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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, as regards the issue of rules for the structural funds, there is no time to lose. The process of implementing common rules for these funds is an arduous one, and those of us from the new Member States still have fresh memories of what happened in 2004 when we had to deal with months of delays, time that has been difficult to make up. I would therefore call for an agreement on the directives on the structural funds to be concluded at the earliest opportunity. I feel it would be unfortunate if the agreement were to run aground or be postponed as a result of Parliament insisting on certain requirements right up until the last moment, cost what it may. An agreement needs to be reached as quickly as possible so that adequate time is set aside for operational programmes to be drawn up at national level. The last bone of contention between the Council and Parliament is the issue of the Community reserve. I should like to point out that the Council has agreed that some Member States, including the Czech Republic, will have their structural fund allocations adjusted in 2010 as a result of updated economic growth estimates. It would therefore only be fair to address the issue of the reserve from this point of view, because economic growth in some countries has evidently been underestimated.
The report before us is, to my mind, a well-balanced text that will contribute towards an agreement with the Council. I agree with the criticism that has been levelled at the earmarking of resources for the aims of the Lisbon Strategy. As things stand, and given that the Commission in particular is insisting on the principle of earmarking, I at least welcome the fact that this is not intended to affect the new Member States, which will have to invest mainly in infrastructure and in combating unemployment, in light of the backwardness of many of their regions. I also feel it important to point out that the urban dimension has not been catered for sufficiently. Cities face a range of problems. That being said, I welcome the fact that the Commission is in favour of lifting the current ban on using money from the fund for housing. In the new Member States especially, there are many neglected, run-down high-rise estates, the renovation of which is taking a great deal of time on account of the lack of public resources. I should like to thank the rapporteur for this report and would recommend its adoption."@en1
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