5 Amendments of Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR related to 2016/2326(INI)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that, under Article 349 of the TFEU, outermost regions enjoy special access to structural funding; calls for all outermost regions to be treated as less developed regions in the future, irrespective of their actual levels of development; believes that, in the next programming period, outermost regions should retain their budget allocations and be able to lay down some priority axes for the use of ESI Funds, in order to offset their structural disadvantages;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the value of ex ante conditionalities, which enable the ESIF to support the Europe post-2020 objectives effectively without prejudice to the cohesion objectives stipulated in the TreatAcknowledges that, despite improving programme performance, the introduction of several new requirements, such as thematic concentration, ex ante conditionalities and financial management, has contributed to delays in cohesion policy implementation in the 2014-2020 period and thereby increased the risk of large sums being decommitted by the end of that period; calls on the Commission to propose practical ways of addressing these difficulties with a view to a post-2020 cohesion policy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes, given that cohesion policy funding is intended to boost investment, growth and employment throughout the EU, that national contributions to the cofunding of projects under that policy in the post-2020 period should not be taken into account in deficit calculations under the Stability and Growth Pact rules;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that grants should, which are an effective means of providing public support in a wide range of areas, in particular for small beneficiaries, must remain the basis of the financing of cohesion policy; notes, however, the gradual shift from grants to financial instruments; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity orand guarantees must be carried out with caution where such financial instruments demonstrate an added value, taking into account regional disparities and the diversity of practices and experiencshould be used solely as a means of attracting additional financial support for cohesion efforts and only in sectors in which they have been shown to be more appropriate than grants as a means of achieving cohesion policy objectives; stresses the importance of assistance to local and regional authorities on the innovative financial instruments through platforms such as fi-compass;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the use of financial instruments under the ESI Funds operational programmes could increase the already existing risk of low disbursement rates, excessive capital endowments, an inability to attract satisfactory levels of private capital, a low leverage effect and problematic revolving, as highlighted by the Court of Auditors Special Report No 19/2016;