7 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the recent reform of cohesion policy aimed at tackling these challenges, based on a coherent strategic framework for 2014-2020 with clear objectives and incentives for all Operational Programmes; calls on all actors, especially the main authorities involved to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the new legislative framework for cohesion policy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a stable fiscal and economic – as well as regulatory, efficient administrative and institutional – environment is crucial for the effectiveness of cohesion policy; emphasises that, in order to achieve both the cohesion and Europe 2020 objectives, the policy must be aligned closely with sectoral policies and other EU investment schemes;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned with the low absorption of funds in the 2007-2013 programming period in certain Member States and warns that the underlying reasons should be tackled in order to avoid recurrence of the same problems in the next period; underlines that administrative capacity is essential for the effective and efficient implementation of Cohesion Policy; stresses that instability in the civil service, combined with weak policy coordination may undermine the successful implementation of the ESIF and pose a threat to effective policy management overall;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Warns that the flexibility in the project selection within EFSI poses a risk to undermine the economic, social and territorial cohesion by channelling investments to more developed Member States; asks the Commission to closely monitor the relationship between EFSI and ESIF;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Warns that the alarming rates of youth unemployment threaten to bring about the loss of an entire generation, especially in less developed Member States; insists that advancing the integration of young people into the job market must remain a top priority, to the attainment of which the integrated use of the ESF and the ERDF can make a major contribution; considers that a more results-oriented approach should be taken in this regard to ensure the most effective use of available resources;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes with concern the relative lack of a territorial approach, and in particular of references to cross-border co-operation, in the Sixth Cohesion Report; points out that the inclusion of cross-border aspects would have had an enriching effect, as far as e.g. infrastructure, labour market and mobility, environment, including a joint contingency plan, water use and disposal, waste management, health care, research and development, tourism, public services and governance are concerned, as all of these areas include remarkable cross- border elements and potential; is convinced that in the programming period 2014-2020 the performance of European border and cross- border regions in coming to terms with the crisis, by growing smarter, more inclusive and more sustainable, will improve considerably;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the crucial importance of administrative capacities; calls on policy makers at all governance levels to favour targeted technical assistance for the implementation of cohesion policies in general, and for the extended use of financial instruments combined accordingly with ESIF in particular;