Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-24-Speech-2-025"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-03-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090324.3.2-025"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-24-Speech-2-0262
lpv:speaker	lp:Pedro Guerreiro2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2005-01-13--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (2005-01-13--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2005-03-08--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-01-18--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Let us be clear: the Treaties state that, in order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Community shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion, by aiming to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions or islands, including rural areas. Lastly, in addition to other important aspects that we have not highlighted here, we would reaffirm that it is unacceptable for regions to be financially harmed by the so-called statistical effect, which is why measures cancelling out this effect must be adopted. As a result, in this debate on the future of cohesion policy, to which the so-called territorial cohesion dimension is to be added, the following essential principles must be underlined. Firstly, the primary and principal objective of structural policy must be to promote real convergence, by acting as an instrument of redistribution with regard to the costs, inequalities and asymmetries caused by the internal market, by Economic and Monetary Union and by the liberalisation of world trade, for those countries and regions in the European Union which are economically less developed. Secondly, so-called competitiveness cannot be a substitute for convergence in those Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their socio-economic development. As a result, cohesion policy and its associated financial resources must not be subordinated to the competition and liberalisation advocated by the Lisbon Strategy. Thirdly, so-called territorial cohesion must contribute to economic and social cohesion. In other words, its central objective must be to reduce disparities between the levels of economic development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions. Fourthly, new objectives and priorities must be matched by new Community financial resources. In other words, so-called territorial cohesion must not be funded to the detriment of the Convergence objective. Fifthly, the current Community financial resources for cohesion policy are insufficient to meet the needs of real convergence and to respond to the regional disparities, high levels of unemployment, income differences and poverty in the European Union. Sixthly, boosting the Community budget in order to promote economic and social cohesion is absolutely essential. Seventhly, land management and planning are the responsibility of each Member State."@en1
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