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Although this report adopts the same line as previous reports, we are now facing a new situation, created by the discriminatory and unacceptable conditions set for the candidate countries at the Brussels Extraordinary Council on 25 October, following the Franco-German agreement. Consequently, not only have the financial resources laid down in Agenda 2000 for barely six candidate countries not been increased, despite the fact that ten were accepted for accession; the Commission proposal of EUR 25 billion has also been reduced to EUR 23 billion in the structural policy, and what makes this worse is that, under the CAP, they are attempting to divide between 25 members funds that currently serve 15, without even correcting the current injustices in the way this is shared out, earmarking only 25% of direct aid for the first year, excluding small farmers, and this is something we cannot accept.
The Council’s proposals did not meet the expectations that were raised and could even alienate more communities from the EU project. And yet referenda will only be held in the candidate countries next year. Only then will we have a true picture of what the various nations’ desires are.
We shall continue to fight for effective economic and social cohesion, which the current conditions for accession do not guarantee, to fight against the discriminatory proposals and to fight for the rights and interests of Portugal, which could be seriously affected unless the current proposals are revised."@en1
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