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"Mr President, I too should like to start by thanking the rapporteurs, particularly Mr Costa Neves. It is, in my experience, the first time that the rapporteur has not tampered with the financial perspectives. I welcome this, especially since we have ended up with a budget surplus of some EUR 11 billion.
I should like to make some observations concerning the different headings. I will start with the first heading. I am in favour of the reserve for foot-and-mouth disease. I do not know what other disasters could be heading in our direction, but I believe that the end is not yet in sight. I repeat once again, but I have said it so often: in my opinion, the Commission should not stop thinking about possible alternative ways of funding the fight against crises of this type. We can look into insurance systems. We can put all kinds of restrictions in place, but I do not think that we can rely on the fact that, in the years to come, there will be an annual surplus of one to two billion in the agricultural budget.
I should particularly like to recommend the amendments on further foot and mouth research, tabled by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, to the Council of Ministers. Can we develop marker vaccines, or new testing methods? Can we examine whether a vaccinated animal is still infectious?
With regard to heading 2, I endorse the gist of the rapporteur’s policy designed to achieve an improved expenditure and commitment policy. I am thus in favour of the amendments which he has tabled in this connection, with only one exception: the increase in payment appropriations is rather extreme in my opinion. Along with the Commission, I fail to see how this can be spent in a reasonable manner. Consequently, I will in this connection vote differently from the way in which many of you will probably vote.
Concerning the proposals to use the flexibility instrument in order to restructure the fishing fleet in Spain and Portugal, I am anxiously awaiting the Commission’s proposals.
On a final note, I think we ought to bolster Eastern Europe. The SAPARD payment periods must be extended to 2003. The fact that the payment bodies have not yet been approved should not put those countries at a disadvantage."@en1
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