Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-06-Speech-3-198"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:First progress report on economic and social cohesion2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021106.14.3-198"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-06-Speech-3-1992
lpv:speaker	lp:Catherine Guy-quint2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the report upon which we are to vote tomorrow is first and foremost a progress report on cohesion policy. We must congratulate ourselves on the positive impact of this policy, which has proved crucial to the harmonious development of the Union. Having said that, a great deal still remains to be done. I believe our objective should be to make this policy simpler, more intelligent and more generous. By more intelligent, I mean that this policy must be flexible and take account of the wide variety of handicaps facing the European regions. We need to define clearer allocation criteria and set achievable objectives. In this regard, the GDP statistics have a clear advantage. This, however, is a simplistic solution, which can only be partial, and which does not allow for adaptation to all the realities in the field. We must take account of other indicators that are just as relevant and quantifiable, such as accessibility, public infrastructures and employment rates. This approach would enable us to develop a cohesion policy that benefits regions whose development is lagging behind, but which is also suited to mountainous regions, sparsely populated regions, and regions with geographical handicaps. The new regional policy must also be simpler. That means that its beneficiaries must be able to use it easily. Together with Commissioner Barnier and the Member States, we have started to work towards this, but the current exercise is restricted by the framework set by the regulations in force. We must do more to simplify the administrative framework after 2006. The third objective is to make cohesion policy more generous. Today, fund absorption capacity is often used to justify restrictions on subsidies that are granted. I believe that after 2006, if we succeed in coming up with instruments suited to local needs that are easy to use, the budget for these can and should be greater. The problem is not that there is one cake to be shared between regions, as some would have us believe. The Union must show ambition for the sake of all its citizens when it comes to showing that it is an area of solidarity."@en1

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