11 Amendments of Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART related to 2011/0273(COD)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Transnational cooperation should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities. Strategic cooperation should also be encouraged between border regions not covered by the cross-border programme.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Areas for transnational cooperation should be defined having regard to actions needed to promote integrated territorial development. The Commission should be empowered to define transnational cooperation areas. The Commission must take into consideration the necessary adjustments in order to ensure coherence with cross-border regional strategies.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to deliver on the targets and objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, the ERDF should contribute under the European territorial cooperation goal to the thematic objectives of developing an economy based on knowledge, research and innovation, promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy, fostering high employment that delivers social and territorial cohesion, and developing administrative capacity. However, the list of the investment priorities under the different thematic objectives should be adapted to the specific needs of the European territorial cooperation goal, in particular by allowing for the continuation under cross-border cooperation of legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, of cooperation in the fields of employment, training and social inclusion in a cross-border perspective, by allowing for the continuation under transnational cooperation of maritime cross-border cooperation and cross-border cooperation between regions not covered by cross- border cooperation programmes, and by the development and implementation of macro-regional and seabasin strategies.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) For the benefit of the cohesion policy of the Union and the Europe 2020 Strategy, structural funds should provide a more integrated focus from beginning to end for the purpose of assisting the local and regional actors involved in long-term cooperation, particularly when they are supported by a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC). In the aim of enhancing this focus, sufficient geographical flexibility should be introduced in the cross-border and transnational programmes to enable the development of these enhanced collaborations;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2) Transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories, involving national, regional and local authorities and also covering maritime cross-border cooperation and regional cross-border cooperation in cases not covered by cross- border cooperation, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration of those territories, thus contributing to territorial cohesion across the Union.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Cross-border cooperation should be extended to NUTS 2 level or to the level of current cross-border cooperation actions, such as the Euroregions, provided it contributes to encouraging the development of enhanced cooperation between a limited number of regions.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The maximum distance of 150 kilometres will not apply to the island regions inside the limits of its sea basin area for the purpose of promoting cooperation based on a common strategy within the functional area.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) up to 4all thematic objectives shallmay be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) up to 4all thematic objectives shallmay be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) under transnational cooperation: developmenting and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basining: macro- regional strategies; cross-border regional strategies such as the Euroregions, where they are not covered by cross-border programmes and maritime strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancimproving institutional capacity and an efficient public administration).
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) The managing authority must accept a cross-border or transnational project coordinated by a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) outside of the area of cooperation, provided that the activity is carried out in the programmed area.