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Mr President, first of all I would like to thank you for this debate. It is rather late, but it is a very important debate. I think we all agree on the importance of the intercultural dialogue. I would agree, as usual, that the Commission’s proposals have been improved by the work of rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs in Parliament and we can be proud of this.
Regarding the budget, even if we were to invest the entire budget that the Community has for this purpose, it would not be enough. The issue is not about money, it is more about the idea, and we should push for financing for this to come from other sources as well. It should not be seen that such action is financed only by the Community budget. We are putting forward as much money as we can afford. I agree that the amount could be larger, but this is the amount of money set aside for this purpose.
At the same time, once again I would like to defend the budget that we have allocated for communication and information purposes. This is a crucial element. What is most important is not so much co-financing, despite that being an important issue, but rather providing information and guiding the process with the Member States involved.
I would therefore ask for your understanding with regard to the amount we attribute. It is not because we do not value this, but because the budget is limited and the Community should not finance 100% of all the actions that the Union is proposing. Other sources should also be used."@en1
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