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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021121.4.4-138"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-21-Speech-4-1392
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-11-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	". In Stockholm, in June 2001, the European Council adopted the objective of reducing the overall level of State aid as a percentage of GDP by 2003, particularly ad hoc and sectoral aid. The Barcelona Council of March 2002 confirmed this intention, calling on Member States to redirect such aid towards horizontal objectives of common interest, including economic and social cohesion, and target it to identified market failures. I believe State aid to be a flexibility instrument that is crucial to correcting disparities and to addressing specific problems under European competition rules, which means that the legitimacy of its use should never be questioned, although it must be undertaken in a moderate and justifiable way. In the specific context that led to the drafting of this report, I welcome the clear reduction in State aid granted and its redirection towards horizontal objectives, such as SMEs, the environment, R[amp]D, employment and training, which fall beyond the strict remit of economic efficiency, but promote the better preparation of economic actors and Member States for the internal market. Lastly, I disagree with the rapporteur’s call for the codecision procedure to be extended to this field. I welcome the amendments that have been adopted in various individual votes which, although the rapporteur might not like it, have significantly improved the final text of the resolution. ***"@en1

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