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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I should firstly like to thank everyone for their work.
The three key concepts defined in the Green Paper – concentration, connection and cooperation – may offer solutions to certain obstacles to the harmonious development of the Community, particularly the negative effects associated with the concentration of economic activity, the inequalities in terms of access to markets and services that result from distance, and the divisions that are imposed not only by boundaries between Member States – particularly the least favoured – but also between regions.
We must therefore try to improve the synergies between these policies, using methods for effectively measuring their territorial impact. That is exactly why I have always argued for the elaboration of additional qualitative indicators with the purpose of better designing and implementing the corresponding policies on the ground, taking into account the different territorial specificities.
For the time being, GDP remains the only criterion for determining eligibility to receive support through the Structural Funds.
However, the elaboration of additional indicators and the conduct of territorial assessments should not lead to more bureaucracy or further delays, but rather to the simplified application of new policies and actions to support territorial cohesion.
The Fifth Progress Report – I am about to finish, Madam President – makes specific reference to transition regions, which are situated between convergence regions and competitiveness and employment regions. It must be borne in mind that these regions need a clearer status, with more security and stability in their development."@en1
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