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"Mr President, I should simply like to reply to a number of questions raised.
Firstly, as regards the fact that it was not possible to debate all the budget lines proposed by the Council, I presume that these discussions will take place. I think that these debates are necessary and that we need to discuss what the priorities should be within the framework of the 2011 budget. Indeed, reaching agreement within the Council was no easy matter. Suffice it to say that this budget, at Council level, was subject to a vote which was not a foregone conclusion. However, that is also due to the budgetary situation in each country. These are difficult times.
I should like, nonetheless, to remind you that, despite the difficult context, despite the difficulties we are each experiencing at home, the European budget has increased compared with 2010. There has been a 2.91% increase. In conclusion, as I said, some people wanted more, but it is still a significant increase compared with 2010.
Mrs Haug raised the question earlier of heading 1B. I would simply remind you that this heading has increased by 14% compared with 2010. It is therefore not accurate to say that the Council does not recognise the specific circumstances of heading 1B, when it has been increased by 14% compared with 2010. I think that there has been an increase in awareness in the Council which has not perhaps been sufficiently described or commented on.
I would also like to say to the rapporteur for the 2011 budget that, in the speech which I made here, we also wanted to draw attention to the work done by Parliament; you referred to a heading 1A in the budget that Parliament wanted to advance. I wanted to emphasise in my speech that the Council took note and was at pains to show, during the course of its work, that it was open to discussion, especially with regard to policy on young people. Of course, the discussion was opened on this policy because Parliament clearly defined it as one of its priorities.
I would also remind you that, as regards heading 5 and the institutional aspect as such, it is true that all the institutions need to make an effort, but it is equally true that, within the framework of the budget presented by the Council, we did not touch Parliament’s budget as such. However, I think that it is important for each institution to make savings and for us all to set an example, as it were, in what is a difficult year from a budgetary point of view.
To conclude, we shall, without doubt, have more fruitful meetings and discussions over coming weeks. I trust that they will be sufficiently fruitful to reach agreement on the 2011 budget and I would simply like to remind you that this will not be an easy budget, because we need to apply a new procedure, because there are all these new policies to implement – as you said – and also because we cannot disregard the difficult financial and budgetary situation in our Member States, each of which has budgetary targets to meet.
I also hope that, by being aware of all these difficulties, challenges and constraints, we shall, together, find a budget for 2011 which is acceptable to everyone and we shall, together, show that this new procedure in the Treaty of Lisbon may be brought to a successful conclusion, by which I mean with a budget adopted for 2011."@en1
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