Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-12-13-Speech-2-456"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Direct state aid as a tool of regional development2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051213.65.2-456"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-12-13-Speech-2-4572
lpv:speaker	lp:José Albino Silva Peneda2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-10-12--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-10-12--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"State aid is normally seen as something detrimental to competition. The Treaty of the European Union acknowledges, however, that such aid is acceptable when it is intended to contribute towards the economic development of those regions in which the standard of living is well below the European average. The principle whereby active public policy is justified when it is intended to boost social cohesion is thus enshrined. While the free functioning of the market brings benefits in terms of economic development, it alone cannot ensure development. In terms of regional policy, therefore, this kind of state aid could serve to support the least favoured regions. Accordingly, given that state aid and regional policy are complementary, they need to be brought closer together. In this regard, I agree with the rapporteur that regions affected by the statistical effect should be subject to the same arrangements as the convergence objective regions. I turn now to globalisation, which has brought a fresh problem to the EU’s table, to which I have repeatedly drawn the House’s attention. The problem centres on the fact that regions and sectors built, economically speaking, on manufacturing, run the risk of being wiped off the map. In order to redress this trend, the EU has put forward the idea of the globalisation adjustment fund, an initiative that I support, albeit on the proviso that it be implemented only in regions that, according to likely trends, are at acute social risk. This fund must therefore be highly selective and applied only in exceptional circumstances. The focus must be on those regions that fulfil three key characteristics at any given time: high rate of population concentration, high unemployment and specialisation across a range of sectors."@en1

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