Activities of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2015/2280(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Territorial Cooperation - best practices and innovative measures PDF (565 KB) DOC (160 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba whereas, in general terms, European Territorial Cooperation should help to create a sense of belonging and interdependence at the European level, to eliminate prejudice and to bring development to the regions concerned;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the Europe 2020 targets, ETC has been reshaped with a view to achieving a greater impact through focusing on thematic concentration and results orientation; considers, however, that thematic concentration should not stand in the way of achieving other crucial objectives in the regions, basically within the framework of cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a Recognises that the full added value of territorial cooperation programmes cannot be assessed using quantitative indicators alone and urges the Commission to reflect on qualitative indicators to better reflect the results of territorial cooperation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to set up appropriately structured monitoring systems and evaluation plans in order to better evaluate the achievements of the results in terms of the Europe 2020 goalsgoals of regional cohesion in the European Union;
Amendment 65 #
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 ETC programmes for 2014-2020, and encourages Member States to make greater use of them, which will require boosting the participation of the regions and local bodies;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that better coordination, synergy and complementarity should be sought between cross-border and transnational strands with a view to improving cooperation and integration over wider strategic territories; calls for better coordination between managing authorities and macro-regional strategies’ actors; urges the Commission to enhance coordination between regional, inter- regional and cooperation programmes at the development stage, with a view to boosting complementarity and preventing overlap;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges that the synergies among Horizon 2020, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) alsond other EU funds be used to maximise the quantity, quality and impact of research and innovation investment;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that financial instruments need tocan be an integral part of ETC programmes through complementing grants, while never replacing or reducing them, with a view to supporting SMEs, research and innovation;
Amendment 112 #
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; awaits with interest the results of the Commission’s EU-wide public consultation on the remaining obstacles to cross-border cooperation, launched on 21 September 2015; requests that the Commission’s analysis take account of the recommendations made by the European Parliament and the results of this consultation;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that ETC programmes mayshould, in complementarity with other appropriate funding, support responses to migration- related challenges within the framework of their existing intervention logic; in matters of migration and asylum, helping to address the issues of reception, respect for human rights and defence of the right to asylum from a humanitarian perspective;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Encourages broader use ofConsiders financial instruments (FIs) asto be flexible mechanisms to be used alongside grants; urg, although never replacing or reducing them; notes, therefore, the involvement of financial institutions, and in particular the EIB, so as to provideing specific expertise and know- how;
Amendment 127 #
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 nationalstate funding instruments, as well as with the EFSI and EIB;
Amendment 132 #
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 ETC programmes to facilitate cross-border labour mobility, by adjusting, if necessary, the administrative and social regulatory framework and increasing dialogue between the different levels of governance;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that arrangements for involving private stakeholders must be broaconsidenred and simplified; recommends the establishment of public-private partnerships, without prejudice to the public nature of the interventions and resulting public control and responsibility, and calls on the Commission to provide timely, consistent and clear guidance on the application of financial instruments in ETC programmes;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that ETC has proved its effectiveness, and regrets that its potential has not been fully deployed owing to insufficient resources; highlights its potential beyond regional policy, in areas such as the single market, the digital agenda, employment, mobility, energy, research, education, culture, health and the environment, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to preservomote ETC as an important instrument, allocating it a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020 and significantly increasing its budget;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Encourages the joint determination of strategies for border areas in order to boost integrated and sustainable territorial development, including implementation and dissemination of integrated approaches and harmonisation of administrative procedures and legal provisions; notes the importance of also promoting territorial balance within regions to prevent them organising themselves around a strong urban centre, leaving the rest of the territory depressed and cut off from the main axes of development;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls for particular attention to be paid to small cross-border cooperation projects between the closest border areas while funding for them is encouraged, which requires additional effort in terms of simplification and flexibility;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39.b Takes the view that greater attention should be paid to promoting cross-border cooperation between mountainous border areas, with rural areas prioritised;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 c (new)
Paragraph 39 c (new)
39c. Stresses that cultural cooperation should be one of the objectives of European territorial cooperation; considers, therefore, that greater encouragement should be given to cultural and educational cooperation between cross-border areas that share a single cultural and linguistic heritage;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 d (new)
Paragraph 39 d (new)
39d. Calls for regional and local bodies to play a greater, more significant role in proposing, managing and evaluating ETC, especially as regards cross-border cooperation, taking into account that some regions already have these powers;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and further developconsider the role of financial instruments to complement grants, while never replacing or reducing them, working more closely with the EIB;
Amendment 174 #
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; urges the Commission to work alongside the Committee of the Regions and the Association of European Border Regions;
Amendment 177 #
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 their objectives, the possibilities they offer and the channels through which projects can be undertaken and, a posteriori, 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;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Recognises the important role played by actors on the ground and support for project preparation, and encourages managing authorities to reinforce existing promotional instruments, such as regional contact points;