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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-07-02"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Budgets 2002 and 20032
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020702.1.2-020"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-07-02-Speech-2-0212
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, next year’s budget is lighter than normal. The share it represents of the combined GNP of the Member States is lower than it has been for years. In addition, we all know that a part of the appropriations still remains unspent. The criticism Mr Virrankoski before me made is a portrayal of just how ineffective the Commission has been, and is a criticism I fully endorse. For some reason the Commission is allowed to execute programmes that are important for the Commission and not execute programmes that are important for Parliament. The interinstitutional agreement on the budget was concluded just before this Parliament’s term began. Certain restrictions that go back to that time are making it difficult to draft next year’s budget. The areas that are causing problems are category 4, which deals with external action, and category 5, which deals with the administrative expenditure of the institutions. As we know how finances are managed in the EU and we know that a large proportion of appropriations will remain unspent, many of our budgetary problems are mainly technicalities, and not real. We are becoming concerned about matters that do not suffer from lack of funds for their implementation. Category 4 contains ‘RAL air’ and there is much scope for flexibility in category 5 without it being necessary to increase it by introducing the so-called flexibility instrument. Our real problems are connected with enlargement. With current levels of expenditure the EU is still not ready for enlargement in 2004. We lack the proper language skills and workspace. The EU saves money all the time it does not enlarge. Appropriations were set aside for enlargement under Agenda 2000. These have not been used, as enlargement is to start later than planned. The use of this money for enlargement when it takes place should be safeguarded, but, technically, from the EU’s point of view, it is money that has been lost. The share of appropriations that are the Council’s responsibility in the area of the common foreign and security policy is increasing, and we should furthermore introduce a proper auditing and discharge procedure with regard to the Council’s budget."@en1

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