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"Mr President, I wish to make five brief remarks. I support both reports as they are well written and cover the most important points.
My first remark is that I like the way in which the reports focus on one fund and one programme, as this streamlines the way in which we conduct our business and makes it more effective and less complex. That is a very welcome approach from both rapporteurs.
My second remark concerns the territorial indicators. Coming from Finland, I think it very important that we do not just focus on GDP but broaden our view and look at how difficult it is to get to a place. I welcome the rapporteurs' proposals on that point.
My third remark is that I am disappointed there is no mention of the northern sparsely populated regions in the reports. I urge anyone who has not been to Lapland to go and see what a real outermost region looks like. This was mentioned in Article 218 of the Constitution, and it is unfortunate that it is not going to be adopted on time.
My fourth remark concerns the agencies. Agencies and the decentralisation of agencies are part of regionalisation. I do not mind that the Food Agency went to Parma – I can live with a Chemicals Agency – but we must be rational. As part of a rational regional policy we should look at where the seat of the European Parliament should be. I am not sure that it is good regional policy to fly or take the train to Strasbourg once a month.
Finally, I wish to congratulate the rapporteurs for including competitiveness and Lisbon in the reports. All in all, I support them."@en1
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