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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the manner in which the debate about the multiannual financial framework and hence the European Union’s future policies is being conducted in some Member States is extremely saddening. It is being conducted with half-truths and hostile images. It is weakening the European Union and is unworthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The European Union is a project that is intended to overcome nationalism, and we were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for overcoming nationalism and national egotism and for putting shared responsibility first, ahead of its individual parts.
I therefore appeal to the heads of state and government to help make this an objective debate, to focus on the real issues on the agenda, not on percentages, to exercise responsibility as a Community instead of operating with hostile images, and to take responsibility for our continent’s future, instead of wielding the veto.
What we want, no more and no less, is to be able to honour our pledges, fulfil our goals and implement Community projects. To that end, we need money, and we need the amount stated, no more and no less. It is about credibility. For every cut that is made, our citizens pick up the tab, because there will be fewer infrastructure projects, less growth and employment, less education and research, and less rural development. We bear overall responsibility and we ask the Council to put the conditions in place so that we can fulfil this responsibility successfully on behalf of our citizens."@en1
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