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"Madam President, firstly I would like to thank the rapporteurs for their excellent reports. Enlargement is a huge political and historical event but it is also the biggest objective regarding development cooperation the Member States have ever committed themselves to. For that reason its success requires mutual cooperation and trust.
The Commission’s proposals on financing enlargement are realistic and even rather shrewd. The new Member States need support; the principle whereby they immediately become net beneficiaries is the correct one, as it takes into consideration their solvency rating. Likewise, there is no intention to reduce the income of farmers in the new Member States but put it on a growth track. It is just as clear, however, that the financial burden of the present Member States cannot be suddenly increased. For that reason, phased-in implementation is the right way to proceed.
I wish to draw attention to one matter. The new Member States are attractive agricultural countries in terms of their natural conditions. The price of land is low in these countries. Rates of pay are 10 – 20% of the EU average, and the EU is furthermore intending to support up to 80% of investments in association with the Member State in question. For that reason my question relates to family farming. Does the EU intend to support industrial agriculture in the same way as family farming or is the intention to implement aid and modulations in one form or another that decrease with size?"@en1
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