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"There is an old saying that goes: ‘It's hard to tell whom to want and whom to forget’. This is doubly true with regard to the avalanche of amendment motions proposing increases in the budget. I would like to express my appreciation for the skilful manner in which the distinguished rapporteurs Mr Pittella and Mr Dombrovskis from Parliament’s Budget Committee have succeeded in coping with a virtual ‘pandemic’ of proposals for the 2006 EU budget. Although the Budget Committee has made every effort to consider thoroughly all of the proposed items, the resulting budget expenditure exceeds the European Council’s proposal by EUR 4 billion, amounting to an increase of nearly 4%.
In my view, this shifting and strengthening of budgetary resources is not self-serving. The increase is intended mostly for areas such as structural funds, science, research and education. These are the areas that can really become the powerhouse of the European Union, and an influx of greater funding, if put to effective use, may have a kind of ‘Viagra effect’ on the sluggish European economy.
However, getting support for this increase will call for considerable effort and a united stance during Parliament’s negotiations with the Council and the Commission. I would like to emphasise specifically the need for MEPs to exert some political influence in their parent countries in order to make their national governments adopt a positive position on the budget so that Parliament will approve it tomorrow."@en1
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