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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:2000 budget (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991214.9.2-216"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-14-Speech-2-2172
lpv:speaker	lp:Joaquim Miranda2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (1999-07-20--2004-01-31)3 chair; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2002-03-05)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we endorsed the European Parliament’s strategy at first reading of the budget for 2000 and we now believe that the European Parliament cannot and must not lose face, because that would risk it losing credibility as well. I say this in the context of the perspectives that are being presented to us in the current phase of the process. I have no doubt that the latest proposal for a solution adopted by the board of the Committee on Budgets does not carry the negative burden from which the Council’s proposal suffers. Even so, it does not provide any grounds for enthusiasm and all the indications are that it might even be made worse by new, unacceptable commitments. In fact, and in the way this proposal for a solution was adopted, it can already be deduced from it that it is dropping the idea of a revision of the financial perspectives relating to heading 4 as well as the principle of new objectives being matched with new means. It is therefore and inevitably resulting in an extremely arbitrary cut under the same budgetary heading of a sum of EUR 150 million, which particularly affects food aid, cooperation, the Mediterranean and the TACIS programme. Apart from this, the ECO programme itself will also lose EUR 35 million in comparison to the first reading. It is obvious that we cannot be satisfied with this kind of solution and our vote will certainly reflect this. This is not a retreat by the European Parliament, but it will result in some priorities for the present financial year continuing to be paid for at the expense of previous objectives. I shall also add that this kind of solution will also reduce sums destined for some priorities that have already been stated, specifically for Timor, which has gone from EUR 30 million to EUR 20 million. We are obviously delighted that the heading that we proposed for Timor has been adopted and provided with appropriations, but as we stated at first reading, and now for even more reasons, we think that the appropriations earmarked for it are clearly insufficient. These are the reasons that cause us to see the present budgetary process as clearly unsatisfactory."@en1

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