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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 20042
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030923.5.2-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-23-Speech-2-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Albert Jan Maat2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; AGRI (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, before discussing the budget, I would like to convey our good wishes to our Commissioner, Mr Fischler, on his birthday today. We are particularly pleased that he is here for the budget, but also that he is celebrating his birthday with us. We appreciate that very much. This is not the only support I am giving this Commissioner, as my words will also be critical of the Council and will contain support for the Commission’s policy. For the sake of clarity, much has changed in the budgetary system. Amongst other things, pre-accession aid for the new members has been added to the agricultural budget. What is particularly striking, though, is that the Council has cut the Commission’s original preliminary draft of the budget right down to the bone. For a start, a distinction has again been drawn between the old or existing Member States and the new Member States. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development regrets that. A linear reduction has also been made, however, which amounts to a considerable sum in many cases. A linear reduction has been implemented ruthlessly in budget amounts of more than a billion in particular. I would like to say this to the Council: you must realise that the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development stands four square behind the Commission. It wants the approbations included in the preliminary draft of the budget reinstated. I can understand that the general rapporteur, Mr Mulder, wanted to submit a block amendment that includes this. This is also urged in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development’s report. It would be a good thing if the Council were to realise this, particularly given the fact that next year will be a difficult year; a complete review of our agricultural policy and the accession of new Member States. The Council must therefore realise that it is essential that the Commission be given sufficient financial leeway to implement this policy. I would like to mention some of the various items. It is true that we are aiming for a more market-compliant policy, but at the same time the Council wants to make too many cutbacks, which the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development considers unacceptable. To begin with the school market programme; we propose earmarking an additional 10.3 million for this. We also refer to the support for young farmers and for future-oriented and innovative projects. I am referring to the LEADER programme and the SAPARD programme. If it were up to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, there would be an extra 144 million. The same applies to promotion, control and prevention. With regard to the latter point, I would like to say that we must not allow more cutbacks on the veterinary funds and the emergency funds for animal diseases to be made. We want 30 million extra for these two items."@en1

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