Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-26-Speech-2-376"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Strategic guidelines on cohesion (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060926.29.2-376"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-26-Speech-2-3772
lpv:speaker	lp:Ambroise Guellec2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2005-06-28--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, we are hardly in any doubt as to the outcome of tomorrow’s vote on the strategic guidelines, which will probably gain the support of virtually all of our Assembly; I, like many others in this House, believe that the work of our rapporteur has got something to do with that. It is, however, as everyone knows, quite late in the day to be talking about this, here and now. The drafting of the operational programmes is already well under way in most countries. Obviously, it is the result that interests us. What will the Union’s regional policy, which represents almost 40% of the Community budget, really be of use to: the Lisbon Strategy, territorial cohesion, or indeed both? We hope that it will be of use to both. It seems to me, at any rate, that the principle on which Parliament was not consulted – earmarking, which mainly concerns the old Member States – is one of the most technocratic and, in my modest opinion, undoubtedly one of the least intelligent ever thought up in Europe. It is the combination of two technocracies, that of the Commission, whose skill in this area is renowned, and that of the Member States, which is as varied as it is developed. What will come of this? We can still hope for the best. To do so, we shall have to wait for the Commission to examine the operational programmes submitted by the Member States, a process that will take months. I hope that these programmes will respond first and foremost to the needs and to the will of the urban populations, and of the rural populations, to which they apply. We know that you are paying attention, Commissioner, to these well-founded concerns. Let us hope that you can convince your interlocutors and colleagues of this."@en1

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