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"In recent years, money from the Cohesion Fund and the Structural Funds has contributed to the dynamic development of many towns and a significant proportion of rural areas. Cohesion policy is tangible evidence for EU citizens of the positive impact of actions taken at EU level on local communities and their regions. We are slowly exiting the crisis which has given rise to additional inequalities within the EU. Cohesion policy has turned out to be a flexible instrument which has managed to respond to the specific needs of individual regions and, to a certain extent, cushion the negative effects of the crisis. Cohesion between regions is a unique kind of added value which has a positive impact on the EU’s economic competitiveness. By bringing the level of development of the regions closer together and ensuring a similar quality of life and equal access to infrastructure, the EU can face up to global challenges. It will be able to concentrate more on investments in innovation, research and development.
A sustainable, green, knowledge-based economy will mean we are more competitive, since competitiveness will increase if unemployment falls in the regions and if we support the creation of a well qualified and mobile workforce, both in urban and rural areas. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises, which employ the majority of the EU’s citizens, is a key issue. We need a strong cohesion policy, which, in turn, requires an appropriate budget, at least at its current level, in order to meet its ambitious targets."@en1
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