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"Mr President, I would like to congratulate all the rapporteurs. A lot has been said about cohesion and the balanced development of Europe. If such development is to become reality, however, appropriate decisions must be taken regarding the Cohesion Fund, the Structural Funds, the Social Fund and cross-border cooperation.
I should like to take this opportunity to call for the adoption of more flexible solutions, especially with regard to the n+2 rule for the Cohesion Fund, to non-recoverable VAT, to social housing and to the multi-fund approach. Amendments to this effect would benefit not only the new Member States, but also the old Member States. Numerous examples can be found to show that companies from the 15 old Member States win tenders to invest in the new Member States. The new Member States also have a full understanding of such problems as the statistical effect and conditions on islands.
I would add that this far-reaching divide into old and new Member States is damaging for the EU. Mathematical game theory recognises that games exist in which the gain of one party does not result in the loss of the other. We should take part in just such a game, as this would benefit Europe."@en1
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