2 Amendments of Eleni THEOCHAROUS related to 2011/0273(COD)
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders other than those covered by programmes under the external financial instruments of the Union, and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period. The above- mentioned maximum limit of 150 km shall not apply to island regions within the limits of their sea basin area, so as to promote cooperation actions based on a common strategy within their functional area.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Population in the areas referred to in the 3rd sub-paragraph of Article 3(1) and the first sub-paragraph of Article (3)(3) shall be used as the criterion for the annual breakdown by Member State. Additional allocation will be made for the Small Island Member States with no permanent fixed links with the European mainland and whose population is below 2 million inhabitants.