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"Mr President, given my institutional role in the European Parliament, I should be speaking about the failure of the Brussels summit in relation to cohesion, a failure which saddens us all and creates problems with the timely start of the programmes for the new period, for 2007-2013, in connection with the Community Support Framework and regional policy.
However, the debate, on the initiative in particular of one country, has opened up and gone beyond the bounds of the predefined Brussels agenda. For example, the subject of the common agricultural policy has been raised. I wonder why those who raised the subject were unable to raise it in 2002 when they signed off everything to do with the CAP and the agricultural budget up to 2013. I wonder if they would all be prepared to set an example by cutting back the budgets for their large-scale farmers. The south of Europe cannot pay for the costs of enlargement, nor can the previous cohesion countries.
The subject of a new model for Europe has also been raised, but every model for Europe requires financing. More Europe also means more money. We cannot talk about a new vision for Europe with just 2.5% of public spending at European level making up the Community budget.
What Europe needs today more than ever is bold and visionary leadership; leadership which looks to future generations, rather than to future elections. Our political leadership should not present Europe either as a 'coat hanger' for its responsibilities or as a necessary evil. We must show the citizens what Europe really is: a decision in favour of peace, cooperation, development and social cohesion."@en1
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