Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-02-21-Speech-4-018"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-02-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080221.3.4-018"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-02-21-Speech-4-0192
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	". − In this brief speech on such an important issue as the future of the cohesion policy in the European Union, we can only underline some of the fundamental principles that we believe should guide this debate. Firstly, regional policy is a key instrument for promoting the highly cherished economic and social cohesion. It is a structural policy which must have as its primary and principal objectives, as has already been stated, the reduction of disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, the encouragement of the least-favoured regions that are lagging behind, the promotion of real convergence and the stimulation of growth and employment. It must therefore serve as a factor of redistribution and compensation, as regards the increased costs of the single market, Economic and Monetary Union and the liberalisation of international trade, for the less-developed countries and regions of the European Union. Secondly, the cohesion policy and its associated financial resources must be used to promote projects for economic, social, environmental and regional development. As a result, these projects must not be subject to a policy which has, as its priority and dogma, the competition, deregulation or so-called adaptability and entrepreneurship which are priorities of the Lisbon Strategy. In other words, we believe that competitiveness must not be a substitute for convergence in the Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their socioeconomic development. Thirdly, the current Community financial resources for the cohesion policy are insufficient to meet the needs of real convergence, regional disparities, high levels of unemployment, inequalities in income and poverty in the European Union. We therefore reiterate the need to increase the Community budget, making the promotion of economic and social cohesion in the European Union the central and primordial objective."@en1

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