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"Madam President, the situation in South Africa is difficult – and it is by no means an easy country to run. Yet South Africa presents itself as a beacon of hope in an otherwise turbulent continent. We should therefore be doing everything possible to assist the economic, social and democratic development of that country. That is why I regret that the Council proposes only EUR 787.5 million for South Africa, which is effectively a 10% cut on the amounts we agreed five years ago. Parliament, in its Amendment No 2, proposes that we give EUR 885.5 million to South Africa, EUR 98 million more than the Council. EUR 98 million is not an insignificant sum of money in South African terms. In terms of the European budget it is not something we would struggle to find. I would urge that we be generous to South Africa, that the Council finds this EUR 98 million, does not go to conciliation but accepts Parliament's amendments and gets on with implementing this new regulation with South Africa."@en1
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