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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	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030923.5.2-212"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-23-Speech-2-2132
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Guy-quint2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, still on the subject of regional policy, transport and tourism, I have to say to you that we are quite worried, not to say disillusioned, by our reading of the draft budget. The problem has been clearly explained: to see the budget lines for essential policies cut so drastically by the Council worries us extremely. I have to say to you that it worries us because it happens all the time. Whatever the decision-making procedures, whatever the reports highlighting the European Union’s development needs, the same thing has happened for years: whenever budget time comes the Council makes the most astounding cuts to its programmes, which are nevertheless among the most important ones for encouraging development in the European Union. Time passes and nothing changes in this. Hence our concern and hence the Commission’s unanimity in seeking to use amendments to get the level of expenditure provided for in the preliminary draft budget reinstated. I will return for a few moments to the issue of the Structural Funds and I would like to thank Commissioner Barnier for all the explanations he has given us. We can indeed see that the simplifications made are bearing fruit. We also note a qualitative and quantitative improvement in the management of those funds. In short, we want the European Union’s budget to take account of the reality of expenditure, which will avoid the Commission having to present supplementary draft budgets, which would be damaging to the peaceful implementation of these essential funds."@en1

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