2 Amendments of Pascal ARIMONT related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the importance of a solid macroeconomic environment for cohesion investments and welcomes the link of the ESIF to the European Semester; is of the opinion that rigid enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) can inhibit growth-stimulating public investment, and calls for further consideration to be given to the idea that national and regional public spending co- financed by the Structural and Investment Funds should not be treated as public or equivalent structural expenditure within the meaning of the Stability and Growth Pact and hence not factored into deficit calculations;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that a simplification of management and procedures would also allow for error rates in the implementation of cohesion programmes to be reduced; underlines that these errors stem to a considerable degree from legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and state aide rulnon-fraudulent errors stem to a considerable degree from ignorance of the law, complex requirements and regulations, and legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and State aid rules; underlines that the number of irregularities in the implementation of cohesion programmes could be reduced by simplification of management and procedures and by early transposition of the newly adopted relevant directives; is concerned about the low rates of disbursement of financial instruments to beneficiaries, in particular in view of the objective to increase the use of these instruments;