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"I would like to emphasize certain aspects related to the article reaffirming the importance of the principle of solidarity in this report.
The cohesion policy continues to draw one third of the European Union’s annual budget. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore the fact that this field has become less and less important, as compared to the increases recorded in the competitiveness policy for economic growth and employment. For instance, as compared to 2007, budget line 1a – for competitiveness – has recorded an increase of 18.4%, while 1b – which covers the field of cohesion – only a 3.1% increase.
Moreover, we should take into consideration the effects of the Lisbon Treaty’s implementation on the cohesion policy. Structural funds – which are currently non-mandatory expenses and on which the Parliament has the last say in the budgetary procedure – will become the subject of a joint decision of the Council of Ministers and the Parliament. Nevertheless, it is known that every year, the Council operates important reductions of the European amounts designed for the cohesion policy.
For this reason, I believe it is very important to achieve the objectives of the Lisbon strategy, yet without neglecting the disparities continuing to exist between the European regions."@en1
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