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"I am pleased that the report addresses demographic issues, but there should be a greater focus on those challenges which have an impact on rural areas and towns. One third of Lithuania’s population lives in rural areas. While young people are emigrating, the rural population is ageing – a quarter of the rural population is over 60 years of age. The statistics are worrying. The birth rate in rural areas is 30% higher than in urban areas, but this percentage is falling every year, while the rate of mortality in rural areas is very high (75% higher than in urban areas). This has a negative impact on natural population growth. Demographic change also underlines the disparities in the quality of life of those living in rural and urban areas. In Lithuania, children, farmers and the elderly are worst affected by demographic change. Lithuania’s rural population is three times more likely to experience poverty than the inhabitants of its major cities. I agree with the rapporteur that the EU Structural Funds should be better adapted to the challenges caused by demographic change. For example, low-interest loans provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) really would help the poor in Lithuania’s rural areas."@en1
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