12 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2018/2038(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy is an expression of solidarity and the main investment instrument of the EU, covering all regions andwith the aim at reducing disparities; whereas its added value and flexibility in response toimportance during the economic and financial crisis has been confirmed on several occasions as it contributed to maintain much-needed public investment opportunities;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cohesion policy has proven very flexible in times of crisis by adapting to changing legislative requirements and priorities thus enabling Member States and regions to take tailor- made response in view of increasing their resilience towards sudden events and external shocks;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in some cases, cohesion policy, due to its limited budgetary resources, could only help preventing the worsening of the crisis and alleviating the devastating impacts already unfolding on the ground, such as economic decline, job losses, increasing risk of poverty and out- migration;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas support between 2007 and 2015 from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund in Greece amounted to EUR 15.8 billion, equivalent to some 19 % of total government capital expenditure;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission and the co-legislators acknowledged in 2015 that Greece has been affected by the crisis in a unique manner, which could have had a severe impact also on both the finalisation of the operations under the 2007-2013 operational programmes and the start of the implementation of the 2014-2020 cohesion policy programmes;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 was intended to provide Greece with liquidity at a crucial moment before the implementation of programmes had come to a halt and necessary investment opportunities missed out;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Appreciates that Greek authorities undertook to re-organise the project classification and identify major projects to be selected for completion; underlines that this helped significantly to overcome institutional and administrative obstacles and establish priority actions to be implemented without further delay thus also preventing financial corrections;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the ESIFs have a significant impact on GDP in several Member States, and that investment supported by cohesion policy and rural development policies in Greece is estimated to have increased GDP in 2015, at the end of the previous programming period, by just over 2% above the level it would have been in the absence of the funding provided; recalls that the use of EU structural funds should always focus on achieving real EU added value, target EU objectives and priorities and go beyond mere GDP growth;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of, that the mainly quantitative analysis of the report submitted by the Greek authorities on the use of the amounts under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 related to the 2007-2013 programming period, but regrets the lack ofcomply with the legal requirement; considers that a qualitative assessment in terms of increased competitiveness and productivity and sustainability would help completing the analysis and understanding the results achieved;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the importance of structural reforms for a sound business environment and an effective implementation of the ESIFs, and invites Greece to make full use of the possibilities for assistance under the SRSP for efficient and effective use of EU funds;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that by supporting public investment and deploying EU investments flexibly, through the reprogramming of funds or by raising the cofinancing rate, regional policy mitigated the impact of the financial crisis and of sustained fiscal consolidation in several Member States; reiterates nevertheless that cohesion policy should be seen primarily as a catalyst to attract additional public and private funding, and that measures resulting in a reduction in the national cofinancing quotas required for receiving funding for operational programmes financed by the Structural Funds should be duly justified and only envisaged on an exceptional basis;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Concludes that the adoption of Regulation 2015/1839 was an important measure appropriate to provide tailor- made support at a crucial moment, and that the implementation of this Regulation delivered outcomes as envisaged;