He described the budget as "an expression of political will" and in correlation, mentioned the lack of Members' States willingness to pay for the political decisions they take, suggesting enlargement, the structural funds and the cohesion funds as examples of this.
Deputāti aicina Komisiju un Padomi finansēt papildus izglītības apmaiņas programmas Baltkrievijas jauniešiem, kuri politisku iemeslu dēļ ir izslēgti no universitātēm.