<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><wcm><PressRelease><id>SPEECH/12/43</id><format>HTML</format><date>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:23 +0100</date><keywords><keyword>BUDFINPROG</keyword><keyword>BUDPLAN</keyword><keyword>COMDOC</keyword><keyword>CONSMEET</keyword><keyword>LEWANDOWSKI</keyword><keyword>SPEECH</keyword></keywords><language><code>EN</code><title>Janusz LEWANDOWSKI Member of the European Commission Responsible for Financial Programming and Budget &#034;The Commission proposal for the financial framework 2014 – 2020 - too ambitious or too realistic?&#034; Introductory statement at the General Affairs Council Brussels, 27 January 2012</title><formats/><url>http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-43_en.htm</url><description>As this is the first meeting in the new year, let me first of all wish you all happy new year or to put it in my terms – A happy new budget! 2012 promises to be a particularly challenging year with discussions on the next MFF as a constant...</description></language></PressRelease></wcm>