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"Mr President, I should like to take this opportunity to comment on two specific aspects of budgetary policy: the common agricultural policy and the peace initiative. After what I have heard in this House this morning, I want to state a very basic fact: we cannot, in any way, go back on our word as regards the common agricultural policy, in relation to the budget or to the WTO talks. We have signed off the common agricultural policy. We gave our word in Berlin in 2002 and we must keep our word. Our word should be our bond. To amend that in any way would mean to lose all credibility. That we cannot do in the context of development in rural Europe, which is as important as developing any other aspects of European policy.
I should like say, as did my colleague, the Irish Minister for Agriculture, Mrs Coughlan, and others, that we must keep the promise we made. Our promise on the CAP should not be in any way reneged on until 2013, as we said in Berlin.
I should also like to comment on the Peace II initiative. As Members of this House will know, the Peace II programme supports a range of political initiatives in Northern Ireland and in the border county region of Ireland. That peace programme has been vitally important to developments in my country. I want that to continue, along with the good work that this House and, indeed, the European Union have done for the peace programme, into the next round of structural funds between 2007 and 2013.
I thank the rapporteurs for their good work and hope that the continuation of the promises made will enhance the Union and the programmes that it has initiated."@en1
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