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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-10-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2004 budget procedure2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031021.5.2-128"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-21-Speech-2-1292
lpv:speaker	lp:Rijk van Dam2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2003-01-29--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-09-18--2004-04-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Mr President. To begin with some remarks about Chapter 4, the central discussion point. The Commission’s proposal to move support to Turkey from Chapter 4 to Chapter 7, pre-accession support, is of course premature. That country is not after all a candidate Member State with a concrete prospect of accession. Then the support for the reconstruction of Iraq. We find it embarrassing that members from the left in particular are unwilling to go beyond EUR 200 million. This is a mere pittance compared to the EUR 1.5 billion that Japan is voting and the 22 billion that the United States is setting aside on top of the expenditure that it has already incurred for the liberation of that country. The amendment by Mr Wurtz and others is nothing less than a slap in the face of every Iraqi who suffered for years under the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, the bloodhound who was openly acclaimed by Arafat and many Palestinians even after the extent of his atrocities had become known. Besides, Arafat channelled hundreds of millions into secret accounts. As long as that money goes to help terrorism we cannot tell our voters that the European Union is still the main sponsor of the Palestinian authority. As far as the Gill report is concerned, we agree with Mr Walter’s Amendment No 1. He rightly points to the need to coordinate the support of multilingualism, both here and in the other institutions, with actual need. The culture surrounding travelling and meeting expense claims at the Committee of the Regions continues to concern us greatly. The internal auditor must have sufficient assistance to do his job adequately. Finally, we ask the Council to honour the modest requests of the Court of Auditors in full. Prevention of new frauds requires not only sound financial management but also strong external control."@en1

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