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"The resolution definitely warrants our support. In a situation where there is a move towards much greater EU centralisation, it is absurd to talk, at the same time, of reducing the total budget, as often demanded by some large EU Member States. Only around 1 % of the overall EU GDP or 2 % of total government expenditure is currently channelled into the EU budget.
I welcome the statement in the resolution that the EU budget should not be considered from the position of donor states as an additional burden on their taxpayers, but that the use of joint EU resources should be seen as part of the solution for taking Europe out of the crisis, by encouraging growth, job creation, science, education, large-scale infrastructure projects, youth employment, improved quality of life, etc.
The evaluation of EU cohesion policy given in the resolution is important as it is a strategic instrument for bringing about growth and competitiveness and the main foundation of solidarity between EU Member States. In the resolution, Parliament insists that in order to effectively reduce the lack of macro-economic balance and promote economic, social and territorial cohesion, cohesion policy must be based on a stable, solid and sustainable financial framework, stressing that the funding allocated to cohesion must be maintained at the 2007-2013 level as a minimum.
It is also important that the resolution calls for the funding allocated to the common agricultural policy to be kept at at least the level planned for 2013 in the future, directing the funding in an effective way, including
a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States and regions."@en1
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