Hearing of Danuta HÜBNER, Polish Commissioner designate for the Regional Policy at the EP Committee on Regional development.

HÜBNER, Danuta Maria (EPP, PL)

hearing

Committee on Regional Development

hearing of Commissioners

FAVA, Claudio (PSE, IT)

HATZIDAKIS, Konstantinos (EPP-DE, EL)

BEAUPUY, Jean Marie (ALDE, FR)

2004 Commissioners' hearings (T)

HIGGINS, Jim (EPP, IE)

Hearing of Danuta HÜBNER (Poland) Commissioner designate for the Regional Policy: extracts

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SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&#220;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, on the need to focus on sustainable development and social quality as a sin equanon condition for enhancing competitiviness at a regional level

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, on her willigness to enhance efficiency and transparency of the bugeting procedures

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, on the statistical less developed regions, that will receive &frac34; of the REGIO budget

SOUNDBITE (Original), Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS, asking H&Uuml;BNER whether she is willing to change the rules and make them more flexible and adaptable to the region's needs

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, "I think there is sufficient flexiblility in the regulation but I hope I will be able to do more"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jean Marie BEAUPUY, "How will you ensure the REGIO budget for the coming years as  well as the expenditure of this budget?"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jim HIGGINS, "What system do you propose to ensure that the budget allocated for Objective1 regions will be expent specifically on those regions?"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, on her request to Member States as well to the MEP to be more actif in dennouncing the missbehaviour of the regions in dealing with the regional funds

SOUNDBITE (Original), Giovanni Giuseppe Claudio FAVA, "Are you ready to travel and visit the regions that are receiving the EU money across Europe?"

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, "I would like to talk with the people and be more in touch with your Committee as well as with the Committee of the Regions. It is my intention to travel a lot and see things closer to improve what we can do better".

SOUNDBITE (Original), Danuta Maria H&Uuml;BNER, Commissioner designate for Regional Policy, on the Commission's will to have a coherence between the Competition and the Regional Policies.