Activities of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2016/2304(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on increasing engagement of partners and visibility in the performance of European Structural and Investment Funds PDF (366 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ensuring the visibility of cohesion policy investments should remain primarily the responsibility of the managing authorities, local and regional authorities, as they constitute the most effective interface of communication with citizens by bringing Europe closer to them;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that providing visibility for a policy involves a two-sided process of communication and interaction with partners; highlights, moreover, that, in the context of complex challenges, and in order to ensure legitimacy and provide effective long-term solutions, public authorities need to involve relevant stakeholders in the decision-making procesat all stages in the implementation of Partnership Agreements and programmes;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the limitations of the legal framework as regarRefers to Article 115 and Annex XII of the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 on information and communication on support from the Funds, ensuring that cohesion policy has adequate visibility; stresses that, as a result,is of the opinion that the prescripted communication on itsactivities on tangible achievements has not so far been a priority for the different stakeholders; especially deplores the fact that the technical assistance of the ESI Funds contains no dedicated envelope for communication, which negatively impacts on both the scale and qualshould be constantly updated; deplores the fact that effective communication has not always been a priority ofor the dissemination procesfferent stakeholders;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls also the long-term strategic nature of cohesion policy investments, meaning that sometimes results are not seen immediately, which is detrimental to the visibility of its instruments, especially in comparison with other Union tools such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); is of the opinion, therefore, that more attention should be paid to the ex post evaluation and the communication about the contribution of ESI Funds to the Union's strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the need to adjust the communication arrangements in the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) 1303/2013, in the sense of providing a specific envelope for communication within the technical assistance, as well as increasing the binding publicity requirements for cohesion policy projects;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that there is a need for a communication strategy for digital and social media that focuses on reaching end- users through interactive on-line surveymeans, developing more accessible mobile-based content and ensuring that information is available in different languages where appriopriate;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Suggests, furthermore, that the monitoring and evaluation of current communication activities be improved and proposes setting up aregional taskforces on communication that involves multilevel actors;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to increase the attractiveness of EU cohesion policy funding through further simplification, and flexibility measures, as well as through reducingto consider the reduction of the number of regulations;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Taking into consideration how EU cohesion policy contributes to positive identification with the European integration project, calls for the introduction of a compulsory percentage of technical assistance set aside for communication, both at programme and project level, and also of a mandatory project selection criterion linked toon management authorities and local and regional authorities to improve the quality of their communication on project results; points out that the main project selection criteria should be based on the quality of the project, expresses its wish that in future there will be also be balanced link with the quality of the communication activities proposed by each project promoter;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses, moreover, that involving citizens and organisations in the decision- making process could contribute to enhancing the ownership of policy implementation; calls therefore on the Member States to consider implementing existing models of participatory governance, bringing together all relevant societal partners and involving stakeholders in a participatory budgeting process to determine the resources for the national, regional and local co-financing where it is appropriate;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Further asks the Commission to set up an EU e-communication platform on cohesion policy implementation that would collect all relevant data on ESI Funds projects, feedback from end-usersand Member Sates to strenghten the role and position of already existing national communication and indicformations of whether or not the message communicated has been rece networks, and to constantly evaluate if communication on cohesion policy is effectived;