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"en.20051215.29.4-095"2
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"We Moderates wish to develop and modernise the European Union’s budget. That means that we are looking for less in terms of subsidies and more in terms of investment in what is required by a modern economy and global competition. We also wish to strengthen the EU’s ability to be a strong international partner in pursuit of freedom, peace and security.
As it currently stands, the budget is outdated and lays too much emphasis on agriculture and on subsidies to the old Member States to cover expenditure that those countries themselves should be able to meet. Aid from Structural and Cohesion Funds should in the first place go to the new Member States and the poor regions.
In the light of this, we have sought an end to export subsidies and aid to tobacco cultivation and have sought to phase out agricultural aid. However, we wish to increase aid for research and development, as well as efforts to promote security and the development of the Neighbourhood Policy.
The EU needs a budget, and we are therefore voting in favour of the proposal, even though we believe that it needs to be changed in significant ways."@en1
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