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"en.20121023.13.2-217-500"2
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"The disagreement about the size and structure of the budget is, at the same time, a disagreement on how to tackle the economic crisis. An increasing number of people are being won over to the view that cuts and belt-tightening will kill, rather than cure, the patient. The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament is calling for a large budget that would be earmarked for investment. It would be the equivalent of the Marshall Plan, but financed by Europeans for Europeans. I am delighted that President Barroso holds a similar view. It is particularly important today to defend cohesion policy, which is fully capable of assuming the role of the European Marshall Plan I have mentioned. The second pillar of the common agricultural policy can also serve a similar purpose. It should be accorded special protection from the threatened budget cuts. The announcement of reduced spending on science and research is also extremely worrying, as it blatantly contradicts the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. I consider the Commission’s budget proposal to be the best solution. Any attempts to make cuts should be met with opposition. In its work on the multiannual financial framework, Parliament should take care to retain its own integrity. At the same time, a decision to reject the reduced multiannual financial framework may be a justifiable step."@en1
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