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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for this debate and for the helpful comments from the President-in-Office of the Council and the Member of the Commission.
It seems to me that most of the speeches made by MEPs clearly show that this Parliament intends to defend the EU budget as put forward by the Commission, because we are firmly convinced that the way out of the crisis will be found in particular headings and policies of the European Union: the research policies, policies on innovation and small and medium-sized enterprises, policies on employment – these are the priorities for this Parliament.
This is why we have proposed selective increases to Heading 1a; and if Mr Mavroyiannis criticises our going beyond the ceiling, he should bear in mind that, within that heading, we have made cuts and found huge savings while, at the same time, having to provide – still under this heading – for EUR 360 million in additional funding for ITER, which the Council had awarded and allowed for in the current fiscal period, using all the means available – including, obviously, flexibility.
On the other hand, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that, where commitments are concerned, this Parliament has not deviated from the Commission’s proposals but has made only selective increases; and where payments are concerned, we have enough to meet our obligations. As Mr Lamassoure said, this is a technical fact, not a political one. We have to honour the commitments made in previous years – including those made by the Council.
I therefore hope that, during this conciliation, we will be able to reach agreement with the Council on a satisfactory level of resources that can guarantee that the European budget has the necessary sums to invest in growth, development and job creation, and a sum for payments that is sufficient to honour all the commitments that have been made."@en1
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