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Mr President, I have noted with interest the various points raised during this debate and will inform my colleagues in the Council accordingly. I know that one should never shoot the messenger. At the same time, as President of the Council and the personification of the institution I represent, I have to defend the position of the institution I represent, and I have to take some hits. All your comments, criticism and disagreements are welcome.
However, I would like to make a small clarification concerning the way the Council’s position on the 2013 budget was interpreted. The Council has indeed scaled back the Commission’s proposal, but it has accepted a 2.79 % increase on the current year. That is definitely not a decrease. The Council has not made horizontal cuts across the board. We have established priorities, as suggested by Mr Torvalds, and we have examined every heading, policy and institution carefully and individually. We do not intend to let the Union run out of money. For instance, we have kept the over 8 % increase for cohesion funding, as well as the full EUR 55 billion for the European Council’s Growth and Jobs Pact referred to by Mr Lamassoure.
This debate has certainly contributed to clarifying our respective positions. Let me assure you that the Council will do its utmost to find an agreement on the 2013 budget within the deadlines foreseen by the Treaty. Thank you very much for your attention. I hope I can count on your constructive cooperation in order to finalise the important task we have in front of us."@en1
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