Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-07-12-Speech-4-057"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-07-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070712.5.4-057"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-07-12-Speech-4-0582
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Olbrycht2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2006-02-06--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2007-12-11)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; REGI (2007-02-01--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the fourth report on cohesion, recently published by the Commission, confirms that developmental disparities between the richest and the poorest regions in Europe are decreasing, something which was noted earlier. Assuming that the strongest regions maintain a high, steady rate of economic growth, consolidated by a great deal of investment in innovation, we have to conclude that the weakest regions are displaying an increased rate of growth, allowing them to not only avoid lagging further behind, but even to make significant progress in terms of catching up. These facts also confirm the theory concerning the effectiveness of the European Union’s cohesion policy and the need to manage and develop it during the next programming periods. The report we are discussing concerns the poorest regions in the European Union not the poorest regions in the Member States, which are often relatively rich, on a European scale. Inter-regional disparities at a national level mainly fall within the remit of the national authorities and dealing with them should, especially in the so-called cohesion countries, be supported through European intervention. A separate and courageous political decision needs to be taken to define what regions we consider to be the poorest and which require specific action to promote development. Let us remember that the Treaty provisions mention disparities between regions and that cohesion policy needs to cover not only the poorest regions in terms of per capita GDP, but also regions that have fallen behind others in terms of the level of innovation, development of a knowledge-based economy, attractiveness in relation to investment, geographical location and others. Certain disparities may decrease with economic growth and a deeper common market, but new ones will appear. Cohesion policy has never been, and is not, a charitable activity and has to remain a flexible intervention tool for the European Union."@en1

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