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The current method of funding the Community budget has become obsolete, and in recent years the shortcomings have come to the fore.
Recent budgetary debates have turned into a humiliating exercise in which we end up discussing, one by one, who is and is not a net contributor. The current system, with so many exceptions and derogations, has become complex and opaque.
In this context, the EU urgently needs to reform its funding system.
I therefore welcome the fact that Parliament has managed to introduce an interim review timetabled for 2008/2009 into the negotiations on the latest financial perspective 2007-2013. This will provide a unique opportunity for a root and branch assessment of the system of own resources.
As Mr Lamassoure said in his report, I am in favour of a Community budget funding system that is transparent, fair and equitable, one that provides the EU with a financial framework that matches its current priorities and its legitimate ambitions.
The guiding principle behind any reform should be the financial independence of the EU in relation to the Member States’ current transfers, and the strengthening of the European character of the budget. This will ensure that future debate will not once again descend into a battleground of Member States’ national interests."@en1
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