Nor is it a blank cheque to be sent to the poorest countries and regions.
Yet writing a blank cheque is, of course, no solution.
It is not a blank cheque for copyright holders.
We cannot just issue a blank cheque, nor would we want to.
There is no blank cheque; instead we are getting a study.
Let me be very clear on this: there cannot be a blank cheque for young farmers.
Contrary to what we are often told, it is not a protectionist instrument; nor is it a blank cheque.
Why should we therefore tie ourselves to this same thing with a blank cheque?