7 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2016/2304(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that in 2015 only 34 % of Europeans said that they had heard about projects co-financed by the EU to improve the area in which they live and that this proportion has remained unchanged since June 20101 despite the Commission’s communication efforts; Considers that this highlights the relative uselessness of these Funds and the efforts made to publicise them; __________________ 1 Flash Eurobarometer 423: Citizens’ awareness and perceptions of EU regional policy.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Structural Funds only exist thanks to the contributions of Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes with concern that the beneficiaries and managers of Structural Fund resources are subject to an obligation to publicise their use by highlighting the so-called EU contribution;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the managing authoritiMember States, to monitor regularly that all legal provisions as regards information and communication are being implemented thoroughly in order to ensure transparency and the widespread dissemination of informationinformation about the funding of projects, in particular information detailing the contribution of the Member State in which a project is being carried out, is published in order to ensure transparency about the achievements of the Funds;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the visibility of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) by communicating the Europeannational added value of the projects, particularly in terms of job creation and social integration;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importancNotes the role of the Tripartite ESF Committee, which facilitates the administration of the ESF by Member States, and calls on the Commission to consider the creation of similar committees for the other ESIFs in light of the added value created by social dialogue;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7