Activities of James NICHOLSON related to 2011/0268(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Efficient and effective implementation of actions supported by the ESF depends on good governance and partnership between all relevant territorial and socio- economic actors, in particular local and regional authorities, the social partners and non-governmental organisations. It is therefore necessary that Member States encourage the participation of social partners and non-governmental organisations in the implementation of the ESF.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
(vi) Public authorities´ and Community- led local development strategies and territorial initiatives;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i – introductory part
(i) Investment in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administrations and public services with a view to reforms, better regulation and, good governance and cooperation;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The involvement of the relevant public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders, in particular non- governmental organisations, in the implementation of operational programmes, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […], may take the form of global grants as defined in Article 113(7) of Regulation (EU) No […]. In such a case, the operational programme shall identify the part of the programme concerned by the global grant, including an indicative financial allocation from each priority axis to it.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. To encourage adequate participation of the regional and local public authorities as well as social partners in actions supported by the ESF, managing authorities of an operational programme in a region as defined in Article 82(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No […] or in Member States eligible for Cohesion Fund support shall ensure that an appropriate amount of ESF resources is allocated to capacity- building activities, in the form of training, networking measures, and strengthening of thepublic authorities´ capacity to provide for community planning and strengthening of social dialogue, and to activities jointly undertaken by the public authorities and by social partners.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission shall ensure complementarity of the social innovation measures financed by the ESF and by the EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation.
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Grants reimbursed on the basis of the eligible cost of operations, determined in the way of flat-rate financing, standard scales of unit costs and lump sums as referred to in Article 57(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] may be calculated on a case- by-case basis by reference to a draft budget agreed ex ante by the Managing Authority, where the public support does not exceed EUR 1200 000.