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"en.20111201.35.4-212-000"2
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"The draft 2012 budget contains some useful initiatives, such as the EUR 250 million allocated to fruit and vegetable producers, or the ‘Erasmus for all’ budget. It is a shame, however, that over the course of the negotiations, the small percentage increase in the budget that was provided for by both the Commission and Parliament in its October vote was lost. We are still a long way off devoting 1.24% of our GDPs to the EU budget. Naturally, the current climate calls more for reigning in than for increasing expenditure; however, I believe we cannot make do with a policy of austerity alone. We need to be proposing long-term plans for economic regeneration at the same time. The budget we have voted for today will not enable us to plan for economic, environmental and social regeneration. I abstained for this reason, but also because a sum of EUR 100 million (and this is merely the first in a long series) has been allocated to ITER. In my view, this research project should be conducted on a steady budget. Its budget has grown exponentially since it was launched, and from now on, ITER should be developed with the funds that are available."@en1
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