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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable urban development2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001213.14.3-350"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-13-Speech-3-3512
lpv:speaker	lp:Béatrice Patrie2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Mouvement des citoyens (1999-07-20--2002-12-02)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; CONT (1999-09-13--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, excuse my being late, but debates at this time are got through more quickly than during the day. I am going to explain to you the factors which Mrs Lienemann would have liked to have presented to you herself if she had not been detained by other work. The proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council, adopted by the European Commission on 22 November 1999 and on a Community Framework for cooperation to promote sustainable urban development, follows on from the ‘European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign’, launched in 1992. The state of the urban environment, in which approximately 80% of the European population resides, is a fundamental topic of concern which has repercussions at local, European and world levels. It has to be said that the thorniest environmental problems at European level basically concern urban areas. They are often closely linked to global environmental challenges, and their impact is such that they directly influence the quality of life for millions of people. A coherent and sustainable approach to urban development policies may, however, significantly improve the quality of life in cities and towns. Indeed, the concept of sustainable development, particularly in the case of cities and towns, is not, and cannot be, limited solely to the environmental aspect, but also embraces social and economic aspects. Europe’s cities and towns are important economic, political and socio-cultural centres. They may also represent a major threat to our natural environment, and the current challenge is to facilitate balanced urban development enabling cities and towns to continue to play an important role in contemporary society, as well as in the society of the future. One major challenge in creating an urban policy is to find the means of pursuing sustainable urban development objectives within the administrative structure of the city. That is why, in agreement with the other institutions, Mrs Lienemann, our rapporteur, has proposed slightly increasing the budget to EUR 14 million in order to promote cooperation in this area between 2001 and 2004. The appropriations would be mainly allocated to networks of towns and cities organised at European level and in order to support their activities in the field of development and the dissemination of good practices where sustainable urban development is concerned."@en1

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