12 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2015/2224(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the new ITI and the CLLD initiatives represent step changes in the ability of local stakeholders to combine funding streams and plan well-targeted local initiatives;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the implementation of the ESI Funds thus far has highlighted considerable barriers to achieving the effective implementation of CLLD and ITI on the ground; whereas the local dimension of Cohesion Policy remains under-utilised and under-valued by many Member States;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas innovative approaches towards local development, prioritizing local knowledge to address local problems with local solutions have gained growing importance across the world;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the path dependency is also an important factor, creating resistance to moving away from a more traditional top-down approach and can partly explain the reluctance of central system(s) and institutions to hand over power to the local system(s);
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that for managing authorities, applying bottom-up principles to policies that are traditionally delivered top-down brings in a whole set of challenges, in this respect, clear mechanisms for downward and social accountability are critical;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights that at the local level, the design of high quality integrated multi- sectoral innovative strategies is a challenge, especially when this has to be undertaken in a participative way;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds that is not only EU programmes that need to be more flexible and better integrated but also mainstream national and regional policies; stresses that ensuring a more general spirit of governance reform will help to ensure that EU funds are not delivered in a 'parallel' framework to national and regional policies, but rather are embedded in a broader drive to produce sustainable economic outcomes;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission's focus on results and outcomes which should also help local policy makers to move away from an excessive focus on funds absorption and the cataloguing of implementation processes towards identifying real and meaningful targets that will produce tangible change for their local business and residents;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the importance of increased efforts by both the Member States and the Commission to expand the use of the new tools in the context of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC); stresses that neighbouring areas divided by a border often face similar challenges which can be better tackled jointly, at the local level;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasizes that the late decision at the national level to use the ITI instrument has been highlighted as a major difficulty to properly frame the territorial strategy, create the coordination structure, determine the budget and prepare the national legal base for ITI;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Reminds that the main issue regarding the ITI was the lack of clear vision on what an ITI should be and how to use multi-fund approach;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends that the bottom-up approach in the context of ITI is formalised in the next generation of cohesion policy during the programming as well as during the implementation phase;