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"Mr President, President-in-Office, President of the Commission, this summer our Member States reached an agreement on a growth pact. In the autumn, they are foolishly unable to agree on the resources for it.
Budgetary discipline is one thing, but it is the citizens who are paying the price of the crisis because of the loss of jobs. They are waiting for policies that promote economic recovery, reinvigorate the internal market and ensure greater solidarity.
That is why, like other Members – and I say this straight away to President Barroso – we cannot accept the Commission’s proposal as a ceiling; it is the absolute lowest level to which the European Parliament could sink.
The proposals of the Cypriot Presidency, like those of Mr Van Rompuy, are just not enough. They are not enough to enable us to achieve a balance that encourages regional development and regional fairness, between the agriculture and Cohesion Fund policies, for example. They are not enough for a number of activities that guarantee the European Union’s competitiveness, such as industrial policy, research and the Connecting Europe Facility. They are not enough to offer guarantees for young people, access to training, Erasmus funding, or consideration of all young people for lifelong learning, as well as lifelong learning for other groups, such as adults and older people. As Mr Barroso said, that is the fifth freedom.
Finally, there are no longer any resources for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund or food aid for the most deprived. Ladies and gentlemen, I therefore ask you to make a real investment in infrastructure, in the economy, and in the future of our young people."@en1
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