Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-18-Speech-4-014"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060518.4.4-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-18-Speech-4-0152
lpv:speaker	lp:László Surján2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the boulevards of Szeged, a city in Southern Hungary, were named after the large cities of Europe. This does not reflect sister city relations, but the fact that the city had been destroyed by a flood over one hundred years ago, and was rebuilt by an effort of solidarity involving the entire Europe. It was not us, it was not the European Union who invented European solidarity, and it has been in operation long before 2002. Obviously, this does not mean that the Committee on Budgets does not support the existence of the Solidarity Fund and the currently planned modifications to its regulation. Our Committee wishes to see an efficient Solidarity Fund, and not one that narrows down artificially the scope of those eligible for assistance. We agree with the mitigation of damages suffered, and we pressed for the rapid activation of the system. We believe that it is important for the Fund to be situated within the flexibility instrument. The Solidarity Fund represents a significant opportunity for the European Union to make its citizens aware of its existence in a manner that can be understood by all. The European Union can show, in a tangible form, that Brussels is not just a bureaucratic hydrocephalus, but also a helping hand. Numerous ungenerous rather than helpful proposals have been made during the debate, and I consider them to be a mistake. I thank the rapporteur for his thorough work, and hope that we will only need to use this Fund rarely or perhaps never, but not due to bad regulations inspired by selfishness, but to the absence of disasters causing damages. I know that my natural optimism is a mistake, but please support these funds."@en1

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