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Verbatim report of proceedings
Tuesday, 11 December 2018 - Strasbourg Revised edition

New general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2019 (debate)
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  John Howarth (S&D). – Mr President, I would start by adding my words of sympathy to the relatives of anyone caught in incidents in Strasbourg this evening.

We certainly need to tackle waste in the European Union budget, and I am delighted that we will tackle the waste of young people unable to find work with an extra EUR 116 million and also another EUR 240 million to Erasmus to help young people build a better future.

This is a budget that looks to address the reality of migration rather than seeking to exploit migration by stoking fear in the cynical pursuit of votes, and while I am always pleased to see investment in the Horizon research programme that opens up new opportunities and extends human frontiers, it is a little disappointing, as Mr Fernandes said, that we were unable to persuade the Council to roll over de-committed funds from 2018 to 2019. This is a sensible measure that would create greater stability and would be widely welcomed by the research community, and we will keep trying to persuade the Council of that in future.

 
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