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"Whilst I agreed with a number of aspects within this report, there were issues surrounding the priorities of the European Parliament in this regard, which is why I abstained in the final vote.
I supported the inclusion of certain elements into the mandate, especially a Sinn Féin amendment in paragraph 4 ensuring support for the North in the wake of Brexit, which would encompass retaining programmes such as PEACE.
Whilst the Parliament’s position does restore all the cuts made by the Council, it falls short on the cuts which had already been introduced by the Commission itself. The best reflection of this is a reduction of cohesion funding in favour of a militarized ‘fortress Europe’.
The larger and wealthier Member States, who have been cheerleaders of neoliberal policies and champions of austerity, have played a significant role in the negative implications for social and regional programmes. This entails Member States, local authorities, institutions and civil society stakeholders being held hostage by ‘market logic’ and the systematic transfer of funds from existing EU programs and the erosion of public investment.
I could not fully oppose the report as voting against consequently meant voting in favour of the Council’s position, which is socially regressive, so I abstained."@en1
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