Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-06-15-Speech-4-132"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-06-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Structural Funds (1998)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000615.4.4-132"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-06-15-Speech-4-1332
lpv:speaker	lp:Carlos Ripoll Y Martínez De Bedoya2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-04-01)3 substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and the Gulf (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-04-01)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, first of all I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on this report which not only highlights the importance of the Structural Funds but also a series of problems. I would firstly likely to remind you that the objective of the Funds is to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union and that, while it is true that the GDP per capita in the regions with the lowest rate increased by 9% between 1986 and 1996, over the same period the income per capita in the four poorest countries rose by 8%. Nevertheless, the difference when compared to the 25 richest regions continues to be the same: two and a half times. These figures should lead us to consider the fact that, while the level and quality of life in the poorest regions is increasing, we have not managed to reduce the disparities between the richest and the poorest regions of the European Union. A second factor is that only 10% of the interventions from the Funds correspond to local development measures, despite the fact that most population and poverty is found in urban centres. To this data we must also add a factor which will distort the statistics and will change the landscape of the European Union in the next few years, i.e. the incorporation of the new Member States. All of these issues point to the need for a series of criteria to be taken into account in the future. Firstly, we must leave room for prioritising the interventions relating to urban development. Secondly, we need to develop policies which will reduce the disparities between the richest countries and the poorest countries. Thirdly, we must show greater sensitivity towards phenomena which have been ignored in the European Union, such as insularity and isolation. Lastly, we must take account of all sections of the population with the real objective of creating ever more employment, especially in the least-favoured regions."@en1

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