My approach was to tackle this budget with a great deal of responsibility, with ambition commensurate with the Treaty of Lisbon, but also with self-restraint on our part, because, of course, we all understand the difficult situation we are in, but are nevertheless committed Europeans.
Αυτή ακριβώς ήταν η σύγκρουση σκοπών που είχαμε όσον αφορά τον προϋπολογισμό του Κοινοβουλίου, καθώς και το γενικό σκέλος του προϋπολογισμού.