Vores sikkerhedslinje hed maksimalt 3,5 milliarder. Parlamentet ville have mindst 4 milliarder, og det taler til teamformandskabets fordel, at vi i fællesskab opnåede, at Kommissionen til sidst hjalp os med at finde den manglende milliard i forvaltningsudgifterne, så Parlamentet fik opfyldt sit ønske om mindst 4 milliarder i programmerne.
You will also be aware that we had to stick closely to the December compromise; we were able to offer up to 3.5 billion, although Parliament wanted 4 billion, and it testifies to the presidency’ s teamwork that the Commission eventually helped us out by coming up with the missing half billion for administrative expenses, so that Parliament got the minimum of 4 billion in the programmes that it wanted.