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"Mr President, I too acknowledge the presence of the President-in-Office and I want to thank the Commissioner for his openness and willingness to engage in continuing debate on the future of European agriculture. His proposals for reform were complemented by an equally thoughtful response from Parliament's Agriculture Committee and I join the previous speaker in complimenting the Chairman of our committee.
To some extent this debate has now been superseded by the decision of the Heads of State to adhere to the decisions taken in Berlin. I have made the point on the number of occasions in this House that one of the greatest difficulties experienced by farmers is uncertainty – not being able to plan, even in the short term, for the development of their farms. Berlin was interpreted by farmers as setting the agricultural agenda, without adjustment, to 2006, and for this reason I believe the recent decision by the Heads of State was correct and restores to some degree of normality what was becoming a contentious issue for farmers.
I welcome, in particular, the more long-term budgetary assurances to 2013 but feel that the 1% inflation provision should at least be index-linked. I am satisfied that the EU is committed to safeguarding the interests of its farmers and in this regard I believe that Commissioner Fischler has shown credible leadership.
I would like to ask the Minister to clarify, in the light of recent decisions, the position with regard to decoupling and compulsory modulation."@en1
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