Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-09-27-Speech-2-171"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-09-27"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Regional development2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050927.18.2-171"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-09-27-Speech-2-1722
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Musotto2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2008-06-22)3 unknown; Forza Italia (2004-07-20--2008-06-22)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, one of the main aims of territorial policy, as is correctly pointed out in the two reports, is the application of the principle of equality among citizens regardless of where in the European Union they live. Particular attention needs to be paid to the 9 400 000 inhabitants of the 284 islands of the European Union: 3% of the total population living in an area of 95 000 km2. Economic development in these areas is affected by their isolation and the additional costs that that causes. In many cases, these islands are mountainous and they are also less-developed outermost regions. Their average per capita GDP in 2004 was 72% of the EU average and in most cases lower than that of any other area in their respective countries. It must be pointed out, however, that those logistic difficulties do not necessarily equate to unfavourable economic circumstances. Such handicaps should potentially, in fact, be turned into advantages, opening the door to new development opportunities. These islands are part of our Union’s natural heritage and are particularly suitable for many kinds of activity, such as tourism, cultural and leisure pursuits. Amongst other things, with the development of a knowledge-based economy – a major Community policy objective – it is no longer closeness to raw materials or to major markets that leads people to choose where to live, but rather the natural beauty and amenities of the surrounding area. In that respect, the availability of infrastructure and essential facilities become decisive factors. Therefore, after introducing the ‘one fund per programme’ principle in the financial perspective for 2007-2013, we need to promote the territorial cohesion policy as an instrument that adds an essential resource, as these two reports have rightly done, and include it among the priority aims of the European Union’s cohesion policy in its broader sense."@en1

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