Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-22-Speech-3-519"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-04-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Second 'Marco Polo' programme (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090422.62.3-519"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-04-22-Speech-3-5202
lpv:speaker	lp:Rodi Kratsa-tsagaropoulou2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2007-01-16--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we shall be investing EUR 400 million in the Marco Polo II programme up to 2013, together with a great many hopes and prospects for a more efficient and viable transport system that will guarantee added environmental value in the European Union, while at the same time combining economic, social and territorial cohesion. The results of the call for submission of proposals for the Marco Polo II programme published in 2008 and the conclusions of the evaluation of the first Marco Polo programme have shown that this programme can bring about a discernible shift in transport. However, it is highly probable that the aim laid down in its legal basis, namely of avoiding congestion or displacing a substantial part of the overall growth forecast for international freight road transport in Europe, will not be achieved. For the programme to achieve its aims, Marco Polo II must be made more attractive. The legal basis needs to be changed and verification procedures need to be simpler and clearer. In addition, the conditions and requirements for funding need adjusting to the real aim and the changes need to be made as fast as possible to secure the greatest possible effect. We in the European Parliament support and are hoping for easier access to the programme for small businesses, lower and simpler thresholds for the eligibility of projects and an increase in grants; in other words, a programme which is more functional and directly effective. These changes and adjustments can be used as an example of a vital, dynamic and effective Europe, which is something we need to make citizens understand and experience on the eve of the European elections."@en1
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