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The conciliation procedure under discussion allows the European Parliament to assess the requirements of the 2004 EU Budget. Among other things, it establishes an agreement on levels of expenditure for agriculture and fisheries. Against the backdrop of enlargement, this budget promotes greater economic, social and territorial cohesion. On the other hand, it offers a very limited increase in appropriations.
I wish to comment here on some of the financial provisions relating to agriculture and fisheries.
I welcome the appreciable increase in allocations, especially for rural development, although that increase is mainly directed at the candidate countries. Also to be welcomed are the budgetary efforts dedicated to health protection, consumers and food safety, not forgetting the environmental criteria needed for high-quality agriculture. I give my full support to the creation of a special budgetary heading for farmers affected by emergencies and calamities such as foot-and-mouth disease, swine fever and other diseases.
Like the common agricultural policy, this budget provides a relative increase in the amounts allocated to fisheries. I can only disagree, however, with the appreciable cuts made in the research budget and the structural funds linked to this sector. Strengthening the control and implementation of each Member State’s quotas is, therefore, desirable. This will avoid penalising those who comply while offenders get off scot-free."@en1
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