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"Mr President, new challenges have arisen for the European Union as a result of the economic situation in Europe and also of current and future enlargements. During the last 30 years the main focus in terms of the implementation of policy objectives has been on economic and social cohesion. The outcome of the actions undertaken indicates the need to include territorial cohesion amongst these objectives. In the broader context of the problems arising concerning the relationship between centres and peripheries and between metropolitan areas and small centres of population for example, the issue of urban development is becoming increasingly important. Pursuant to the Lisbon Strategy, cities are to become centres for innovative activities intended to promote development. They are therefore set to become the potential engines of development in the European Union. At the same time, however, it is in those very cities that increasing internal disparities have been noted, together with a worrying increase in social problems and even the social exclusion of certain groups. Special attention should therefore be paid to cities. Consequently, I earnestly hope that due regard will be paid to urban-related issues in all Community policies, not just in cohesion policy. In particular, I believe it is necessary to recognise the need for it to be mandatory to include the urban dimension in the implementation of cohesion policy tasks in the Objective I framework and also in Objective II regions It would also be appropriate to delegate authority for project management to city level when a city’s own regeneration programmes are being implemented."@en1

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