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Madam President, the Framework Programme is only one of the tools being used at the European Union level; it is approximately 4% or 5% of the European Union budget. I agree with the honourable Member that it is a large sum of money, because there are important challenges which are ahead of us if we are to deal with questions such as how to sustain our quality of life and remain globally competitive. That is the major question which is included in the Lisbon Agenda and the Partnership for Growth and Jobs which is a follow-up to that.
I believe it is crucial that, on the one hand, we try to stimulate the potential of Member States which are less developed, smaller and maybe do not have the potential to compete on an equal basis today. There are a number of action centres; specific action is proposed in Framework Programme 7 to boost that ability to compete. On the other hand, we have to be aware that the European Union should be aiming for the top. We should stimulate excellence and the possibility that we can truly compete with the changing and challenging world of today.
So we care very much about what you have said, but we also believe that the various types of sources should be combined to address both questions which I underlined, one being the question of aiming for the top, of having the best for Europe; and the second, the question of how to deal with the others which may not be in the best position today."@en1
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