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Il manque, par conséquent, dans les propositions, une introduction politique qui est selon nous nécessaire et qui aurait endigué le problème central soulevé par les nouvelles adhésions, c'est-à-dire le futur financement de l'Europe.
So the proposal lacks a political introduction, which we think is necessary and which would have buttressed the central problem that the new accessions raise - the future financing of Europe.
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