BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR 2023-2024
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Debate begins NOW and will continue until 19:36 GMT on December 31st, 2023.
Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain
The Kingdom of Spain
His Majesty the King, Felipe VI
President Alberto Núñez-Feijóo
Councillor and Council Speaker Donald Tusk -
I must oppose the cut in the allocation of the EDA. We are supposed to be making the EU more relevent not less. This ransacking of the EDA allocation when if anything more funding will be coming in to the EU . There is no reason to cut funding for any agency from the budget. I'd like to question why when we are trying to get the EU to do more the supposedly pro-european politicians are giving it less resources , resiliency and relevence. Do you want another Azrekko embarressment where state actors give enough money for major projects while the EDA has to scale down or deny funding? You may abandon the EU dream I will embrace more and more the ideas and values of cooperation and harmony in the EU and an EU relevent and caring towards its citizens.
James Mizrachi-Roscoe , Councillour for United Duchies
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Councillor Mizrachi-Roscoe, I am not pro-European. I am pro-giving happiness to the people. And that is what I set out to do with this budget.
To move on to your main point: 19 billion has been spent by the EDA. Therefore, it currently has about 28 billion left in its fund. I give it 25 billion here. This leaves it at 53 billion, which is larger than 47 billion, the amount it had last year. There is no cutting here - only a good and reasonable increase that lets the European people continue to enjoy healthy development as they have in the past.
An Azrekko-style failure, for that matter, is not going to happen. Azrekko requested 3 billion, which is less than 53 billion. 19 billion, which is again the total sum of everything distributed over the last year, is also less than 53 billion. I think that the EDA will be fine.
There are also many reasons to cut agency budgets - if an agency does nothing and has a silly purpose, for example, or if its purpose is bad for the people. That is why a few are being given much less than they were last year. But they are not many, and none of them are very important or effective anyways, and so probably would have been cut by anyone else in my position, even if such person were to have different - worse - principles.
Also, as a last remark: revenue has barely increased.
Akem Linek
Premier Commissioner -
I believe the budget is correct and well-adjusted to the European Union's current reality. The Kingdom of Spain will support it.
Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain -
Debate is now over. Voting begins NOW and will last until 22:21 GMT on January 6th, 2024.
Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain -
I vote FOR this budget.
Iras Tilkanas
Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote FOR this budget.
Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for SpainThe Kingdom of Spain
His Majesty the King, Felipe VI
President Alberto Núñez-Feijóo
Councillor and Council Speaker Donald Tusk -
On behalf of United Duchies I vote AGAINST this budget
James Mizrachi Roscoe Councillour for United Duchies -
On Behalf of the Federal Republic of Yosai I vote AGAINST this budget.
Izumi Miwako
Councillour for the Federal Republic of Yosai. -
On behalf of The State of Elthize, I vote FOR this budget proposal.
Rebel Kofi
Councillor for Elthize -
On behalf of the Mishar Republic, I vote AGAINST this budget.
Councillor Mrs. Susie Dakota
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As this budget has effectively failed, I am withdrawing it.
Akem Linek
Premier Commissioner -
Voting has now concluded. With 3 votes FOR and 3 votes AGAINST, this budget has FAILED.
Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain
