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"Mr President, in addition to being an agricultural policy and an economic policy, the common agricultural policy, as revised in the years 2003 to 2008, is now very much a social policy and, in my opinion, rightly so. For example, food aid programmes are being strengthened, initiatives are being taken on fruit and vegetables in schools, again in my opinion rightly so, and programmes are being implemented to introduce broadband and invigorate the countryside.
However, a robust common agricultural policy is needed in order to meet today's needs, because with the common agricultural policy farmers receive support and remain in the countryside. So let us unite in demanding that common agricultural policy resources stop being channelled to other policies. Resources for agricultural policy need to be increased:
if we want safe food, because only safe foods can and should be European foods;
if we want food adequacy, because only thus will we be able to deal with crises;
if we want a protected environment, in which case food will have to be grown in keeping with European practices;
if we want farmers to stay in the countryside, we need to help them;
if we want healthy consumers, we need to provide them with European foods.
To close, I should like to call on the European Union to increase its budget, because this will give our Europe a future. Also, if we want a robust farming sector, we need to increase the funds for the common agricultural policy."@en1
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