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"Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, the crisis in the European Union is very evident today, but it is equally evident that cohesion policy is one of the European Union’s success stories. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Reducing cohesion support would only make matters worse because it would aggravate economic and social tensions, further undermine political stability and reduce confidence in the institutions of the EU. Allow me to cite the example of Hungary, Mr President. Over the past two and a half years the Hungarian government and Hungarian citizens have made strenuous efforts to ensure that the country can at last free itself from the excessive deficit procedure and avoid the risk of having its cohesion funds suspended. As the European Commission’s recent country report confirms, the Hungarian government’s successful crisis management programme has enabled Hungary, for the first time since its accession to the EU, to keep its budget deficit below 3 % for three years running. This result is a success both for the Hungarian people and for Europe. Hungary can at last escape from the blind alley down which previous governments had led it. To do this, however, it also needs the cohesion resources. Ladies and gentlemen, the key to Europe’s success is solidarity, and the most successful instrument for solidarity to date is quite clearly cohesion policy. Let us preserve it and look after it."@en1
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