11 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2018/2054(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the challenges related to business activities carried out in the border regions, in particular when related to taxation, public procurement or social security systems; calls on the Member States to better align and harmonise the relevant legal provisions and achieve convergence in regulatory frameworks, in order to allow for more flexibility in the implementation of national legislation, as well as to improve the dissemination of information on cross-border issues, e.g. by creating one-stop-shops to enable workers and companies to fulfill their obligations and to realize their rights to full extent as requested by the legislative system of the member state where they provide their services;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that transport services are still insufficiently developed in the border regions, which hampers cross- border mobility; stresses, furthermore, that cross-border transport infrastructure is also particularly adversely affected by complex regulatory and administrative arrangements; awaits the forthcoming Commission study on missing railway links along internal EU borders; emphasizes the benefits further development of waterways can deliver for local and regional economies; reminds that some existing railway infrastructure falls in disuse due to the lack of support from national level; underlines that any such study or future recommendations should be based on information and experience from local and regional authorities;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasizes the role EU border regions can have concerning the environment and preservation of it as environmental pollution and natural disasters are often cross-border; in this context supports the cross-border projects on environmental protection for EU external border regions as these regions often face environmental challenges caused by different environmental standards and legal regulation in the EU neighbouring countries; calls also for better cooperation and coordination in internal water management to prevent natural disasters such as floods;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that some border regions face serious migration challenges, as a consequence of insufficient national and European policy support; reminds that these challenges often go beyond the capacity of the border regions and encourages the measured use of Interreg programmes, as well as the exchange of good practices between local and regional authorities in the border areas, in the framework of the integration of refugees under international protection; underlines the need for national governments to support local and regional authorities in addressing these challenges;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Awaits the Commission’s position on internal maritime as well as external border regions; calls for additional support for cross-border projects of EU external border regions with the border regions of the neighboring countries, in particular regions of those third countries that are involved into the EU integration process; reiterates, in this context, that the features of and the challenges faced by all border regions are common to some extent, while requiring a differentiated approach;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to ensure genuine cooperation in the field of cross-border provision of emergency services such as healthcare, in order to ensure that patients’ rights are respected, as provided for in the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive, police cooperation and fire brigades intervention;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020, as well as a significantly increased budget in the next programming period; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. ECalls the Commission to deliver an annual report to the European parliament on a list of obstacles that have been removed in the field of cross-border cooperation; encourages the Commission to enhance the use of existing innovative tools, which contribute to the ongoing modernisation of cross-border cooperation, such as Border Focal Point, reinforced SOLVIT, as well as the Single Digital Gateway, aimed at organising expertise and advice on cross-border regional aspects, and to further develop new ones;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the potential of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation is not being fully exploited, which could be due partly to reg; calls for identificational and local authorities’ reservations, and partly to their unfounded fear of a transfer of competencesswift addressing of the causes of such outcome;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for assessment of the work of Euroregions in the field of regional cooperation and their relation to the initiatives and work of EU border regions in order to coordinate and optimise the results of their work in this field;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commissionmmission, Council, national and regional parliaments of the member states, the CoR and the EESC.