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"Mr President, like my colleagues, I, too, have been concerned by some of the trends outlined in the internal document which, in the grand old scheme of things, was leaked recently. The area that is causing me most concern is the suggestion to deprioritise the competitiveness objectives.
These competitiveness objectives have been vital in creating rural and regional development – particularly the technology parks, which have helped to drive the smart economy and will be needed more so into the future.
They have also helped with cohesion within, as well as across, regions. I think it is very important to realise that there are huge poverty gaps within regions. This is not always recognised, and I think in particular the criterion of basing everything on national GDP is an erroneous measurement. It should be more on purchasing power, and certainly the purchasing power within some regions is far lower than the national average.
I hope these things will be addressed in the forthcoming White Paper, as well as the opportunities that exist in synergies between research, innovation and regional development.
Like my colleague, I, too, would be concerned about rural development policy – albeit not as part of the cohesion policy, more in line with the CAP – but, at the same time, it is absolutely vital that it is not squeezed in any future proposals because rural development, and particularly the family farm, is vital for the social infrastructure of society.
Finally, I just want to say also that more needs to be done in combating fraud. I know there have been improvements in recent years, but we must ensure that the money which is given by the EU goes to where it is supposed to go, so that we can have better opportunities for people right across the European Union."@en1
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