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"Mr President, I certainly agree with promoting a European growth initiative. Nonetheless, I cannot accept the restrictive interpretation of the so-called Quick Start List. A list of priority projects already exists. These were endorsed at the Essen and Dublin European Councils, and the Commission has proposed a second enlargement.
I believe all these priority projects should have an equal chance of access to Community aid. The challenge ought to be getting the projects under way at the earliest opportunity, not cutting the number of projects. In my view, one option could be setting up some sort of a bonus system involving an extra payment for projects or parts of projects certified as having been completed over the next three years. That would be far more effective than an
cut of the list of projects on the basis of the likelihood of their being launched or completed.
Certain sections of high-speed railway line could be largely completed between now and 2006. The Vitoria-Dax line is one of these, yet it does not appear on the Quick Start List. I am also of the opinion that the so-called maritime highways should be deemed cross-border projects on condition that they link ports in two Member States."@en1
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