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"Madam President, first of all I would like to say to you again that we are just fine here in Strasbourg. This is a message I try to get across every time. Commissioner, President Barroso’s proposal had the virtue of showing that the European Union, through the Structural Funds, has significant public investment instruments at its disposal. In these difficult times for national public finances that is worth highlighting. According to the President of the Commission, EUR 82 billion, which have not been allocated for the 2007–2013 period, could be redirected towards support for SMEs and the fight against youth unemployment. Like our Chair, Danuta Hübner, I too wonder where this amount has come from. It would seem that President Barroso is referring to money which has not yet been programmed but which has already been divided between the Member States and allocated to programmes which are in operation. I have my doubts about the interest in redirecting this money. There is a risk of disrupting the programming of funds without having any real benefit on the ground. Furthermore, as I recall, Structural Funds are already heavily involved in supporting SMEs and youth employment. This must continue to be a priority for the next programming period. I am taking this opportunity to remind my colleague, Mr Omarjee, who spoke about this a few moments ago, that President Sarkozy has decided to implement the financial transactions tax in France, in case he had not noticed."@en1
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