Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-04-20-Speech-2-389"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-04-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"bg"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100420.14.2-389"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-04-20-Speech-2-3902
lpv:speaker	lp:Andrey Kovatchev2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2009-09-15--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (2009-08-24--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-09-17--2012-01-18)3 member; SEDE (2009-09-17--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioner, I first of all want to congratulate Mr Kirilov on his report. I welcome and support any step which guarantees and facilitates the lawful use of European solidarity funds. The European Union cannot allow itself to be compared by EU citizens to a volcano ejecting bureaucratic ash, raining down on the desire to reduce the disparities between Europe’s regions. It is difficult, even impossible to use the Structural Funds with which we want to achieve our economic, social and political objectives. I believe that changes towards simplifying the procedures must not only be viewed in the light of the current crisis, but must also, in the long term, facilitate access to the European Union’s solidarity instruments. I think that, in spite of the delay, the proposal tabled by the European Commission, along with the changes featuring in this report, will offer a better opportunity for Member States and the ultimate beneficiaries to improve their situation in the context of the current crisis. I want to emphasise the significance of the change concerning deferred expenditure of the resources envisaged for 2007. This change will offer a second opportunity to all Member States, including Bulgaria, where the level of use of these resources is still very low, to implement projects using resources which would have otherwise been lost. We must appeal to regional and local authorities, as well as to all other stakeholders, and urge them to take advantage of this second chance. I believe that the flexibility highlighted in the report, bearing in mind the implementation of programmes promoting the use of funds, is the right approach when drawing up privatisation policy in future. With regard to simplifying administrative regulations for using the Structural Funds, the report is a step in the right direction towards finding a balance between facilitating the coordination of projects as much as possible by the European funds and controlling the use of these resources. Reforming the regulations must be instrumental in guaranteeing greater transparency in the eyes of European citizens and taxpayers, as well as in helping set out feasible conditions for Member States. During the whole process, we must not forget the ultimate goal, which is to achieve comparable social and economic conditions throughout the European Union."@en1
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