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The Setúbal Peninsula is the fourth poorest region in the country and the one that has moved away from the European average, following the loss of community funds, warned the Platform for the development of the Setúbal Peninsula (PDPS)
The Setúbal Peninsula is the region of Portugal that departs the most from the European average, "said Antoine Velge, president of AISET, one of the founding associations of this platform.
The PDPS aims to make known the economic and social status It is also constituted by the Industrial Association of the Peninsula of Setúbal, the Association of Commercial Services and the 39, Tourism Industry of the District of Setúbal (ACISTDS), the Diocesan Caritas of Setúbal and the Pensar Setúbal Movement
According to Antoine Velge, among In 2000 and 2016, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of the Setúbal peninsula has grown from 68% of the European average at 55%. "
The same official also pointed out that, according to the data of
The platform has therefore carried out a study to prove that these indicators are related to the insertion of the Setúbal Peninsula in NUTS II and III of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (19659003) "The inclusion of the Setúbal Peninsula in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) has caused the region to lose its identity and its own characteristics, as well as Community funds, to cause of the product. "19659003] For this reason, the platform wants to help the Setúbal Peninsula" access the community funds to which it is entitled, helping to boost the region and the business and social investment. "
AISET secretary and author of the study, Carlos Martins, demonstrated in the presentation that" both regions have conditions to be autonomous NUTS II. "To be considered NUTS II, it must have a minimum of 800 thousand inhabitants
"Indeed the Peninsula of Setúbal has 782 thousand inhabitants, so we have the conditions to have a specific treatment" According to the author of the study, the municipalities of the Setúbal Peninsula, although they correspond to "28% of the total resident population of the Lisbon metropolitan area", contribute only "9% of the gross value added of the companies"
According to Carlos Martins, the "discrepancy" is due to the fact that six of the municipalities of the Setúbal Peninsula have an income of less than five thousand euros per inhabitant, while on the north shore of the Tagus, only Odivelas has lower incomes [19659003"Celaseproductwithdifferent;intensitédanslapéninsuledeSetúbalcarilyabeaucoupdegensquitravaillentsurlarivenordmaisquandilyaduchômageilss'enregistrentdansleurzonederésidence"heexplains[19659010]. Antoine Velge also said that "more than 150 thousand people move daily on the north bank to get to work, with the resulting economic costs, sacrifices at the level of the population".
To conclude the presentation of the study, Carlos Martins recalled that the Setúbal Peninsula and the northern margin of the LMA "are two regions with two developmental speeds, two social dimensions and two different territories. "
For these reasons, the official stated that" the Setúbal peninsula has characteristics to constitute a new NUTS II and is by right, a NUTS III. "
The President of the Caritas Diocesan de Setúbal, Domingos Sousa, pointed out that the social institution located in the seat of the council" is the second largest in the country, which is not a question of honor, but of concern. "
Contacting the findings at all, the manager considered that" there is a potential to work to change the state of affairs "because" without economic development, there can be no job creation and improvement of living conditions. "
Vice President of the Pensar Setúbal Movement, stressed that" it is important that the peninsula of Setúbal has development conditions similar to other regions. "
Also, according to Carlos Martins, Alto Tâmega, Douro, Montes, Beiras and Serra da Estrela, Alto Alentejo, Central Alentejo and the Autonomous Region of the Azores "present economic development inferior to the Setúb Peninsula al and are considered NUTS II. "
The lawyer associated with the platform, Amélia Nunes, explained that in this process" there is no violation of standards "by the government or the Commission European.
The official indicated, however, that "because of the" particular reality of the peninsula ","
According to Antoine Velge, the next steps are "to continue to alert and ask for the" right ". assistance to all public structures in the country, and in particular to the European Commission
ACISTDS President, Francisco Carriço, also mentioned that "it is necessary to join the local authorities", which, hopefully, he will, will occur in a second phase.
On May 22 this year, the platform was presented to the Secretary of State for Development and Cohesion, Nelson de Sousa
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