7 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2015/2353(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for effectiveness and result-orientation of cohesion policy; recalls that, also because of the late adoption of Operational Programmes in some Member States, European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds are at an early stage of implementation in 2016 and that at the time of the MFF review/revision only limited evidence is available as to results;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the improved synergies and coordination among the five European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and other EU instruments, which is an important element in ensuring the effectiveness of the EU budget; notes, however, that the creation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has had an impact in terms of cuts to the Horizon 2020 programmes and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), limiting their ability to accomplish their respective objectives;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its firm position on the importance of simplifying access to ESI Funds, and supports in this context the work of the Commission's High Level Group in monitoring simplification for beneficiaries; stresses, however, the need to ensure a proper balance between simplification on the one hand, and the detection and prevention of irregularities, including fraud, on the other;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that grants are an effective form of support in many areas of public intervention but recalls, that according to the recital 53 of the Regulation No 966/2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, financial instruments should be used on a complementary basis, on the basis of an ex ante evaluation, demonstrating that they are more effective for the achievement of the Union's policy objectives than other forms of Union funding, including grants; recognises the potential of financial instruments as a form of support for ESI Funds; calls for a more simplified use of financial instruments in future and for an adequate training of the managing authorities in this field;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) has hitherto failed to achieve the goal of improving working and economic conditions for young people and calls therefore for a review of its operational mechanisms, in order to make it an effective tool for helping to resolve the persisting problem of high levels of youth unemployment;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Reiterates that national co-financing of the European Structural and Investment Funds should be completely excluded from the definition of Stability and Growth Pact structural deficits, as stated in the European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2013 on effects of budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds expenditure in the Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that the MFF revision/review is a good opportunity to deal with the fundamental link between Cohesion Policy and the outcomes and agreements of the COP21 conference; calls, moreover, on the Commission to help the Managing authorities in the Member States adapt the programmes consistently with the recent decisions taken at the conference;