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"Mr President, Europe is currently in crisis: there is a financial crisis, a macroeconomic crisis, a social crisis and a moral crisis. Citizens perceive Europe as an enemy who regulates and imposes drastic austerity. They do not see what the Union does to invest, to support growth, to integrate those with fewer opportunities and to make up for development imbalances between regions.
In a short while we will be voting on the package on economic governance, which sets out responsible measures in order to adhere to the Stability and Growth Pact, clean up public finances and allow growth to pick up. Cohesion policy is the second pillar on which this growth must rely, a sustainable, intelligent and inclusive growth.
Economic governance and cohesion policy are two sides of the same coin and it is important to point out that one cannot go without the other. That is why we must fight to defend this policy, to defend its budget, to convince the Member States that regional policy is not a luxury but a necessity.
There is a lot at stake in the budget negotiations for the next programming period. We must continue to take action in favour of a policy of European cohesion that is integrated and ambitious, simpler and more visible, one which enhances territorial cooperation and which is fairly directed at all regions.
Thus, I particularly support the proposal, put forward in the Pieper report, proposing the creation of an intermediate category for regions where GDP is between 75 and 90% of the EU average. This category will enable many regions facing structural growth problems to receive fair and balanced treatment.
Moreover, I naturally wish to insist once again on the importance of developing European territorial cooperation. It is the practical embodiment of Robert Schuman’s saying: Europe will not be made all at once or through overall integration; it will be built through concrete achievements which first create a
solidarity. This was true 60 years ago and it is still true today."@en1
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