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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe a strong and efficient cohesion policy is inconceivable. Without the political consensus – or political cohesion if you will – required for the development and implementation of the policy, President Hübner’s questions and the related draft decision, I believe, support the political consensus between political groups, political families, and maybe even between the various European institutions.
From this point of view, I find and consider unacceptable the siren voices heard in today’s debate about the GDP as the number one and exclusive indicator and measure of eligibility for regional development support. I would like to express my most definite and unambiguous support for the strong views of Mr Olbrycht and Mrs Mazzoni, namely, the strong views I mentioned in earlier debates in the European Parliament, also shared by Commissioner Hahn, that although GDP does not reflect all dimensions of the stage of development, it is still the most reliable indicator available. Obviously, at Member State level, policy makers may use alternative indicators to eliminate its deficiencies, if any, and to account for environmental and social aspects of development. However, in order to assert European solidarity and ensure that Member States can catch up successfully, it is essential that GDP remains the fundamental and exclusive indicator for the distribution of funds at EU level."@en1
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