequate use being made of money from the Tobacco Research Fund. On the Agriculture Committee, we, too, are fed up with forever flogging a dead horse where this subject is concerned. We have, on the one hand, the demand for preventative health education, and, on the other, the need to promote tobacco growing. We must, though, face reality. For as long as we have farmers who grow tobacco – and they are not the richest – and have no alternative crop to offer them, we cannot help them. This sector therefore needs possible alternatives not only to be examined, but also offered. Most of all, I would like to say something more about SAPARD: we are glad that the appropriations have been increased, but, like the Commissioner, we are critical of the way the Council has cut by EUR 100 million the amount of funds SAPARD is authorised to pay out. This is not on! It is absolutely not on! Please, Commissioner, let there be no fear of a new implementation along the lines of LEADER. Take your courage in both hands! Let me take this opportunity to thank the general rapporteur for working so well with me and my colleagues on the Agriculture Committee."@en1

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