Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-31-Speech-3-034"
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"Madam President, I should like to thank the Commissioner for the open manner in which he chose to present his report in plenary. It is the beginning of a debate – an honest debate – that we want to be involved in as parliamentarians. The Commissioner and Mr Hatzidakis said that regional disparities will become twice as great. The challenge to achieve cohesion will be greater: we have an unprecedented expansion of the Union and we still have poor regions.
There is a multi-million euro question which is, to use the words of a former French Commission President: “Have we got the means to match our ambitions?” That is not to say that the means have to be financial, but we must also look at other policies. It is clear that there will be a cap on budgetary contributions. Therefore I ask you, Commissioner Barnier and your colleagues, to look at the opportunities offered by other policies, in particular the real and tangible benefits of involving the private sector in regenerating our regions.
Can you be sure, Commissioner, that an enlightened view will be taken, in particular by Mr Monti, the Commissioner responsible for competition, to ensure that we have private sector innovative approaches to reducing regional disparities across the Union?"@en1
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