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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable urban development – rural development – EQUAL initiative2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000214.4.1-096"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-14-Speech-1-0972
lpv:speaker	lp:Manuel Pérez Álvarez2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR (1999-11-11--2002-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I am taking the floor to express my opinion, drawn from my experience of municipal administration, that the URBAN projects should, or rather must, have a threefold purpose: firstly, to promote the restoration of infrastructure and historic, old and perhaps dilapidated areas of cities. Secondly, to promote and stimulate economic activity and social life within these historic centres, within these old quarters of our cities. There is little point in having streets which are now wonderfully lit, with new pavements, with newly paved road surfaces, all whitewashed and beautiful, if we are not able to fill them with activity and, therefore, employment. I would like to make it clear that it is not just a question of finance or aid to the different social operators, but rather also of selecting those projects which are aimed at employment, or to put it another way, projects which will tend to favour the creation and promotion of jobs. Thirdly – and perhaps this should be the first objective – the projects should principally be aimed at the complete rehabilitation of people and families, because man is not made for the law, but rather law is made for man. These areas of our cities are often home to single-parent families, elderly people who receive a pension and no longer carry out productive activity, and families facing difficulties; sometimes they are families which have broken down and which are excluded from mainstream society. These people live in areas which should benefit from these projects. If we have success in this threefold sense, I believe that these families, these people, these European citizens, will believe more in Europe, and this seems to me to be very important because, ultimately, the cities will increasingly come to play a leading role in European life."@en1

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