Finally I would like to say a few words in general about budgetary procedure.

This is also in line with the earlier budgetary procedure.

I want to talk about the budgetary procedure because it is very interesting.

If not, this is another part that must be included in the budgetary procedure.

Unfortunately, that has been the story of all the budgetary procedures since 2000.

It is not enough just to make one' s presence felt here in the budgetary procedure.

This is the first budgetary procedure under the new financial framework.

On the other two issues of the financial perspectives and the budgetary procedure, it really is a step too far.

This 2004 budgetary procedure will therefore certainly be an innovative one.

A choice had to be made in this budgetary procedure: either to continue with all the resources needed or end it immediately.

We agree on this and have always felt it necessary to update programmes before budgetary procedures.

The next item is the joint debate on the budgetary procedure 2007.

The budgetary procedure can therefore be considered to have been successfully completed.

We can, therefore, take a vote on it without anticipating the budgetary procedure.

We understand very well the concern Parliament feels about this year' s budgetary procedure.

We made this very clear during the budgetary procedure.

With regard to the budget, I should like to note the historical importance of the 2006 budgetary procedure.

A decision on this needs to be taken during this budgetary procedure.

Our current budgetary procedure is, however, somewhat different already.

The 2011 budgetary procedure has got under way with a disappointing proposal from the Commission.

Legislative and budgetary procedures have until now largely done justice to this area of conflict.

The value for money concept must become something that pervades the entire budgetary procedure.

Another major point in this budgetary procedure was the policy related to the recruitment service, which must be improved.

Its creation accords with the budgetary procedure agreed for this year.

The budgetary procedure set up by the Treaty should be the high point of collaboration between the institutions concerned.