Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-11-Speech-3-097"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090311.3.3-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-11-Speech-3-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Katrin Saks2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2007-04-24--2009-07-13)3 member; DROI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; IMCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2006-10-09--2009-07-13)3 member; PES (2006-10-09--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Ferreira, for a relevant and timely report. In the present crisis conditions, it is crucial that existing funds be fully utilised. It is regrettable that the majority of Member States that are entitled to receive support from the Structural and Cohesion Funds in the new financial perspective have been unable to utilise those funds. The same applies in my homeland, Estonia. There are several reasons for this: the first major problem is Member States’ own administrative capacity; in this area, Member States could do a great deal themselves and they could improve administrative functioning. A second reason originates from the European Union. It is important that the EU should make conditions more flexible. There is a problem, for instance, with those programmes where expenditure must be made in advance, and which are then financed afterwards. It is now difficult to get loans to make those expenditures. The question of what action the European Commission plans to take regarding advance payments is very important. The next important matter is the rate of self-financing under present conditions; in this area, greater flexibility should be considered. The third important matter is the supervisory mechanism – the present bureaucracy is clearly unwieldy. Thank you for the report."@en1

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