Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-23-Speech-4-375-500"
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"I believe that the European Urban Agenda is a policy of undoubted importance, given that 70% of the European population lives in cities, and that these people generate about 80% of EU gross domestic product (GDP). A total of EUR 21.1 billion has been earmarked for urban development in 2007-2013, to be targeted at the rehabilitation of industrial sites and contaminated land areas, urban and rural regeneration, clean urban transport, and housing. The European Urban Agenda focuses on developing infrastructure and services in cities. Cities are currently facing various and disparate problems, requiring the implementation of tailored and integrated local development models. Therefore, since urban policy is integrated into cohesion policy objectives, the latter should serve as a link with rural areas in order to foster inclusive development. Cities should have a voice in solving their problems through multi-level governance and by employing the partnership principle. Finally, I would like to stress that the preparation of integrated strategic planning should be complemented by flexible financial engineering so that national, regional and local authorities are free to implement their priorities."@en1
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