European Parliament 14 December 2000, European Parliament resolution on the second report from the Commission to the Council on the situation in world shipbuilding (COM(2000) 263 - C5-0436/2000 - 2000/2213(COS))

13. Stresses the fact, given the importance of the innovative measures for regional development, that the budget of EUR 400 million for seven years represents an absolute minimum and that the possibilities that offer themselves in the second half of the programme planning period under the flexibility instrument should therefore be used to the full whilst ensuring that there is an even usage of