Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-23-Speech-2-220"

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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	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030923.5.2-220"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-23-Speech-2-2212
lpv:speaker	lp:Roy Perry2
lpv:spoken text	". Madam President, I would like to place on record my appreciation to the general rapporteur, Mr Mulder, for his attention to our concerns. This committee takes less than 1% of the EU budget, but I would not want anyone to think that we should see education, culture, media and information as optional extras. The creative industries in Europe contribute some 12% to Europe's GDP. There are two points I would particularly like the Commission to heed. Firstly, in its culture budget each year, Parliament helps a number of cultural organisations and networks such as the European Youth Orchestra and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation. If these organisations are to survive, let alone flourish, then they not only need our financial and moral support, they need legal certainty. I am appalled that at the end of September, there is still no guarantee they will get their money for 2004 and sadly, as usual, some have not yet been paid for 2003. I urge the Commission to resolve this legal base problem. Secondly, if EU citizens are to know about the EU they require information. 25% of Britons do not know their country is in the EU. 31% of Germans have never heard of the European Commission and 90% of Spaniards do not know what the European Convention is! The public learn about Europe through television. We have Euronews, an excellent independent channel, but like all public sector broadcasters, it needs funding. This year Parliament voted EUR 3 million for Euronews. As far as I am aware, that money has not yet been paid. We have proposed in our budget suggestion for next year that it should receive EUR 5 million. I am afraid that we could enter the year of enlargement - the year of European elections - with no European Youth Orchestra and no European television. I hope the Commission will take these points seriously."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; PETI (2002-01-23--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Perry, Roy (PPE-DE ),"1 "draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport"1

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