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"Mr President, this is turning into groundhog day. Every seven years, we have renewed squabbling over money. As Jutta Haug has rightly said, the Member States bicker like children. Once again, we are becoming embroiled in discussions over whether there should be 5 % more or 5 % less for agricultural subsidies and essential investment in research and development, instead of talking about the priorities and where the European Union should be going in future.
The fundamental problem is becoming increasingly obvious. Our Member States are all egotists. The question is always: ‘What can I get from the European budget?’, not ‘What can I contribute in terms of added value to this budget?’. Instead of shared European interests, the EU is dominated by 27 sets of national interests.
Unless we manage to formulate some shared interests for the European Union, we will set the course for its ultimate demise. That is something that no rational Member of this House could possibly want. The multiannual financial framework must be seen as an opportunity to define these European interests."@en1
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