Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-10-21-Speech-2-141"

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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.20031021.5.2-141"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-10-21-Speech-2-1422
lpv:speaker	lp:Johan Van Hecke2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (2003-01-27--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2003-01-13--2004-07-19)3,3 member; BUDG (2003-01-13--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-11-11--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3,3 member; ELDR (2002-09-18--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, on the eve of the donor conference on Iraq, I, as the budget rapporteur for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, would like to endorse the Commission’s realistic proposals to release a further EUR 200 million for the reconstruction of Iraq on top of the EUR 100 million of humanitarian aid previously promised. Anyone in favour of more European money for reconstruction must go and argue and must knock on the doors of the Member States. As a matter of fact, it surprises me that countries that at the time were very enthusiastic advocates of a military intervention in Iraq are today willing only to release very limited funds or even no funds at all for its reconstruction. It is plain cynical to have to conclude that certain donors want to advance loans to Iraq as if the debt burden of the Iraqi people were not already high enough. The conditions laid down by the European Union for a financial contribution for reconstruction are a . The central role of the UN must be strengthened. The European money must therefore only be deposited in a new Trust Fund to be set up by the UN and the World Bank. Secondly, the aid must not be spent exclusively on large-scale construction projects that are made to measure for companies that have good relations with the White House. Thirdly, I am also arguing for 35% of the annual credits to be used for elementary health care and primary education. Whatever, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy does not wish to see funds for the reconstruction of Iraq being at the expense of other commitments of the Union, such as those with regard to Afghanistan, the Middle East and Latin America. Failing to make good on agreements made would seriously harm the credibility and the reliability of our foreign policy and for me that is far more important than the political rearguard actions in this Parliament."@en1
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