25 Amendments of Steeve BRIOIS related to 2016/2304(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy has contributed significantly to enhancing growth and jobs, and to reducing disparities among EU regionmakes it possible at best to slow the increase in the regional disparities generated by the policies of austerity implemented by Member States to satisfy the Commission's demands in terms of reducing public deficits;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the reprogramming of the European structural and investment funds intended to finance the reception of illegal migrants seriously diminishes their effectiveness and further distances them from the initial aims of cohesion policy;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU cohesion policy funding hascould have an overall positive impact on both the economy and citizens’ lives, but the results have not always been well communicated and awareness of its positive effects remains rather low if the European structural and investment funds were devoted solely to them;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there should be a clear link between the level of funding available for each European structural and investment funds are funded in their entirety out of the national contributions of the Member States and the level of awareness of local EU-funded programmesit would be helpful to remind our fellow citizens of this fact, misled as they are by Europhile propaganda;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a permanent dialogue and the engagement of civil society is essential in providing accountability and legitimacy for public policies, creating a sthe European Union is intensifying its contacts with local authorities and civil society in order to limit the influensce of shared responsibility and transparency in the decision-making processthe Member States, assume new powers and sidestep the principles of subsidiarity;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas increasing the visibilityeffectiveness of ESI Funds canould contribute to changing perceptions about the effectiveness of cohesion policy and to regaining citizens’ confidence and interest in the European project;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas methodologies for providing information and for the diversification of communication channels should be increasedthe funds set aside for European Union communication projects should be reassigned in their entirety to the structural and investment funds budget with a view to ensuring that these funds make the most effective contribution possible;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that cohesion policy is supposed to be one of the main public vehicles of growth that, aiming, through its European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), to ensures investment in all EU regions and helps, to reduce disparities and to support competitiveness and growth;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ensuring the visibility of cohesion policy investments should remain primarily the responsibility of local and regnational authorities, as they constitute the most effectivinsofar as the Member States fund the ienterface of communication with citizens by bringing Europe closer to themirety of the European Structural and Investment Funds;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the increase in Euroscep- fanaticism and in anti-Europeanhile propaganda that distorts information on Union policies; stresses therefore the urgent need to develop communication strategies that are capable of conveying an accurate message to citizens on the added value of the European project for their quality of life and prosperity;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that it is essential to increase ownership of the policy on the ground in order to ensure efficient delivery and communication of the results; appreciates that the partnership principle adds value to the implementation of European public policies, as confirmed by a recent Commission study, but points out that mobilising partners remains rather difficult on account of their diversity and, sometimes, conflicts of interestindispensable to ensure efficient delivery of the action taken on the ground using ESI funds in order to increase ownership of cohesion policy;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the important role of the media in informing citizens on EU affairs; regrets nevertheless the rather limited coverage of EU cohesion policy investments; stresses the need to develop communication strategies that are adapted to the current informational challenges and take account of digital advancements and the mix of different types of media channels;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Committee on Regional Development to focus solely on its primary objectives, namely to use the ESI funds to reduce regional and sub- regional disparities; reiterates, therefore, that the entirety of these funds should be devoted to meeting those sole objectives and that any other superfluous expenditure, and most notably spending on communication, seriously harms the effectiveness of cohesion policy; insists that no budget should be allocated to communication and calls for the public disclosure of any sums that are so that our fellow citizens are made aware of the extent to which the EU wastes money;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the need to enhance the communication dimension of cross-border and inter-regional cooperation, through the dissemination of good practices and of investment success storiinform the citizens of the threat that macro-regional strategies pose to the sovereignty of the Member States;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Further insists on increasing urban-rural cooperation to develop territorial partnerships between cities and rural areas through fully exploiting the potential of synergies between EU funds and building on the expertise of urban areas and their greater capacity in managing fundStresses that sole competence for urban policy shall lie with the Member States and that the European Union should refrain from meddling in domestic affairs;