Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-14-Speech-2-183"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2005 draft general budget, modified by the Council (all sections)2
dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041214.12.2-183"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-14-Speech-2-1842
lpv:speaker	lp:Valdis Dombrovskis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-03-11)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Jaunais laiks (2004-07-20--2009-03-11)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-03-11)3 substitute; Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013 (2004-10-14--2005-06-08)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-03-11)3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the PPE-DE Group stands for transparency and maximum appropriate use of EU budget resources. The PPE-DE Group expresses regret that the majority of the European Parliament has rejected our group’s proposal concerning the reduction of the European Parliament’s expenditure below the traditional 20% of total administrative expenditure. It has to be acknowledged that this year we channelled approximately EUR 150 million of unspent funds towards advance payments for next year’s expenditure. This clearly shows how well-founded the PPE-DE Group’s proposal was. In relation to other institutions, even before the first reading the European Parliament had evaluated the additional budget requests of the EU institutions and it supported at first reading those requests, which were acknowledged to be justified. One should recall that the majority of requests for additional budget allocations by the EU institutions are related to the enlargement of the EU, as well as with the new EU financial and staff regulations. Therefore, at second reading we principly renewed the requests for additional budget allocations by the EU institutions that the European Parliament had endorsed, but which the European Council of Ministers had rejected. In order to ensure greater EU budget transparency and appropriate use of budget resources, the European Parliament has come up with two new initiatives. Firstly, we invite the Commission, when it submits its annual draft EU budget proposal, to submit information at the same time, on official posts that are vacant or have been reorganised during the year. This will allow the European Parliament to better assess the justification for requesting new official posts. Secondly, in order to ensure more appropriate use of EU budget resources as regards the need for extra rooms, chiefly in connection with the enlargement of the EU, we invite all the EU institutions to work together and to allow their rooms to be used for the requirements of other institutions. This will make it possible to guarantee the rooms necessary for various meetings and other events without unnecessary additional expenditure on building or renting rooms. Finally, a few words on regional policy. The European Parliament welcomes the improvements in 2004 for the acquisition of structural funds and does not understand stance in reducing expenditure appropriations for 2005. The European Parliament considers it necessary to pay the commitments set out in the Financial Perspective in due time, and not to defer payments to the last year of the Financial Perspective."@en1
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