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"I call upon the Commission and the Council to find a solution to the problem of funding food parcels, since this programme secures access to food for millions of people throughout Europe. Let us bear in mind that, according to information held by the Commission, around 43 million people in the European Union are at risk of food poverty. A significant number of these people rely on food parcels prepared by the European Union. These parcels play an important part in people’s lives, enabling both adults and children to be adequately nourished. It is precisely at a time of economic crisis that we should be supporting society’s weakest and most vulnerable sector. Around 140 000 people in Latvia have received food parcels this year, but if nothing changes, the funding allocated to food parcels in 2012 will be approximately 10 times smaller than is necessary. We must not allow this to happen, for it would run contrary to European values, adherence to which has brought well-being to a large number of Europeans. One of the five priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy is to reduce poverty and social exclusion. If we are unable to find a solution that preserves funding for this programme, then poverty and the numbers suffering from shortages will increase. We must not allow this to happen."@en1
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