Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-03-24-Speech-2-051"

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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
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20090324.3.2-051"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-03-24-Speech-2-0522
lpv:speaker	lp:Rumiana Jeleva2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; EMPL (2007-06-19--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2007-07-23--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2007-07-04--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-07-11--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-06-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Ladies and gentlemen, the cohesion policy is one of the fundamental components of the European Union. It has reflected for decades the general desire of European citizens for a better future with a higher quality of living and working. The results of the cohesion policy show that it is one of the EU’s most successful policies. Nowadays, Member States which have been much less developed in the past in relation to the EU average are now among the most developed in the world. These principles help show the cohesion policy’s effectiveness and motivate new states which have joined the EU, like my country, for example: Bulgaria. We Bulgarians waited a long time for full membership of the European Union and rightly pin our hopes on the opportunities provided by the Structural and Cohesion Funds. I think that I am speaking on behalf of all of us when I thank Commissioner Hübner for her huge efforts in the area of regional development and her decisive support for the cohesion policy. The five reports from the Committee on Regional Development underscore the European Parliament’s long-term commitment as well to a strong, effective cohesion policy. Ladies and gentlemen, apart from facing the financial crisis, we also need nowadays to deal with the problems resulting from climate change, demographic changes, energy efficiency, excessive urbanisation, migration and other issues. All these issues require a strong, consolidated response from the European Union. This is why the cohesion policy must be used as a driving force for the changes we need to make. Such a challenge facing the EU is, for example, the reduction in external dependency on oil and gas. Ladies and gentlemen, the cohesion policy and Structural Funds have always been something more than a simple gesture of European solidarity. They are actually part of a mutually beneficial system which can be used to create new markets and new commercial relations. I will conclude by saying that every citizen has the right to benefit from the cohesion policy. This obviously applies to citizens in my country too, who deserve a higher quality of working and living conditions."@en1
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