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"Mr President, Commissioner, Chairmen, ladies and gentlemen, the EU’s general budget reflects the serious tendencies of economies marked by current financial prospects. There will be EUR 120 billion in payment appropriations, accounting for 0.96% of the Member States’ total GNI. All this is quite modest, and a far cry from the actual needs of the political project announced by the European decision-makers in the Council, in the Commission and also here in Parliament.
We have often cited the causes of this in the House: national egoisms rocking the common boat, excessive caution by the Commission when implementing our budgetary guidelines, or the EU’s general inability to come up with innovative, realistic projects. This year, once again, led by our excellent rapporteurs – including Mr Virrankoski – we had to find solutions to develop policies that we feel are essential and new pilot projects that our fellow citizens expect. This year, once again, we have witnessed the slender financial framework for the EU’s international action, which does not make it any easier for us when taking up our commitments concerning Palestine and Kosovo.
This year, however, one project managed to overcome such rigidness: Galileo. I would especially like to thank Commissioner Grybauskaitė, Mr Romero, Chairman Böge and Mr Virrankoski, and all the members of the Committee on Budgets, both Members and administrators, whose firm conviction and negotiating strategy were rewarded by a financing agreement with the Council. I feel like saying: ‘Luckily the Commission and Parliament were there’, but I cannot neglect the role played by the Portuguese Presidency and Mr Santos, who got things moving with his know-how and his ability to listen. We should remember that after the negotiations it is Europe as a whole that has secured the financing of Galileo entirely through Community funds. With the European Technology Institute, the package totals EUR 2.7 billion, without jeopardising any EU policies.
This example of a joint political demand is a rare item in the EP’s budgetary history. The Socialists interpret this as a sign of hope not only for the autonomy of the EU’s satellite navigation as of 2013, but also as an indication of Parliament’s ability to make use of its powers and fulfil its responsibilities in the preparation of the EU’s budgetary future."@en1
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