Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-04-Speech-2-052"

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dcterms:Date	"2006-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) – Establishment of a Cohesion Fund – European Social Fund – European Regional Development Fund – European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060704.5.2-052"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-04-Speech-2-0532
lpv:speaker	lp:Ambroise Guellec2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2005-06-28--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, in the words of the President of this House, this debate may be prosaic, but it is important, because what we are discussing is more than 35% of the EU's budget, and I think it would have been worthwhile to devote the whole morning to such a subject. That would also have avoided the situation that some Members find themselves in, of having just one minute to deal with a mission impossible. I myself have two minutes, and I am grateful to those who allowed me this time. Regional policy is vital for the new Member States, as we know. It is also important for the others, but it is now the implementation that counts, as our general rapporteur Mr Hadzidakis, and the Commissioner, said just now. This implementation must, of course, take place, but it need not necessarily be uniform: the regional priorities must be as variable as the barriers to development. We all subscribe to the Lisbon Strategy, but the means to make it successful – which it has not yet been – can certainly not be uniform over the whole territory. That is true for all the Member States, not just the newest ones: accessibility for the peripheral regions and the enclaves continues to be a prerequisite for competitiveness and, therefore, for enabling us to get them to meet the EU's general objectives. That is why a strict application of the earmarking of appropriations, with the associated risk of exacerbating still further the disparities between and within regions, would, in my view, be a mistake. It is vital for regional policy to be visible to and popular with our fellow citizens, in order to avoid further disappointments when they are asked about the future of the Union: in simple terms, we need them to feel involved in the progress of regional development. In this regard, we still have much to do."@en1

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