13 Amendments of Jozo RADOŠ related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy aims to promote harmonious and balanced development of the whole Union, leading to a strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion, in a spirit of solidarity and with the aim of promoting growth, and reducing the backwardness of the least favoured regions;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the 7th Cohesion Report draws attention to the significant diversity of regions and territories, including within current categories of regions, owing to their specific circumstances (ultraperipherality, low income, low growth, etc.), making a tailored approach essential;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it crucial that cohesion policy should continue to cover all European regions, regardless of their level of development, and remain the European Union’s main investment instrument in the future programming period, with a budget commensurate with the challenges;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its commitment to shared management and the principles of partnership and subsidiarity, which contribute to the added value generated by cohesion policy; stresses that the added value of this policy stems primarily from its ability to take account of the needs and specificities of eachindividual regions and local territoryies and to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European added value is also reflected in European territorial cooperation, in all its dimensions; calls for an increase in its share of the budget allocated to cohesion policy, whilmore effective implementation of programmes, the simplification of the procedure, and the implementation of specific projects, while at the same time improving coordination between different programmes to avoid overlaps;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of cross- border cooperation for better social cohesion between cross-border regions and local communities in the Member States;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the continued implementation of the cross-border territorial cooperation programmes with candidate countries and other neighbouring countries in order to support their European aspirations and strengthen their European integration process;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the role of EU macro- regional strategies and their potential in the better implementation of the territorial dimension in cohesion policy;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that social and fiscal convergence help to foster cohesion while improving the functioning of the single market; takes the view that divergent practices in this area, as well as the unequal conditions experienced by individual regions, may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for territories which are lagging behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; considers that cohesion policy could contribute to the promotion of social and fiscal convergence by providing incentives; calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semester;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs and different potentials, and the regions where results can be achieved; stresses that employment, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for strengthening capacities ,where necessary, for the management of cohesion policy at national level in the Member States, with technical support from the Commission in order to ensure the more effective use of the available funds;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out the unequal conditions faced by potential beneficiaries of cohesion policy resources at the regional and local levels in several Member States resulting from the insufficient application of the subsidiarity principle, unequal degrees of decentralisation and different financial capacities, which may determine whether they are able to use cohesion policy funds effectively;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports a shift in cohesion policy towards a greater focus on results and on content as opposed to form, moving away from an accounting-based approach towards one which focuses on performance and allowing managing authorities more flexibility as to how to achieve targets;