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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-11-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Progress report on the Intergovernmental Conference2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031105.7.3-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-11-05-Speech-3-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Terence Wynn2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, Mr Méndez de Vigo telephoned me last week to inform me of Ecofin’s proposals, and Mr Hänsch came to our committee on Monday of this week. On both occasions, I was absolutely dumbfounded as to what they told us. I cannot believe that the Council is taking on board the proposals from Ecofin in the budgetary area. As a Brit, I can say that, on the issue of own resources, I understand why it is doing this. Whether it is right is a different issue. On the other two issues of the financial perspectives and the budgetary procedure, it really is a step too far. To take such action would neuter this Parliament. There would be no need for a Budgets Committee if this were agreed at the IGC. Quite frankly, we would be castrated with a pair of rusty scissors. We do not need this type of so-called 'dominance' from the Council. Parliament has given a lot in trying to get an agreement at the Convention and the Council also claims that it has done the same. But the one thing we have given is the acceptance of the financial perspectives enshrined in the Treaty. Right now, if we break the Interinstitutional Agreement, we go back to the Treaty, which gives Parliament a lot more power and a lot more authority. We have sacrificed this in order to get an agreement, which is a more cooperative approach and would mean that we work together in cooperation. However, what we have here is not cooperation but coercion from the Council. This cannot be allowed to go ahead and every effort must be made to ensure that it is prevented."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 chair; BUDG (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "Chairman and draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Budgets"1 "Wynn (PSE ),"1

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