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"Mr President, there has been so much discussion of this issue, and we are so like-minded with regards to it, that the report does not actually have to be presented in the proper sense. But, anyway, the idea of sustainable urban development has grown into something significant in just the last few years. It is a question, mainly, of a horizontal approach, namely, that sustainable development is a common denominator for social, economic and ecological work in cities. We know that the Commission is now drafting a programme for sustainable development for the whole of the European Union, and that should be ready in six months’ time. I hope that sustainable urban development will form a vital part of this sustainable development strategy. We know that the vast majority of Europeans live in cities, and, until now, these matters, as far as cities specifically are concerned, have played second fiddle. The rapporteur, Mrs Lienemann, has quite rightly recommended that the Commission’s proposed budget should be increased. The sum is not very large even now, but it will definitely enable us to start an inter-city networking programme so that our citizens, in particular, will be able to establish direct contact with the various players in the networks of different countries. In this way we can develop the European view on urban development. I hope that these resources will be used specifically for developing European cooperation from the point of view of our citizens."@en1
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