Commenting on the adoption of the EU Budget 2011 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, EP President Jerzy Buzek said:

"We acted responsibly in times of austerity.  We got a good deal.  We need an EU budget in 2011 focused on investment to boost growth and jobs to help us recover from the crisis.  This EU budget is very good news for the European Union and for its citizens.  In parallel, the EP has obtained important commitments from the Council and the Commission, including on the EP's involvement in the long-term EU budget negotiations, which will help us to avoid budgetary crises in the future.  Importantly, after insistence from the European Parliament, the Commission will launch a legislative proposal on own resources and the next long-term budget by June 2011."

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