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"The citizens of Europe are the judges of our actions. I believe that this budget compromise allows us to confidently look them in the eye, as it provides us with the means to reach our goals. But will the resources described in budget 2005 be sufficient for the long term? We understand that a state budget deficit makes governments try to minimise expenditure. However, if expenditure falls below a certain level, it becomes pointless: if goals remain dreams, then every euro spent will just be thrown down the drain. The current budget is not like this yet, but we should put a lot more effort into certain areas in order for our enterprises to be competitive on a worldwide scale and in order to help cohesion countries to catch up with other states sooner.
We must pay attention to the fact that this compromise, which I support, expends a lot less money than what was planned at the 1990 budgetary cycle. The question arises now at the time of planning a new cycle: what is the point in setting goals for the distant future, or giving numbers for several years ahead, if we do not fulfil them? We, who lived under Soviet domination, lived and experienced what it meant to construct five-year plans from gratuitous numbers. I would like to see the Union avoiding these pitfalls, I have faith it will, and I support next year’s budget."@en1
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