Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-02-14-Speech-1-089"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable urban development – rural development – EQUAL initiative2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000214.4.1-089"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-02-14-Speech-1-0902
lpv:speaker	lp:Juan de Dios Izquierdo Collado2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3,3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Partido Socialista Obrero Español (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, with regard to the various initiatives which we are analysing this afternoon, I would like to concentrate strictly on one of them, that is, the URBAN programme. It is a fact that we are debating this programme today because the European Parliament insisted that this initiative should be maintained. The Commission proposed removing it and other initiatives, but Parliament’s proposal and the sensitivity of the Commission itself at the time led to the URBAN initiative being retained. I believe that we should be pleased about this. But what were the Commission’s arguments, from Commissioner Monika Wulf-Mathies and Director-General Eneko Landaburu in particular, for eliminating the URBAN programme? Its argument was one of priority. The urban question is so important that we cannot tighten our belts and undervalue it with a programme which has such a small budget. Today the programme is in place and therefore I believe we have achieved something important, that distinguishing mark of the European Union called the URBAN programme. However, I would like to address Commissioner Barnier and support the argument of Commissioner Wulf-Mathies and the Director-General, because I think they were absolutely right. The urban dimension must be incorporated much more deeply in all the structural funds. The amount of budget required by our cities – where 80% of the European population live and which increasingly represent both the best and the worst of what we have in Europe, I believe, clearly indicates that the European dimension should be taken into account and that this URBAN programme should not be used as an excuse not to analyse in detail, not to prioritise and, therefore, not to introduce an infinitely greater budgetary contribution into programmes which affect the cities, by means of European funds. Therefore, I do not believe I need to restate the number of factors which demand this investment in urban areas, factors which are on the agenda, and I would like to say to the Commissioner that we hope he will be sensitive in this respect."@en1

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