Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-02-24-Speech-3-338"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-02-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section I, European Parliament) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100224.23.3-338"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-02-24-Speech-3-3392
lpv:speaker	lp:Göran Färm2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2012-10-15)3 substitute; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-11-11--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, this Amending Budget is primarily practical in nature, its purpose being to adapt Parliament’s procedures to the new tasks that it has under the Treaty of Lisbon. One paragraph, however, is a point of principle; it concerns the decision that was made 20 years ago now that Parliament should not take more than 20% of the EU’s administrative budget. This decision will result in us marginally exceeding this limit – but more as a result of technical changes than as a result of a new policy. However, this has given rise to debate concerning the 20% rule. Unless substantial cuts are made, the limit will be exceeded when today’s decision has its full impact in 2011. There is good reason to discuss changing this 20% rule, since Parliament’s role has changed more than that of other institutions, but we should not abandon this principle without due consideration. I am thinking mainly of two aspects. Firstly, we must consider the fact that many Member States are currently under extreme pressure to cut staff and salaries. In such a situation, we cannot continue expanding the EU administration regardless. Secondly, we must bear in mind that we allocate the EU’s administration budget jointly with the other institutions and that in the 1988 decision, we promised that if we were considering abandoning the 20% rule, then this would only take place following dialogue with the Council. This is especially important in view of the difficult negotiations with the Council that are imminent in respect of the External Action Service, the Financial Regulation, the long-term budget, and so on. I am voting in favour of the report but, at the same time, I would like to sound a note of warning concerning the future."@en1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph