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"Madam President, I am aware of the sharp criticism that the proposal for the regulation under discussion has been subjected to, but it is impossible for the proposal not to have at least one positive side. Never before has this House been so negative about something that not a single positive aspect of it could be found. For this reason, in looking for something positive about modulation, without going into details such as whether 20% is the right level or EUR 5 000 is the right amount, I have indeed found some positive features.
Firstly, introducing the modulation will give Member States greater flexibility in their agricultural and rural policies, which is very important. Secondly, it will take the wind out of the sails of critics of the EU. We recently heard how the EU wants to regulate everything, including the shape of bananas, the size of peas, and so forth. Here we would have at least 20% proof that we do not want to regulate everything down to such detail. Thirdly, implementing the modulation would make common measures to rebuild and modernise rural areas possible. But for these actions to be supported by farmers, we should firstly make it possible for rural authorities to decide on …"@en1
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