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"All people have their own dreams and aspirations and politicians have their ideals and visions, which they subsequently embody in various projects. The Natura 2000 project is exceptional simply because it incorporates ideals and also people’s aspirations. It is based on the protection of Europe’s cultural and natural heritage, on the preservation and protection of biodiversity. Apart from these rather grand ideas, the Natura 2000 project is also exceptional in that it could be a driving force in the development of rural areas. It is of great socio-economic significance with respect to employment and tourism and also to the protection of the population’s health.
Today, just as the Constitutional Treaty is being adopted and ratified in the different states, it is very important that, on this matter too, we are able to say what is the position of Parliament in the development of such projects and what is the position of the Commission, which has to facilitate such projects and which has to provide the resources for the project to achieve its goals.
The question of cofinancing has often posed problems for many Member States of the European Union, particularly the new ones, since, under the terms of decentralisation, the authorities in the different regions have taken direct responsibility for schools, hospitals and also the protection of this heritage. It is therefore important and essential that you provide help in the implementation of this project, that you directly release financial resources to assist those regions which do not have the money for cofinancing.
Commissioner, you have spoken about subsidiarity with respect to this very matter. I should like to ask you, however, to bear in mind that the natural environment has no borders
‘birds don’t need passports’."@en1
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