7 Amendments of Demetris PAPADAKIS related to 2018/2038(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Oral Question to the Commission on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (O-000100/2017(B8- 0001/2018),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the economic and financial crisis, as well as the unbearable austerity measures imposed on Greece by the three international rescue packages from 2010 onwards, had led to persistently negative growth rates in Greece as well as to serious liquidity problems and a lack of public funds;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Greece and the Greek islands have been - and continue to be - particularly hard hit by the refugee and migratory crisis and they are under great pressure from the increased inflows of migrants and refugees, resulting in a huge blow to local economic activity, particularly in the area of tourism;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the important role cohesion policy plays in delivering the EU objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, incombating unemployment, reducing inequalities, strengthening the competitiveness of all EU regions, expressing European solidarity and in complementing other policies; recalls, moreover, that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) are the biggest source of direct investment in Greece;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6а. Emphasises, on the basis of the positive impact of the measures, the need to repeat such specific measures for Greece or another EU Member State where this is considered necessary and serious liquidity problems are identified;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8а. Welcomes the fact that due to the beneficial provisions of Regulation 2015/1839, Greece was the first Member State to have fully taken up the available resources for the period 2007-2013 and was among the best performing States in implementing the programmes 2014- 2020; stresses the need to maintain a high take-up rate;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that by supporting public investment and deploying EU investments flexibly, through the reprogramming of funds or by raising the cofinancing rate, regional policy mitigated the impact of the financial crisis and of sustained fiscal consolidation in several Member States; stresses, therefore, the importance of not reducing the budget for Cohesion Policy in the European Union's new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) beyond 2020; reiterates nevertheless that cohesion policy should be seen primarily as a catalyst to attract additional public and private funding, and that measures resulting in a reduction in the national cofinancing quotas required for receiving funding for operational programmes financed by the Structural Funds should be duly justified and only envisaged on an exceptional basis;