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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030619.3.4-069"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-19-Speech-4-0702
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; UEN (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 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)3,3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	". I voted in favour of this report. Once again we find that there is a large discrepancy between budgetary forecasts and actual implementation, as far as the Structural Funds are concerned. Utilisation of payment appropriations was 69%. I agree with the Commission’s suggestion that greater responsibility should be given to the Member States’ administrations and that procedures should be simplified, based on the adoption by the Member States of best practice, together with suitable training for administrative staff entrusted with these tasks. All this had already been mentioned in previous reports. I still consider that much greater visibility needs to be given both to the programmes and to the potential for regional development and job creation. I also think the European Commission should be prepared to join occupational, regional and local associations, especially in the private sector, in promoting awareness-raising activities (conferences, seminars, etc.), to serve as a practical incentive and to contribute to improving the economic actors’ understanding of the potential benefits, framework and responsibilities associated with their projects. If the Commission approached the economic actors more closely and thus made a more effective contribution to the much-desired ‘harmonious development of the whole Community’, it would not only result in an increase in actual project implementation but also serve to prevent the misuse of funds, which can have dramatic consequences, as in the case of the relocation of companies that benefit from structural funds."@en1

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