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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there can be no doubt that the most ambitious task facing the incoming Luxembourg Presidency will be the conclusion of negotiations on the Financial Perspective for 2007-2013. This will unquestionably be an extremely challenging task, but I am in no doubt that everything in our power should be done to reach a compromise on the budget by June of this year at the latest. Otherwise we will risk major delays, for example in the drawing up of regional aid programmes, and this could mean EU funds not reaching the Member States in January 2007.
It is of course not just the date by which we reach a compromise that is of crucial importance, but also the nature of the compromise. Mr Barroso rightly said that we cannot have more Europe for less money. The European Union will cease to exist without solidarity, and this is why we cannot consent to either the policy of solidarity or the need to support the new Member States being removed from the EU’s budget priorities. We must be aware that unless gaps in economic development within the enlarged EU are addressed, it will be impossible to achieve the goals of the Lisbon strategy. We must therefore ensure that funds are earmarked in the future EU budget for cohesion policy, as this is in the interests of the whole Community.
Mr President-in-Office of the Council, there can be no doubt that President Bush’s visit to Brussels will be the most significant event to occur during the six-month Luxembourg Presidency. It will be the first time that a President of the United States has ever visited the European institutions. I hope that this symbolic visit will go some way to improving transatlantic relations, which have been somewhat strained recently. Unless we cooperate closely with the United States, we will struggle to respond to a great many global challenges.
Mr President-in-Office of the Council, I welcomed your comments on relations with Ukraine. The European Union must draw its own conclusions from events last year in one of its neighbouring countries. The Ukrainian people have proven that they share our European values, and that they desire integration with the EU. We should therefore offer them a partnership that could ultimately lead to membership."@en1
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