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"Mr President, according to Eurostat data, unemployment has begun to rise again in the EU. In Portugal, it has reached new heights and that is the situation in all the countries most affected by the crisis. Indiscriminate and drastic cuts in public investment, combined with a lack of liquidity in the markets, could lead to a catastrophic situation in terms of unemployment. Pragmatic measures must urgently be taken. It is, in general, the cohesion countries that have EU funds available to them, but the implementation of these funds is extremely low because of their complexity, slowness and lack of flexibility. We are approaching the interim review for the Structural Funds. I call on the Commission and the Member States to carry out a profound review of these programmes, focusing on productive investments. I am also calling for a simplification of the procedures, so that these funds may be applied in a dynamic and flexible fashion. I would reiterate the importance of small and medium-sized businesses, and of support for entrepreneurship and first jobs for young people. I would remind you that if, for example, the Portuguese National Strategic Reference Framework were to help each Portuguese small and medium-sized business to hire a worker, Portugal’s unemployment problem would be practically solved."@en1
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