Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-04-20-Speech-2-376"

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dcterms:Date	"2010-04-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20100420.14.2-376"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-04-20-Speech-2-3772
lpv:speaker	lp:Sophie Auconie2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Nouveau Centre (2009-07-14--2013-05-26)3 member; REGI (2009-07-16--2011-04-05)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, having cooperated constructively for months with the rapporteur, Mr Kirilov, I am keen to express my heartfelt thanks to him here. I also wish to highlight the quality of the work carried out by the Council, in particular, since the start of the Spanish Presidency. This is all the more important because this evening, we are debating a regulation whose measures are awaited by thousands of actors on the ground. I am convinced that, for these actors on the ground, it is regional policy that is the most tangible expression of the European Union in their area or region. Nevertheless, although it is intended to help them, regional policy is too often seen as complex and restrictive. It is therefore time to change its image through an in-depth simplification of the rules on its application. The EUR 350 billion of European funds are for the benefit of our fellow European citizens. Today, we are demonstrating the responsive approach awaited on the ground, in these times of economic and social crisis that we are all experiencing. If I had to pick out only certain aspects of this important text, I would say that it gives us greater flexibility and solidarity in Europe. Greater flexibility, because the proposed simplification measures allow for a reduction in the amount of information to be provided, for fewer controls, and for greater flexibility on revenue-generating projects. However, it also increases solidarity, because exceptional measures are being taken to combat the economic crisis, such as financial advances – as the Commissioner and Mrs Krehl were saying – and a new calculation system. The final vote at the start of May will, therefore, allow us to be of great help to the recipients of European funding as well as to planning departments, but let us not forget that there is still much to be done in the field of simplification."@en1
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