4 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2008/2063(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, as regards economic, social and territorial cohesion, the Lisbon Treaty puts the European Parliament on an equal footing with the Council by replacing the assent procedure, which currently applies to implementapplied, notably, to the adoption of the general regulation ofn the Structural Funds, by the so-called ordinary legislative procedure, the co- decision procedure, significantly increasing Parliament's legislative powers and the competence of the Committee on Regional Development, a change which will be especially significant as regards the Structural Funds in the period after 2013 and thus enhancing transparency and increasing Parliament's accountability to citizens;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the inclusion of territorial cohesion as an objective of the Union complements the objectives of economic and social cohesion and will increase the competence of Parliament and of the Committee on Regional Development to assess the territorial impact of key EU policies; emphasises the importance of the introduction of shared competence for the EU and Members States in the field of territorial cohesion and, in order to make rapid progress towards achieving this objective, recommends that the Committee on Regional Development closelybe foullows new initiativy involved in all relevant activities in this field;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and Commission to define more precisely, together with Parliament, the objective of territorial cohesion and, bearing in mind that definition, take better account without further delay of the territorial impact of all EU policies having a strong territorial dimension; notes the important role that the Committee on Regional Development will play in defining this objective;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes positively that the Lisbon Treaty provides a more precise and exhaustive definition of regions, such as regions in rural areas, regions confronted with demographic challenges, ultra-peripheral and cross-border regions, to which the Community, in pursuit of its cohesion policy, should pay particular attention;