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It is not acceptable to, yet again, subordinate the EU budget strategy – this time for 2012 – to the objectives of the so-called Europe 2020 strategy, heir to the failed ‘Lisbon Strategy’ whose stated objectives of poverty reduction and job creation were no more than propaganda.
The specific situation of countries like Portugal demonstrates this, with more people in poverty, more unemployment and more inequality. The 2012 draft budget should take this situation into account, supporting production in each Member State, wealth creation, the combating of unemployment and the creation of jobs with rights, the combating of social inequality and poverty, and the defence and promotion of public services.
The guidelines for the budget, accepted by the majority in Parliament, are ‘fully in line with the dynamics of the European Semester’, seeking to impose structural adjustments that have neoliberal content. It is unacceptable that, in the face of the extremely severe crisis affecting the most vulnerable economies in the EU, there continue to be insupportable cofinancing requirements for the use of Union funds, particularly the Structural Funds. That is why we have been advocating the abolition or substantial reduction – to a maximum of 10% – of national contributions.
We voted against for all these reasons."@en1
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