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"The vote on the European Union budget is an annual institutional landmark whereby the commitment to Community programmes is confirmed and Parliament’s role is emphasised. I welcome the conclusion of the second phase of funding for the European Economic Recovery Plan for 2009 and 2010, since economic and employment recovery are major concerns for the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) in the current crisis. Confirmation of the new microfinance facility programme demonstrates the priority being given to the goals of the Lisbon Strategy and the important role played by small and medium-sized enterprises in job creation. I must express my concern regarding the cuts in budget appropriations for the Structural and Cohesion Funds, which are vital for economic revival and territorial cohesion, especially in the outermost regions like Madeira.
I think it is essential to continue to make the cohesion policy more flexible with a view to raising the currently low levels of implementation of programmes financed from Community funds. In addition, projects that have strategic aims, provide added value and encourage competitiveness in the long term should continue to be promoted. For all these reasons, I voted in favour of this report, which is the culmination of a technically intricate process that was difficult to negotiate."@en1
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