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"Mr President, as far as the 2013 budget is concerned, it must be emphasised that we are drafting this budget at a time of continuing crisis. This fact is fundamental, precisely because the EU budget is an exceptionally important instrument for overcoming the crisis. Insufficient resources in our budget framework threaten the financing of EU policies, including investment in the Member States most affected by the crisis, and of key EU programmes. There is currently already a threat to financing solidarity policies through the Cohesion Fund; a question also hangs over the resources of the European Social Fund and the Erasmus programme.
We must make absolutely certain that we guarantee sufficient funds to be able to continue these programmes, which are currently in jeopardy. We must make full use of the budget as an effective anti-crisis package. If we cut, we had better cut where doing so will not have negative consequences for the poorest people.
Ladies and gentlemen, here I mean freezing our allowances, limiting travel expenses or reorganising working methods in order to find areas of possible savings. Doing this would, from our side – in the European Parliament – be an expression not only of solidarity in relation to the budget but also of solidarity with citizens."@en1
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