Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-13-Speech-1-190-500"
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"Undoubtedly, it is a good proposal to allocate extra funding to efforts to tackle youth unemployment. The biggest difficulty small businesses have is in accessing sources of credit, and one in five young people in the EU is unemployed. I would, however, be interested in hearing the Commission’s response to the issue of the EUR 82 billion still to be allocated to the Structural Funds and how that figure was reached. My understanding was that all Structural Funds for the 2007-2013 period were already allocated to Member States and to certain targeted actions and therefore it is a surprise that there is still money to be allocated. Small businesses and local and regional groups often contact me about obtaining funding from the Structural Funds for worthwhile projects. In the majority of cases, authorities reply that the money has all been spent. It must be properly explained where that EUR 82 billion comes from and why worthwhile projects which have the potential to generate employment are being refused outright."@en1
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