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"Mr President, while discussing the MEDA programme it might also be important to consider the balance that is supposed to exist throughout the Union. It is obvious that the main instrument of the MEDA-Euro Mediterranean programme is a programme of tremendous benefit to the whole of the EU. In the same way, we should recognise that cohesion between the Union’s central and northern regions and the neighbouring regions should be strengthened by means of a comprehensive solution similar to the MEDA Programme. New initiatives to support cohesion policy, such as the Union’s northern dimension that stepped into the limelight during the Finnish presidential term, must also be seen as important projects for the Union as a whole, especially with regard to the challenges of eastward enlargement. It is encouraging to see that, after a long period of twisting and turning, appropriations have been set aside in next year’s budget for the northern dimension. It would be good to move on from here. We need an enormous amount of additional financing, however, to be able to guarantee, in particular, the future of the small-scale programmes to strengthen cooperation with neighbouring regions.
The objectives of the MEDA programme were unfortunately not realised in the financial period that has just ended. For various reasons, there have been problems with the implementation of appropriations, and the monitoring arrangements to prevent misappropriation have proven inadequate. The European Parliament should concentrate on ensuring that the under-use of resources that has gone on for years should come to a stop and the internal monitoring of programmes made more effective. This cannot be guaranteed merely by swelling administration. Cooperation between the Commission and the agencies that implement programmes in the Member States must also be able to be made more effective through other means, for example, through water-tight cooperation between the European Investment Bank and the European Anti-Fraud Office, OLAF."@en1
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