13 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the cohesion policy should further aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the addressing the challenges of the least favoured regions through the investments achieving maximum impact on the stimulation of growth and jobs across Europe;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social developmentituation is a pressing humanitarian phenomenon which needs a global approach; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a sustainable set of measures, such as access to the labour market; et of effective and targeted measures, such as employment-oriented integration, programmes and policies looking at matching refugees’ skills with labour market needs; stresses that measures to facilitate integration of refugees into the labour market should not undermine the impact of European funds to those who are already benefiting from them, such as the long-term unemployed;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that migrants tend to arrive and often – despite the efforts of the authorities to promote even distribution – tend to settle in urban areas; recognises the important role of cities in the short, medium and long term with regard to the reception, accommodation and integration of migrants;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in rescue operations; reminds, however, that these vessels are not compensated for helping in rescues and often are fined for late deliveries;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that merchant vessels are at risk of being in breach of their safety certificates by taking on board more passengers than have been legally agreed upon;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the Luxemburg EU Council Presidency’s conclusions of 27 November 2015 on the occasion of the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Territorial Cohesion and Urban Policy which ‘consider providing cities and municipalities with adequate support to deal with the refugee situation, in particular by mobilising [...] the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) dedicated to sustainable urban development and [by] accommodating the issue of migration and refugees within the EU Urban Agenda’;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SupportNotes the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be flexible in using existing programmes to address the current additional challenges for cohesion policy; welcomnotes the Commission’s readiness to examine proposals by the Member States to make use of EU support, and its willingness to examine and rapidly approve amendments to the 2014-2020 Operational Programmes in order to better integrate migrants; urges the Member States accordingly to take advantage of the funding available through the ESI Funds;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that any decisions on reallocation of the amounts from structural funds on migration issues should be left to the exclusive competence of the Member States and regions;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to make full use of its discretionary powers, under Article 23(9)-(14) of the Common Provisions Regulation, regarding the level and scope of any suspension of commitments or payments in cohesion policy, whenever additional public expenditure by individual Member States is needed for the accommodation and integration of large numbers of migrants.
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterranean to seek solutions to the refugee crisis, including efforts to improve the safety and human rights of the refugees in their home countries; encourages the Member States to offer assistance and resources to frontline Members States and to find solutions to root causes of large scale migration such as establishing regional stability, increasing cooperation with third countries, applying an efficient returns system and tackling human traffickers with tough criminal penalties;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of creating infrastructure and a system which anticipates and prepares for the next area of the EU’s external border which will be subject to vastly increased migratory flows.