Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-10-23-Speech-2-154"

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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	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20011023.7.2-154"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-10-23-Speech-2-1552
lpv:speaker	lp:Albert Jan Maat2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; AGRI (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, to begin with, I should like to extend warm thanks to the rapporteur, Mr Costa Neves, for offering such close and constructive cooperation. That does not mean that he was able to agree on all counts as far as the fisheries budget is concerned, but he listened carefully to everything we had to say and created, in any event, a basis for further collaboration, which we found useful. The huge problems in the fisheries sector and the partial failure of the common fisheries policy have left their mark on the fisheries budget. Clearly, the multi-annual orientation programme and the unilateral closure of areas have not proved successful. Failure to conclude a new fisheries agreement with Morocco has led to an explosive situation along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts, an area which is already facing major social problems in connection with illegal immigration. It is for that reason that the Committee on Fisheries has asked for nearly EUR 200 million in order to be able to tackle these problems. The rapporteur suggests including a token entry first and challenging the Council to meet the pledges made in Nice. The Committee on Fisheries endorses this view. However, the Committee on Fisheries is disappointed by the fact that the budget proposal for more money for quota control, which was desperately needed, has been watered down by a liberal amendment in the Committee on Budgets, while the original amendment did receive wide support from all groups in the Committee on Fisheries with this proposal. In the capacity as shadow rapporteur of the PPE-DE Group for the agricultural budget, I note that, of the original request for EUR 1 billion extra for food safety and animal disease control, eventually 580 million was left over, but what we say is: better some of a pudding than none of a pie. In actual fact, we also regret to some extent the Commission’s failure to adhere to the original request for EUR 1 billion extra. Fortunately, the PPE-DE position, that more money must be earmarked for animal disease control, has met with approval. In general, we are of the opinion that, in order to restore consumer confidence, it is vital to bring the European markets, including those for beef, back to normal. As a final point, I have to say that I am delighted with the fact that, with regard to foreign policy, the PPE-DE Group will be tabling an amendment for more attention for Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tadjikistan, and I should also like to recommend this amendment warmly for further discussions."@en1

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