7 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2597(RSP)
Amendment 8 #
Recital C
C. whereas the mid-term evaluation reports recognises that most projects have yet to begin and few projects have been completed (the average duration of a LIFE project is 4 to 5 years), claiming that a full analysis of the long-term effect of LIFE, as required by the LIFE Regulation on Article 15(2) and 9, is premature at this stage;, which has led to the fact that the mid-term evaluation has focused mainly on the processes put in place, ongoing activities (such as projects already financed) and, - where relevant - their anticipated results;
Amendment 15 #
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that final conclusions cannot be properly drawn as there is an insufficient amount of information and data available within the mid-term evaluation report; looks forward to the preparation of an impact assessment on a continued LIFE programme post-2020;
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that two Member States share more than a third of the entire LIFE budget for traditional grants for 2014 and 2015, leading to an unevena major imbalance in the distribution of funds among Member States and, confirming that national allocations are not effective in ensuring a more balanced distribution of projects; Considers it therefore necessarynecessary therefore that new, effective mechanisms are to ensureput in place to ensure greater effectiveness and a more equitable distribution and greater effectiveness of LIFE funds between Member States need to be further developed, in order to boost Member States’ capacity to submit more good- quality projects and provide a better geographical balance of the integrated projects;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that reaching the full potential of these integrated projects depends on the availability of complementary finance, in particular from mainstreaming of environment and climate elements in the major EU financing instruments;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 6
6. Agrees with the report that ‘after- LIFE’ plans are a positive improvement and that a systematic follow-up of all projects to identify best practices, cost- saving measures and a comprehensive customised support for the most promising ones could allow the replication/sustainability potential to further elaboratexpand;
Amendment 52 #
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the grant management procedures, in particular the application and reporting processes, not only need to be simplified but also significantly accelerated;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 11
11. Requests that each project should be accompanied by a communication strategy to better target audiences, deliver more objective-specific and target-specific key messages, and ensure more structured coordination between players;