Frem for alt mener jeg, at det er en politisk fejltagelse at overføre den måde, hvorpå budgetdisciplinen gennemføres i medlemsstaterne, til EU 's budget, og det er der to grunde til. For det første fordi der gælder budgetmæssige stramninger for et fællesskabsbudget, der i sin natur ikke åbner mulighed for gæld.
Above all, I believe it is a political mistake to translate the way in which budgetary austerity is carried out in the Member States to the Union's budget, and there are two reasons for this: firstly, because budgetary restrictions are being applied to a Community budget which by its very nature does not have the capacity for indebtedness.