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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Mavroyiannis, Commissioner, as Mr Schulz has pointed out, Tuesday, 13 November marked the end of the 21-day conciliation period, within which Parliament and the Council were not able to agree on a joint position on the 2013 budget. From Parliament’s point of view, it has been clear from the outset – as we have always underlined in our formal and informal discussions – that it would not be possible to deal with the matter of the 2013 budget without first closing the 2012 accounts. This required careful examination of Draft amending budget No 5 – on which we voted this morning and on which, as Mr Schulz has stated, there was some hesitation – and above all of draft amending budget No 6 for 2012 and of the 2013 budget.
It is in fact impossible to consider the appropriations for 2013 since the Commission proposed the budget without taking account of some rollovers of payments from the previous year. The risk of remaining without a budget and applying twelfths arrangements are quite evident and Parliament will make every effort to avoid this situation, but clearly we must defend our priorities. As for payments, we are calling for agreement on a suitable level that would allow the normal performance of all EU policies. With regard to commitments, we strongly believe in the need to invest in growth, development and employment. These are the priorities of the Council, and Parliament also chose them as priorities in its reading of the 2013 budget.
We are certainly aware of the difficulties of the Member States and take them into account during negotiations, but this cannot be taken to mean that the European Parliament is willing to sacrifice growth in the EU on the altar of austerity, without exception, as is being demanded by some national governments. I am however confident, in view of the atmosphere of mutual trust that has been established between the institutions, that agreement will be reached on the budget. But I would underline the fact that Parliament has the intention of exerting its prerogatives in the ordinary legislative procedure, as recognised in the Treaty of Lisbon, to ensure correct implementation of EU policy in favour of European citizens."@en1
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