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"Mr President, we remain in an unprecedented economic crisis, and across Europe ordinary people feel the pain. Twenty-three million residents are unemployed, and those lucky enough to have jobs know that they will work for longer, earn less and pay more in taxes to repay unsustainable public debts.
Austerity did not start in Greece or Ireland. There are pay cuts or freezes in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the UK and others. Germany has announced EUR 60 billion of tax rises and spending cuts. Last week the Dutch people went to the polls and voted for austerity, and the French are debating raising their retirement age.
European institutions like this one must not be immune to our citizens’ pain. It is vital that we recognise what our Member States are doing to control their own budgets. We must approach our own with the same sense of responsibility and realism.
Our Amendment 34 asks the EU to lead by example. This year, make sure that there is no unessential spending, hold back from unaffordable increases and return savings to our Member States.
We were voted and elected to listen to the people. Now is not the time to be deaf to their cries."@en1
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