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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Draft general budget for 2006 (Section III) - Draft general budget for 2006 (Other sections)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051026.2.3-052"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-26-Speech-3-0532
lpv:speaker	lp:Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-09-25)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (2004-07-20--2007-09-25)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too should like to start by congratulating our rapporteur, Giovanni Pittella, on his excellent and – if I may say so – bold work. The budget for 2006 is being debated in the middle of a serious crisis of political orientation in the European Union, which was reflected in the impasse on the new financial perspectives. Unfortunately, the Council of Ministers – now with the draft budget – has demonstrated huge political weakness once again. A serious question of credibility arises now, when political priorities are being set at European level and adequate funding is not then being safeguarded for them. The Ministers for Finance again thought predominantly like accountants. We saw this in the linear reduction of appropriations with no political thought or criteria. Unfortunately, there was only one objective: for the overall budget not to exceed 1.01%. The drastically blinkered Council is addressing the budget as a lowest denominator for compromise rather than as a means of development, redistribution and solidarity and as a tool for implementing European policies. The question which arises, therefore, is political. Are the Council and the European governments getting the message from our peoples, from the citizens? Do they realise that it is only by strengthening policies which target development, employment, solidarity and cohesion – especially now following enlargement – that they will respond to the needs of European society? We here in the European Parliament shall vote for the amendments which strengthen the Community budget and the policies which Europe and its peoples need today. However, that is not enough. Today, Europe needs a new progressive strategy and the corresponding budget to implement it. Today Europe needs to break away from conservative, managerial and neo-liberal perceptions. We need to project a new plan for Europe and to express the real political will to implement it."@en1

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