Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-09-21-Speech-2-712"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-09-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100921.23.2-712"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-09-21-Speech-2-7132
lpv:speaker	lp:Iosif Matula2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2012-10-21)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2012-10-21)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Afghanistan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Sustainable economic and social development is achieved through utilising the various territorial assets which are available. This notion is one of the main points in the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion. The principle of this cohesion has been reinforced by the regulations governing the Structural Funds for the 2007-2013 period and it is one of the European Union’s key objectives introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. The provisions of Article 174 should be translated into specific development strategies and concrete measures aimed at overcoming the handicaps and tapping the potential offered by mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas. This could be achieved through a European political framework and could generate added value through utilising the various local assets. Research and development policies would result in a better use of the vast natural potential of these regions, with a direct impact, for instance, in the areas of sustainable energy and tourism. This would allow us to turn specific geographical features into benefits. One important aspect which we must focus on is demographic shifts. We must encourage specific demographic policies aimed at the inhabitants of these regions, offering them different facilities according to the specific features of the area. The disadvantaged mountain regions in my country, with their population in steady decline, expect measures for improving their economic situation so that their inhabitants are encouraged to stay in these settlements and contribute to their development. I have another extremely important point to make. I believe that GDP must continue to be used as the main criterion for determining eligibility for regional policy assistance. Introducing other indicators would complicate and ruin, in the long term, the actual development process in these areas, as well as the cohesion policy as a whole. However, these indicators can be used by Member States to redistribute the funds between regions, up to the limits of the packages which were allocated to them, just for the benefit of the areas mentioned."@en1
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