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"Mr President, Commissioner Hahn and Commissioner Andor, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to see you seated here together. That demonstrates your desire to work together towards the overall objective of social, economic and territorial cohesion. I have also read the letter you addressed to Mr Barroso concerning cohesion as part of a single integrated structure and I trust that you will stand by that position. That would enable you to be more effective than if you were to go with an opt-out and allow the various funds to operate separately. Thank you very much for that.
These new, difficult, times call for a new policy. We can see evidence of that now in the Commission in connection with the Europe 2020 strategy. In that context, cohesion is at the very heart of the implementation process. The European added value, which is what we so ardently want the debate on our future to yield, is nothing more or less than a part of the implementation and is important for the 2014-2020 period.
What does this come down to? Do not give carte blanche when it comes to the European State aid map. Objective 2 must be retained, because it is very clear. Abandoning this objective would lead to a renationalisation of this segment of European cooperation and we do not want that. The Regional Development Fund and the Social Fund should continue to operate together.
My second point is that the horizontal, integrated character of the funds is vital for the entire spectrum of Europe 2020. Sure enough, the ‘earmarking’ that Mrs Hübner introduced for the Lisbon Strategy did work at the time. The Lisbon Strategy has been successful, especially in regional and urban environments, in bringing Europe closer together. European cooperation within and between Member States brings balanced territorial development in Europe a step closer and creates opportunities for all regions.
Finally, allow me to add that we must improve things. We must have greater synergy between the Rural Development Fund, the Social Fund, the Regional Fund and the Research and Development Funds. That is attainable and would lead to better results. I would like to put one final question to both Commissioners: do you want to introduce the Territorial Pact in the run-up to the Spring summit, as an opportunity for increasing the involvement of regions and towns? The Committee of the Regions has made a proposal to that effect and I would recommend that you consider it, at the same time as you consider the wording of our resolution."@en1
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