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"Achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion is one of the important objectives of the European project. This is a target which all Member States have established as part of the European integration process. This is precisely why I think that the process for funding cohesion projects must be based on rigorous financial discipline, implementation in strategic areas and, last but not least, on the principle of good governance. The aim is to reduce the disparities across Europe’s regions. However, the whole procedure for implementing this policy needs to be simplified in order to achieve this desired goal. Funds must be used and I believe that we need to overcome the biggest enemy stalling projects of this kind or making them grind to a halt: excessive European red tape. We must not confuse bureaucracy with transparency, because not every entry registered on a piece of paper or every approval recorded in a file contributes to making cohesion projects transparent.
The disparities between European regions have evolved over long periods of time. I support the report’s proposal that, in order to reduce these inequalities and streamline the European integration process for all Member States, we need to reduce the period required for funding approval and cut red tape and all the rules and procedures along with it, which needlessly hinder rather than help the European Union’s cohesion policy."@en1
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