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"Madam President, Commissioner Lewandowski, these days, as the governments of the Member States are having to cut back on their expenditure, it is easy to draw the policy conclusion that we should be cutting the EU budget very substantially. That is not what we should do, however: we now need to have courage. Now we need more Europe, and now we need added value for the euro. The best way for that to happen is for us to invest in research and innovation, and, above all, in new forms of energy. In this way we will achieve growth and employment, which we obviously need most.
On the other hand, there also has to be budgetary discipline. There are still too many errors and too much abuse with regard to the Cohesion Fund, the Structural Funds, and grants and subsidies. Furthermore, repayment hardly ever takes place. These issues now need to be dealt with more efficiently and more satisfactorily, so that people’s confidence in the EU’s budget is not lost.
Next, I would like a clear answer to what is meant by freezing agricultural expenditure, but not cutting it. In practice, of course, a freeze will mean a cut in the income of agricultural producers in the years to come. I know that there is no way that we can afford to do that any longer in my country, nor is it an option. I would therefore like the precise figures regarding what we can do with agricultural expenditure, so that these cuts do not have to take place."@en1
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