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Mr President, I should like to thank all the participants in this debate for their very interesting points and contributions. We can easily agree that, although the consensus is strong, there are sometimes questions about programmes or European identity, but that identity is none the less emerging. We perhaps see it more from the outside than the inside, but it is complementary to our basic personal, national, local, regional dimensions; it is enriching.
It is important to remember tragedies in Europe, especially at a time when we are still looking for war criminals on the continent. It is not such a long time ago that many parts of Europe were full of bloody places, borders and mass graves, and it is important to remember that. I do not need to answer specific points because I covered them at the start.
Regarding finance, we are in negotiations. I hope that strong support by Parliament, as seen recently in relation to citizenship, youth and education programmes, will be seen at the final meetings of the Troika or current negotiations on the Financial Perspective. We will mainstream citizenship issues via different actions and different programmes, because that is important.
The last point concerns the title. I think both the Commission and Parliament are partially correct. It is only partially correct to state that there is either Europe for citizens, or citizens for Europe. If you recall John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s message to the people, Europe can be built only on the foundations of mature citizens, and a mature Europe can deliver many answers to our citizens. So, we need both: Europe for citizens and citizens for Europe. I believe that this programme can contribute to such a mature community."@en1
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