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Today's economic uncertainty shows how spending European money in the right place, on the

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right things, in the right way, is more important than ever before.

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One of the key problems with the EU budget at the moment is the way negotiations are

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actually taking place. Rather than being created on the basis of what the EU needs to deliver,

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it is dominated by the Member States' own individual preferences.

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If you cut the expenditure for a common agricultural policy, you will have a lot of money for other

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policy fields.

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The priorities are dealing with global competition, an ageing population, migratory patterns,

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climate change.

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If the budget doesn't reflect what European citizens want, then Europeans will lose confidence

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that Europe is actually responding to their wishes.

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We believe that in order to prevent corruption, it is important to change the system. It is

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essential.

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If we simplify the process, we make the European Union more efficient, and a more efficient

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Union is a more effective Union.