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"Mr President, Mr Dominik, Mr Lewandowski, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to begin by congratulating my fellow Members who took part in the negotiations in conciliation with the Council on the complex task they have carried out, one that had to take into account the austerity period and the budgetary difficulties faced by the Member States, which are already under severe pressure.
The outcome of the negotiations can be described as positive as far as the priorities established by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) are concerned. I refer, in particular, to Heading 1a, a key heading for the development and growth of European businesses and the implementation of human capital, where the agreement on the Seventh Framework Programme for the Lifelong Learning Programme and for Erasmus Mundus has been upheld.
However, I cannot accept the fact that, for the second year in a row, the Council has dug its heels in and made horizontal cuts across all budget lines. A 1.86% increase in payment appropriations over the 2011 figure goes against the economic recovery line that the Commission proposed and which this Parliament very much wanted. Focusing on priorities at a time of austerity is surely a winning strategy, but what transpires from the conciliation is a worrying disparity between the commitments made and the appropriations actually granted.
To conclude, Mr President, this result is liable to undermine public confidence in the possibility of our getting through this period of serious economic and social difficulty together, at European level, and within an acceptable time frame."@en1
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