Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-04-22-Speech-4-168"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-04-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040422.5.4-168"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-04-22-Speech-4-1692
lpv:speaker	lp:Albert Jan Maat2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; AGRI (2002-01-22--2004-07-19)3 substitute; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". The Netherlands is a significant net contributor to the European Union. Unfortunately the reason for this is rarely discussed. To start with, much of the European Union's imports arrive through the port of Rotterdam. The relevant import duties are levied by Dutch customs and then transferred to Brussels; in fact, none of this is Dutch money. A second reason lies in the agreements reached in Berlin by Mr Kok and Mr Zalm in 1999. The outcome of these agreements is that Dutch agriculture now receives much less from the Brussels coffers than before. Dutch farmers account for 7% of European agricultural production. In 1999 the Netherlands still received 3.5% of the European agriculture budget, but by 2004 this had fallen to 2.1%. In addition, the Netherlands receives only 1.2% of rural development funds because the then Dutch Government set a low priority on this issue during the negotiations. The best way of improving the Netherlands' position as a net contributor is to ensure that in future the Netherlands receives a greater share of European Union agricultural and rural funds. In the end it is not The Hague but the Dutch countryside that pays the European bill. Correcting the flaws in the Berlin Agreement is the best way of restoring the Netherlands to its rightful position in the European Union. That is far better than now restricting expenditure to just 1% of European GNP."@en1

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