7 Amendments of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2011/0270(COD)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In line with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Programme should pursue a coherent approach to promoting employment and combating social exclusion and poverty. Its implementation should be rationalised and simplified, notably through a set of common provisions including, inter alia, general objectives, typology of actions, monitoring and evaluation arrangements. The Programme should also focus on large projects with clear EU added value in order to reach critical mass and reduce administrative burden for both the beneficiaries and the Commission. In addition, greater use should be made of simplified cost options (lump-sum and flat- rate financing) in particular for the implementation of mobility schemes. The Programme should be a one-stop shop for microfinance providers, providing financing for micro-credit, capacity building and technical assistance. Lastly, the Programme should provide for budgetary flexibility through the establishment of a reserve to be allocated on an annual basis in order to respond to policy priorities.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Pursuant to Articles 8 and 10 of the Treaty, the Programme should support the mainstreaming of gender equality and anti- discrimination objectives in all its activities. Regular monitoring and evaluation should be carried out to assess the way in which gender equality and anti- discrimination issues are addressed in the Programme's activities, and, in order to minimise its impact on the Programme budget, gender and anti-discrimination spending should be moved to the Rights and Citizenship Programme.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 60% to the Progress axis,, of which at least 17% shall be allocated5%, but no more than 20 % shall be allocated, within its different policy areas, to promoting social experimentation as a method for testing and evaluating innovative solutions with a view to scaling them up;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may make use of up to 1,5% of the appropriations referred to in paragraph 1 to finance technical and/or administrative assistance, in particular relating to auditing, outsourcing of translation, meetings of experts, and information and communication activities for the mutual benefit of the Commissoperational expenditures for the support of the implementation andof the beneficiariesProgramme.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19 a (new)
Article 19a Where activities under the PROGRESS axis are financed following a call for proposals, they may receive Union co- financing which shall not exceed, as a general rule, 80 % of the total eligible expenditure. Any financial support in excess of this ceiling may be granted un duly justified exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Where activities under EURES axis are financed following a call for proposals, they may receive Union co-financing which shall not exceed, as a general rule, 95 % of the total eligible expenditure. Any financial support in excess of this ceiling may be granted only in duly justified exceptional circumstances.