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"Mr President, Member States are clearly going through a difficult time from a budgetary perspective. On the other hand, it has been very obvious that the EU budget has made a major contribution to the development of every Member State, including net contributors.
I am surprised that the failure of conciliation was not due to a disagreement over figures, but to the refusal to have a practical discussion about the common future of Member States, in other words, the future of Europe. Parliament does not wish to go beyond its remit. It wants the treaty to be complied with and to protect the future interests of the citizens who elected it.
Which points has the Council refused to discuss?
The European Parliament’s involvement in drafting the MFF is a provision of the treaty. This task was performed in 2006 and I do not believe that the 2007-2013 budget was bad for the Union. Quite the contrary.
Flexibility – this mechanism has been used effectively so far and all Member States have benefited from it.
Own resources – it is precisely the budgetary situation which Member States are going through that should spur them on to find stable methods of funding the European budget which will stop jeopardising the implementation of European policies.
The new responsibilities under the treaty and the 2020 strategy require funding. It is not acceptable for the same institution, the Council, to set targets for 2020 and, at the same time, not approve the financial resources required to meet these demands. I believe that we have a duty to reach an agreement. We have a responsibility to our citizens. We must not allow confidence to wane in Europe’s institutions."@en1
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