Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-04-23-Speech-1-168"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-04-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Future enlargements and cohesion (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070423.19.1-168"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-04-23-Speech-1-1692
lpv:speaker	lp:Pedro Guerreiro2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2005-01-13--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partido Comunista Português (2005-01-13--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2005-03-08--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2005-01-18--2009-07-13)3 member; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, economic and social cohesion, which, after all, is enshrined in the Treaties, should be the cornerstone of Community policies, and should be implemented, for example, by ensuring the redistributive nature of the Community budget. Accordingly, regional development policy is a vital instrument for promoting the reduction of regional disparities and genuine convergence, economic growth and jobs. It is supposed to work as a form of compensation for the economically least developed regions in order to offset the impact of the internal market, the euro and the liberalisation of public services and the commercialisation of goods and services. I wish to point out that the current regional cohesion policy has undergone changes to its objectives and drastic financial cuts in the current financial framework 2007-2013. The report before us exacerbates these detrimental trends, by proposing guidelines that, if implemented, would distort and undermine a genuine cohesion policy. As such, we oppose the proposals whereby, in order to maintain current financial resources in the context of future enlargement, the financial resources of cohesion regions and countries will be redistributed among those regions and countries themselves. It will therefore still be the economically least developed countries that will foot the bill for enlargement, whereas those benefiting most from enlargement will be the economically most developed countries. It is also proposed to replace part of financing from Community funds with increased national cofinancing, access to loans or private cofinancing; to establish a maximum period of time during which regions may receive structural funds; and to make access to cohesion policy contingent upon the implementation of a national economic policy defined on the basis of the criteria laid down in the Lisbon Strategy and the Stability and Growth Pact. We are strongly opposed to these and other intentions, and have therefore tabled a number of amendments to this report aimed at genuinely protecting cohesion policy. We hope that these amendments will be adopted."@en1

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