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"Mr President, it was not at all easy to reach agreement over the proposed budget this year, and we know that the resulting compromise was adopted in the Council by a slim majority. The total expenditure of just over EUR 129 billion represents a rise of 1.86% and, in my opinion, reflects the consolidated efforts of Member States at national level and the reality of the economic situation facing the continent of Europe today. Put simply, European expenditure during this crisis period has been kept under a tight rein, and below the expected level of inflation.
For me personally, as the coordinator for my group in the Committee on Regional Development, the main priority in deciding on the 2012 budget was, is and continues to be the provision of sufficient resources for cohesion, in other words, for Heading 1b, in order to comply with all of the commitments from previous years. It is therefore vital for us that the budget agreement includes a strong shared determination regarding the payments under item 3.1, securing sufficient funding for the area of cohesion policy, in case of need."@en1
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