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Mr President, allow me to begin with some words of thanks to the Temporary Committee on Policy Challenges and Budgetary Means of the Enlarged Union and its rapporteur, Mr Böge, as well as to Catherine Guy-Quint in particular. Why these thanks? The first reason is a selfish one, because the proposals on Heading 4, which I am defending as the draftsman for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, recommend an increase of EUR four billion. In fact, I scarcely dare to say that, because the said amount is actually in line with our vision of a strong foreign policy for the European Union.
My second reason to be grateful is the report’s proposal that the initiative on democracy and human rights be invested with a clear specific programme to which non-governmental organisations would be able to subscribe independently of the governments of their home countries, and which would be under the exclusive control of Parliament.
My third, and by no means least, vote of thanks is for bringing the overall budget proposal to 1.18% for commitments and 1.7% for payments, which is close to the Prodi Commission’s proposal. We shall achieve neither a unified nor an enlarged Europe without allocating a certain volume of resources. The recent elections and referenda are proof of this. I am rarely in agreement with Mr Barroso, but I am on this occasion when I simply say to the Council that we have achieved an extraordinary feat of parliamentary democracy in overcoming our national differences, and I urge the Council to bear that in mind."@en1
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