Azcón claimed in Bruselas that the demographic criterion influences the new distribution of community cohesion funds

El presidente del Gobierno de Aragón, Jorge Azcón, proposed this jueves, in the plenary session of the Comité de las Regiones de la EU, introduce population criteria as correction factors of EU cohesion policies from 2027, when a new system for the distribution of funds. In the intervention, at the beginning of the meeting, Azcón highlighted “el positive impact of esas politicos de cohesion” in Aragón, with the “fundamentales” funds FEDER, FEADER, Interreg and el Fondo Social Europeo.

It is recommended to include correction factors for the “adequate” reflection of the demographic and structural reality of Aragón and other regions through low population density, dispersion and the absence of median cities, because “in fact, the opposite hinders the Community’s access to funds. compared to other regions of Europe with a GDP per capita slightly inferior pero cu despoblación”.

Azcón a defendedido que la EU implements “a cohesion policy with a budget acorde a las inversiones a long plazo” which requires the 137 regions of the European Union. “La UE no se entiende sin cohesion”, proclaimed Azcón, recalling that the article 3 of the Tratado de la UE signals that the cohesion is a fundamental goal of the EU and por ello “la politica de cohesion a accompanied in all the stages of to the EU with a satisfactory balance in the convergencia de los Estados miembros”.

“And it was a great success of the current model”, continued the presidente autonómico, before expressing that “in a moment of great historical challenges to the cohesion policy, he has to be able to fight with great rhetoric, like digitization, el cambio climático, demographic transition and citizen security”. Only in this way, he added, will it be possible to compensate for inequalities and walk towards the unique market and “sustainable and durable” development.

Las regiones de la UE abogan por que “la cohesion siga siendo un fundamental pillar de la UE y la main política de inversión decentralidad”, expressed Jorge Azcón, quien planteado three requests: “Una cobertura justa para todas las regions, a budget . suitable for current and future retouching and strengthening the dialogue between the European Commission and the regions”.

In the cohesion policy, el jefe del Ejecutivo aragonés continued, must “respect the territorial approach based on the particularity of each region” and of the regional governments that know better the specific needs of each region and the proximity. allow citizens to be “more efficient”.

“A centralized approach would be a mistake,” Azcón revealed, proposed increasing the EU budget in other strategic areas, “no more costing from the EU’s razón de ser, to cohesion,” and apostatized through consolidation. he dialogue between the European Commission and the regions.

Elsewhere, he expressed “solidarity” with all regions affected in Spain for the recent DANA, especially in Comunidad Valenciana, but also in Aragón, Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha and the Balearic Islands. Congratulations to Vasco Alves Cordeiro for his performance in front of the Committee of the Regions.