EU budget grows 2pc in victory for austerity

telegraph 19-NOV-11

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[ responded]: I would not want to be dragged into extrapolating on the possible consequences of what possible measures some institutions might take. It is for each of them to decide how best to show the message to the EU taxpayers that the EU institutions do not act in a business as usual way, that they voluntarily show savings as is the case in many member states,

euobserver 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The EU could not afford to lose credibility vis-à-vis its international partners involved in the project,

europeanvoice 13-DEC-11

[-also told]: In Poland we do not encounter problems of our own make, (what problems there are) they are by-products of external situation,

pap 28-NOV-11

[said that:]: this is clearly an austerity budget as most member states are in the midst of a serious financial crisis.

khaleejtimes 20-NOV-11

[-said]: We are trying to finance more Europe for less money,

eubusiness 12-SEP-11

[-said]: If one of the members of the euro group is starting to put other conditions on what was agreed or delaying (the package) that is encouraging to eurosceptic politicians in the other countries to go in the same direction,

eubusiness 07-SEP-11

[-insisted]: I think that now both being members of the eurozone they should indicate in practical terms that this is not only about umbrella security but also about some obligations,

eubusiness 07-SEP-11

[-told]: I have a lot of concerns about Finland and Slovakia,

eubusiness 07-SEP-11

[-said]: We've cleared the most important first hurdle,

eubusiness 30-JUL-11

[-said]: It's important that member states consider this a realistic proposal -- and a good starting point for negotiations -- which can be filled out, debated and changed, but not overturned,

eubusiness 28-JUL-11

[ stated]: We have put our proposal for the next Multi-annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 on the table. The Commission proposal is fundamentally a new vision of Europe for the next years, and we have decided to shape it in line with austerity, making the best of tax-payers money . However, this does not mean we will downgrade citizens' demands and expectations. The European Commission is committed to going ahead with the European construction, to get a more profound Europe for citizens, and to continue properly impl

europa 15-JUL-11

[ stated]: We have put our proposal for the next Multi-annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 on the table. The Commission proposal is fundamentally a new vision of Europe for the next years, and we have decided to shape it in line with austerity, making the best of tax-payers money. However, this does not mean we will downgrade citizens' demands and expectations. The European Commission is committed to going ahead with the European construction, to get a more profound Europe for citizens, and to continue properly imple

nieuwsbank 15-JUL-11

[ said]: I will certainly not disclose any major secrets if I state that the biggest beneficiaries will be the countries that have the GDP below the average – these are Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Bulgaria,

baltic 01-JUL-11

[-said]: We already have overambitious agreements on CO 2 emission reduction. There is a notion that the thesis that coal energy is the main cause of global warming is highly questionable. Moreover, more and more often there is a question mark put over the whole [issue of] global warming as such.

guardian 21-JUN-11

[ said]: It is a good input into the discussion about the future of the EU, and a strong, important point of reference for the commission,

telegraph 09-JUN-11

[-said]: We are to propose alternative sources of financing, but the member states are to decide unanimously,

eubusiness 10-MAY-11

[-added]: The tendency of a reduced share of the agricultural budget should be continued,

eubusiness 10-MAY-11

[ says]: We owe it to the European taxpayer[*]Savings must include looking seriously at what we are doing and asking ourselves whether everything we do brings genuine benefit to the whole of Europe.

theportugalnews 29-APR-11

[ says]: The Draft Budget adopted focuses on the EU and its citizens. Firstly we propose cuts in many areas of administration such as staff training, publications, travel and office expenditure in order to keep the portion on internal costs at the lowest level; secondly we have gone to great lengths to identify areas of the budget that were not performing as well as expected and to shift funds towards programmes or initiatives that deliver concrete results on the ground. Thirdly we have opted for investing in areas

theportugalnews 29-APR-11

[-told]: This is a decent budget, given the crisis in Europe,

WarsawBusiness 26-APR-11

[ said]: We can expect tough negotiations,

b92net_en 21-APR-11

[ said]: We cannot punish our citizens, companies, local and regional authorities who have a right to get their bills paid,

baltic 21-APR-11

[ said]: A termination of funding would be unthinkable at this stage,

b92net_en 21-APR-11

[ said]: Some ask why we would increase the EU budget when Member States face severe austerity measures at home,

kuna 20-APR-11

[ says]: The Draft Budget adopted today focuses on the EU and its citizens. Firstly we propose cuts in many areas of administration such as staff training, publications, travel and office expenditure in order to keep the portion on internal costs at the lowest level; secondly we have gone to great lengths to identify areas of the budget that were not performing as well as expected to shift funds towards programmes or initiatives that deliver concrete results on the ground. Thirdly we have opted for investing in area

egovmonitor 20-APR-11

[ said]: The draft budget adopted today focuses on the EU and its citizens,

theparliament 20-APR-11

[-said]: The EU budget is an anti-crisis budget,

europeanvoice 20-APR-11

[-said]: We must pay the bills coming from projects from across Europe,

dailymail 20-APR-11

[-stated]: It will be difficult to explain [any eventual] cuts to Italian and Dutch farmers,

thenews 04-MAR-11

[-said]: We are almost on the path of a two-speed Europe,

eubusiness 20-FEB-11

[ stated]: 10% of EU funds absorbed is not very impressive,

novinite 11-FEB-11

[-said]: Now we are almost on the crossroads towards a two-speed Europe,

irishsun 11-FEB-11

[-said that]: The European institutions cannot ignore the broader economic and budgetary context and must undertake all possible efforts to make the best use of their administrative resources.

thenews 10-FEB-11

[described:]: nervousness

euobserver 09-FEB-11