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". – I too would like to congratulate both the rapporteurs on their budget reports and thank them for the collaborative approach that they have adopted. We have had a tough budgetary procedure especially in relation to the priorities of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy. This will present my committee with problems in meeting obligations on a number of programmes. These programmes are not just crucial to achieving a dynamic knowledge – based Europe but, in the light of the tough current economic climate that the European businesses and organisations are facing, our key to achieving our aims of creating new jobs and supporting businesses. However, I appreciate the constraints that we are working under and, as someone who in the past has emphasised the need for prudence, efficiency and economy, I know that my committee will do its utmost to deliver growth and prosperity for the EU.
The issues that I really want to raise concern the implementation of the budget. First, there is the Commission habit of ignoring some of the priorities of this budget authority and I want to give you an example from my committee in relation to the synergy programme. It is a small programme, but nevertheless an important one. However, it did not actually suit the particular director-general to implement this programme last year and so it was just ignored because they believed it did not have a big enough impact.
Secondly, there is the use of transfers, which I believe are open to misuse because often these happen very late in the budgetary process and the Commission will transfer money from areas which are priorities for Parliament to those that are priorities for them. We must have mechanisms in place to stop this recurring year on year.
Thirdly, there is the lack of synchronisation between the budgetary process and the launch of legislative programmes. It makes a mockery of the budgetary process and the authorities when you have the launch of the budgetary process in February and the launch of the legislative programme in November.
Very quickly, I wish to move on to the other institutions budgets. This concentrates largely on preparations for enlargement. I understand that Parliament has made plans for new buildings to incorporate the new Member States. However, if we are increasing buildings in Brussels, it is important that we learn from the lessons from Strasbourg and that we do not make the same mistakes as we did with this building which generated a lot of negative publicity and reflected very badly on Parliament. Therefore, for the future, it is important that we have a clear explanation of what these buildings are going to be used for and that these buildings are environmentally friendly, user-friendly and cater for people with disabilities. I must express surprise that we are already negotiating on new buildings in the absence of major decisions in a variety of areas including the language regime."@en1
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