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"en.20121023.4.2-049-000"2
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"Madam President, I think that the arguments in this debate are familiar to all of us. Those in favour of a ‘small budget’ stress the need to cut all public spending, while advocates of a ‘large budget’ underline how this expenditure will boost growth for Europe as a whole. What interests me, however, is something entirely different. I would like someone to explain to me how it is that the Christian Democrats and Socialists in this Chamber are talking about a ‘large budget’, while in Austria, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Luxembourg and, finally, France and Germany, these same political parties intend to cut this budget. Is it not the case that it is very easy for Christian Democrats and Socialists to talk about a large budget in this Chamber, when they know very well that their political interests and a reduction in European Union funding are safeguarded in the Council as a result of the pressure exerted by their own parties? If that is true, the European Parliament risks damaging its reputation and attracting ridicule, while the defence of European solidarity staged here is nothing more than play-acting at negotiations."@en1
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