7 Amendments of Siôn SIMON related to 2016/2304(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to propose effective communication measures which can best illustrate the positive contribution made by Cohesion Policy and how the policy has positively contributed towards improving lives of the European citizens on the ground; calls on all stakeholders to make the best use of new communication techniques to increase the visibility of this Policy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission, with the aim to increasing the visibility of the Cohesion Policy and ESI Funds, to adopt targeted measures for beneficiaries, managing authorities and stakeholders of Member States to widely communicate the results and benefits of this particularly well documented Policy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the managing authorities, 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 information about the achievementthrough institutional communication, social media, dedicated applications for smartphones and any other type of informal communication, about the achievements of the Funds, and through the creation of accessible and transparent data bases and the exchange of best practices between managing authorities and beneficiaries of the Funds;
Amendment 29 #
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 European added value of the projects, particularly in terms of job creation and social integration through a targeted and detailed institutional communication of results and projects achieved and the collection of best practices;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to reduce the administrative burden on authorities and beneficiaries with a view to ensuring a better absorption rate, in particular for SMEs, which have created around 85 % of new jobs within the Union in the past five years and higher effectiveness of I and II level controls;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure and to monitor adequate resources for social partners in this regard as allocated under Article 6 of the Regulation n. 1304/2013, and to establish a reserve for this purpose;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that in order to achieve the impact and the added value of Cohesion Policy a “one size fits all” approach cannot work in practice, for this reason a future Cohesion Policy should take into account different social and economic realities to address the specific situations;