Activities of Steeve BRIOIS related to 2015/2280(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European territorial cooperation - best practices and innovative measures (A8-0202/2016 - Iskra Mihaylova) FR
Amendments (25)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cross-border cooperation should be the responsibility of the Member States and their national authorities;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas following the principles of shared management, multilevel governance and partnership, ETC programmes have been developed through a collective process bringing together a wide range of European, national and regional bodies to tackle common challenges across borders, but the results are slow in coming;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that ETC has become one of the two goals of cohesion policy 2014-2020, with its own regulation; underlines, however, that the ETC budget of EUR 10.1 billion, representing a mere 2.8 % of the cohesion policy budget, does not match the great challenges that ETC has to meet;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that cross-border cooperation (CBC) during the periods 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 was marked by a clear orientation to more strategically focused priorities and achieved best practicesproduced extremely disappointing results whether in the fields of better connectivity and, accessibility, knowledge and innovation transfer, strengthening regional identity, tackling environmental challenges, enhancing institutional capacity, health care, education, employment and labour mobility, andtransfer, employment or creating new partnerships;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that transnational cooperation has not helped in supporting innovation and the knowledge economy, adapting to climate change, and promoting sustainable transport and mobility through transnational approaches, and has contributed to enhancing institutional capacity;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that for 2014-2020 about 41 % of the ETC ERDF budget22 will be invested in measures to improve the environment, while 27 % will be invested in strengthening research and innovations and 13 % will go to promote inclusive growth through activities linked to employment, education and training and 33 programmes will be aimed at improving general connectivity across borders; further noteregrets that EUR 790 million will be allocatsquandered ton enhancing institutional capacity through setting up or strengthening cooperation structures and improving the efficiency of public servicesat a time when European citizens are experiencing a rise in poverty and social inequality; __________________ 22 Annexe I (European Territorial Cooperation/Interreg) to the Communication from the Commission Investing in jobs and growth - maximising the contribution of ESI Funds.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern the late adoption of ETC programmes, and urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise their efforts for their successful implementation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Considers that better coordination, synergy and complementarity should be sought between cross-border and transnational strands with a view to improving cooperation and integration over wider strategic territories; calls for better coordination between managing authorities and macro-regional strategies’ actors;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges all simplifications made in the EGTC Regulation, and calls on Member States to facilitate the creation of EGTCs in their countries; points out, however, that this rUnderlines that the EGTC Regulation is not sufficient to overcome all legal obstacles existing to cross-border cooperation; welcomes, therefore,takes note of the initiative of the Luxembourg Presidency, which proposed a specific legal tool for border regions, giving Member States the opportunity to agree on specific legal provisions;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls onSuggests theat Member States to simplify their national provisions and to, avoid ‘gold- plating’; urges the implementation of e-cohesion and streamlining ofe their administrative procedures;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that ETC has proved its ineffectiveness, and regrets that its potential has not been fully deployed owing to insufficientso many financial resources; highlights its potential beyond regional policy, in areas suchave been wasted at as the single market, the digital agenda, employment, mobility, energy, research, education, health and the environment, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to preserve ETC as an important instrument, allocating it a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020 and increasing its budgetime when our citizens are wanting direct answers on purchasing power and reducing poverty;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39