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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like first of all to recall the overwhelming vote in plenary on 14 November last: 559 votes against, 64 in favour and 16 abstentions. With such a majority, the European Parliament rejected more than clearly the proposal for a Council regulation on the voluntary modulation of direct payments. I regret that the Commission has not therefore chosen to abandon it.
While I understand and agree with the need for better financing for the second pillar for rural development, I cannot accept that it should be done so brutally at the first pillar’s expense and not at all voluntarily, because there can be no doubt that the effects of such a measure would be devastating. Indeed, to accept the Commission’s proposal would be to jeopardise the survival of many farms and to introduce distortions of competition. Moreover, the proposal could result in the abandonment or renationalisation of the common agricultural policy. Finally, it disregards Community objectives in rural areas. These reasons, which were why the Commission proposal was rejected last November, still apply today.
In the light of these considerations, which are fully detailed in Mr Goepel’s report, I therefore fully support his position."@en1
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