28 Amendments of Krzysztof HETMAN related to 2015/2280(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas European Territorial Cooperation is an integral part of cohesion policy, as it strengthens the territorial cohesion of the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a need for a joint reflection on the potential design principles for Interreg VI (structure of European Territorial Cooperation post-2020);
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for greater respect for Article 174 TFEU on territorial cohesion, in particular in rural areas, with attention duly paid to the important relationship between cohesion policy and rural development, in particular as regards areas affected by industrial transition, and regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, northernmost regions with low population density, and island, cross-border and mountain regions; recommends that consideration be given as well to other demographic challenges that have a major impact on regions, such as depopulation, an ageing population and highly dispersed populations; asks the Commission to pay particular attention to the most geographically and demographically disadvantaged areas when implementing cohesion policy; 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; is convinced that an increased budget for ETC in the next programming period will boost the added value of cohesion policy;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that ETC has become one of the two equally important 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 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that ETC offers a significant European added value, supporting peace, stability and regional integration in the framework of enlargement and neighbourhood policy, as well as across the world by dissemination of best practices;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the concept of results orientation requires that ETCInterreg programmes ensure high-quality project- level cooperation and the adoapt a new typeation of evaluation; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to undertake assessments and issue guidelines as to how methods and criteria to take into account the specific nature of each programme; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to work together and exchange information and good practices in order to ensure that results orientation can be betteris implemented and targeted as effectively as possible, considering ETC specificities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern the late adoption of ETCInterreg programmes, and urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise their efforts for their efficient and successful implementation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the lack of reliable cross- border data and evidence on the effectiveness of cross-border integration with regard to reporting on performance framework; calls, accordingly, on the Commission, Eurostat and the managing authorities to jointly coordinate and set out methodologies for the provision and us, use and exchange of reliable data;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets that Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) are not widely implemented in the ETCInterreg programmes for 2014-2020, and encourages Member States to make greater use of them;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the important role that ETCInterreg programmes play in enhancing the competitiveness and innovation potential of regions, by fostering synergies between smart specialisation strategies, collaboration between clusters and development of innovation networks;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the important role that ETC programmes play in enhancing the competitiveness and innovation potential of regions, by fostering synergies between smart specialisation strategies, collaboration between clusters and development of innovation networks; asks the Commission to come forward with a comprehensive overview of the territorial cooperation in the ERDF and ESF on the basis of the Common Strategic Framework, an annex to the Common Provisions Regulation;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses thate potential of using financial instruments need to be ain iIntegral part of ETCrreg programmes that, through complementing grants with a view, help to supporting SMEs, and develop research and innovation, by increasing investment, creating new jobs, allowing better results to be achieved and boosting the effectiveness of projects;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the roleRecalls that the Sixth Cohesion Report has paid insufficient attention to European Territorial Cooperation, given that this is a fully-fledged cohesion policy objective since the 2007-2013 programming period; recalls the potential of the European Groupings for of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) not only as an instrument for managing cross-border governance, but also as a means of contributing to a comprehensively integrated territorial development; Notes the role of the European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation in supporting and promoting European territorial cooperation, and points out the flexibility that they offer as a platform for multilevel governance;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of carrying out, by the end of 2016, an analysis of the barriers to cross-border cooperation that will look at solutions and examples of good practices; asks the Commission to include in this analysis a study on border regions' needs;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that ETCInterreg programmes may, in complementarity with other appropriate funding, support responses to migration- related challenges within the framework of their existing intervention logic;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that during the programming period 2007-2013 the possible complementarities between the ETCInterreg programmes and other EU-funded programmes were not sufficiently assessed; calls for the setting-up of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure effective coordination, complementarity and synergy between the ESI Funds and other Community and national funding instruments, as well as with the EFSI and EIB;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that during the programming period 2007-2013 the possible complementarities between the ETC programmes and other EU-funded programmes were not sufficiently assessed; calls for the setting-up of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure effective coordination, complementarity and synergy between the ESI Funds and other Community and national funding instruments, such as Horizon 2020, as well as with the EFSI and EIB;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the opportunities provided by the ETCInterreg programmes to facilitate cross-border labour mobility, by adjusting, if necessary, the administrative and social regulatory framework;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is convinced that the multi-level governance principle and code of conduct are particularly significant for the development of ETCInterreg programmes;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that, irrespective of the existence of a separate regulation for ETC, the implementation of territorial cooperation programmes remains too coshould be further simplicatfied, and calls on the High Level Group on Simplification1 to consider measures for simplification and reducing the administrative burden on beneficiaries; __________________ 1 High Level Group of Independent Experts on Monitoring Simplification for Beneficiaries of ESI Funds.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to propose specific actions to simplify the rules on reporting, auditing and state aid and to harmonise procedures; urges drawing up standard requirements for all ETCInterreg programmes on a strand-by-strand basis;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Stresses that all simplifications of growth and jobs programmes must also apply to Interreg programmes;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the basic cooperation philosophy and current structure of ETC, including compliance with the lead beneficiary principle, should be maintained, as well as the emphasis on the cross-border component; stresses that there should be a fair distribution of funds under ETCInterreg programmes, on the basis notaking into account territorial specificities, and that conly of population size but also of a set of harmonised criteria, considering territorial specificitiessideration should be given to whether the cooperation philosophy on which the ETC is based could be applied to other multinational programmes supported at EU level ;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Stresses the importance of cross- border cooperation at the external borders of the EU under the Instrument for Pre- Accession Assistance and the European Neighbourhood Instrument; calls on the Member States to ensure that good practices, that allow the administrative burden for beneficiaries of Interreg programmes to be reduced, can also be applied to programmes implemented at the external borders of the EU;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and further develop the role of financial instruments to complement grants,; considers it essential to working more closely with the EIB;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to consider the proposal by the Luxembourg Presidency for the creation of a new legal instrument for cohesion policy post-2020, following the results of the ex post evaluations, the implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes and an appropriate impact assessmentthat could have a positive impact on cohesion policy post-2020;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to initiate in 2016 a structured multi-stakeholder debate at EU level on the future of ETC post-2020, with a view to preparing the post-2020 cohesion policy; stresses that the debate should, first and foremost, cover matters related to the structure of ETC, the procedure for the allocation of programme budgets and work on new mechanisms to ensure wider application of the concept of results orientation;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Deplores the low public awareness and insufficient visibility of ETC programmes, and calls for more effective communication of the achievements of completed projects; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to establish mechanisms and broad institutionalised platforms for cooperation in order to ensure better visibility and awareness-raising; calls on the Commission to map the achievements of the ETC programmes and projects so far;