Finally, to conclude, I would like to ask the Council and its Presidency - and I too am sorry that the Council representative should be absent at this crucial point in the debate - to avoid making cuts in the Preliminary Draft Budget at first reading, as they have become accustomed to doing in previous years.
Lõpetuseks palun nõukogul ja eesistujariigil - ka mul on kahju, et nõukogu esindaja puudub arutelu otsustaval hetkel - vältida esialgses eelarveprojektis kärbete tegemist selle esimesel lugemisel, kuigi nii on eelmistel aastatel tavaks saanud.