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"I, too, wish to thank the Commission for presenting this document. I think that it will provide a subject for much discussion in future. It contains quite a few issues about which, I am sure, there will be lively debate in Parliament. I would like to touch on three of them, each in turn.
The first concerns the question whether all the European Union’s policies can come under the general Europe 2020 umbrella. We know that many policies which are important to the European Union derive from it. However, I do not think that the sustainable growth section is the best place for agricultural policy, for instance, or that the inclusive growth section is the best place for the cohesion policy. I believe that they are somewhat broader and it will be slightly difficult for them to come under the objectives set by Europe 2020.
Secondly, I would like to dwell on the principles involved. One of them that is shared is the principle of solidarity, which is undoubtedly very important. However, we need to look at resources, including the Cohesion Fund, not only as a form of solidarity, but also as a means of greater convergence. We know that it has an extremely important economic impact, which is not only moral, but is also actually linked to economic results.
The final matter relates to own resources. In this case, consideration is also given to the granting of loans by the European Union, guaranteeing loans with the European budget and funding large projects. I think that it may be difficult for us to talk about borrowing funds without us being clear about our own resources, including those derived from cooperation with financial institutions like the European Investment Bank or about the reuse of unused funds from the European budget instead of them being returned to Member States."@en1
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