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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-28"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Socrates Programme2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020228.1.4-010"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-28-Speech-4-0112
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Johanna (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2002-09-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2003-09-03)3 unknown; Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, before I elaborate upon the report on the implementation of the Socrates Programme, I should like to congratulate Mrs Pack on the sound work she has done. We have heard all the figures and it is impressive. The Socrates I Programme, which ran from 1995 until 1999, was very successful, yet also met with the necessary criticism. The students and teachers involved admitted wholeheartedly that the experience gathered had been very useful and that the programme had made a practical contribution towards European citizenship. However, the criticism mainly centred around the procedures being overly bureaucratic and insufficiently transparent, around payments being long overdue and around too little being done with the results. So how are things being done this time round? The Socrates II Programme, that runs until 2006, has now been underway for more than 18 months, and although an interim evaluation report has not yet been published, there are already indications that a great deal has improved. The relationship between the Commission and the national bureaux appears to have become considerably more flexible, and the administrative procedures have been simplified in places. Nevertheless, I should like to make some observations. The procedures, certainly those for the smaller projects, still put potential participants off on account of their laboriousness. And according to my sources, contracts are sent out late on a regular basis, and payments are overdue. This is unacceptable to my group. As a result of this, projects run into financial difficulty, and that certainly does nothing to promote the EU’s credibility. Furthermore, cooperation with other European programmes still appears to be inadequate, which is also a significant shortcoming. The Socrates Programme must be managed efficiently, and this also includes coordination with other European programmes. I should therefore like to urge the Commission to devote special attention to these points. The Socrates Programme is too valuable an instrument for promoting the mobility of pupils, students and teachers to be allowed to go under due to administrative and financial stumbling blocks. It is an excellent way of promoting knowledge of other European languages and cultures in order to achieve a harmonious Europe, which is something we all want. In my view, this programme should be given a freer rein, financially too, but, Commissioner, I am jumping the gun a little bit, given the position of my own Finance Minister."@en1

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