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"Mr President, I should like to add to Mr Wynn’s words of appreciation to Mr Mulder about his report on 2004. He has made a number of recommendations for improvements in the discharge procedure, starting with an amendment he has tabled that aims to enable the Commission to fine those countries that fail to pay up the agricultural premiums. I would like to hear what the Commission has to say about this. My delegation will, at any rate, be voting in favour of the amendment.
The second compelling point in his report is that he wants the finance ministers of the Member States to sign for any spending themselves. This is something that receives our unqualified support. That is the only way of ensuring that the discharge of the European budget will be dealt with adequately, and we have much appreciation for this report for that reason.
Another point is Parliament’s discharge and the discussion that has come about surrounding Strasbourg. It is common knowledge that the whole discussion surrounding the European budget in the Netherlands has been greatly influenced by the fact that we still have three locations where Parliament sits or has offices. We are shocked by what has happened in Strasbourg. Once again, this must be cleared up and I am convinced that our rapporteur, Mr Ferber, will succeed in this. This shows once again, though, that we are the only Parliament in the world that has offices, or meets, in three locations – the only one! – and we must whittle this down to one if we want the European public to taken us seriously.
For that reason alone, the CDA takes the view that we should not purchase any real estate until such time as the Council can be persuaded to accommodate everything under one roof. Whether this is to be in Strasbourg, Luxembourg or Brussels is something that we can discuss in due course. Neither should we blame some, and not others, but this is the time to make that choice, and that is also the reason why we, with regard to Mr Ferber’s part report, the Mulder report with regard to the purchase of real estate, take the view that even if the cost can be recovered in ten years’ time, this is not the right time, because we first want to force the Council into taking a decision."@en1
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