10 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2015/2280(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for greater respect for Article 174 TFEU on territorial cohesion, in particular in rural areas, with attention duly paid to the important relationship between cohesion policy and rural development, in particular as regards areas affected by industrial transition, and regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, northernmost regions with low population density, and island, cross-border and mountain regions; recommends that consideration be given as well to other demographic challenges that have a major impact on regions, such as depopulation, an ageing population and highly dispersed populations; asks the Commission to pay particular attention to the most geographically and demographically disadvantaged areas when implementing cohesion policy; Notes that ETC has become one of the two goals of cohesion policy 2014-2020, with its own regulation; underlines, however, that the ETC budget of EUR 10.1 billion, representing a mere 2.8 % of the cohesion policy budget, does not match the great challenges that ETC has to meet; is convinced that an increased budget for ETC in the next programming period will boost the added value of cohesion policy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the lack of reliable cross- border data and evidence on the effectiveness of cross-border integration with regard to reporting on performance framework; calls, accordingly, on the Commission, Eurostat and the managing authorities to jointly coordinate and set out methodologies for the provision and us, use and exchange of reliable data;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the important role that ETC programmes play in enhancing the competitiveness and innovation potential of regions, by fostering synergies between smart specialisation strategies, collaboration between clusters and development of innovation networks; asks the Commission to come forward with a comprehensive overview of the territorial cooperation in the ERDF and ESF on the basis of the Common Strategic Framework, an annex to the Common Provisions Regulation;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that financial instruments need to be an integral part of ETC programmes through complementing grants with a view to supporting SMEs, research and innovation; is convinced that increased use of financial instruments will attract more investments in the ETC-projects;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the roleRecalls that the Sixth Cohesion Report has paid insufficient attention to European Territorial Cooperation, given that this is a fully-fledged cohesion policy objective since the 2007-2013 programming period; recalls the potential of the European Groupings for of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) not only as an instrument for managing cross-border governance, but also as a means of contributing to a comprehensively integrated territorial development; Notes the role of the European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation in supporting and promoting European territorial cooperation, and points out the flexibility that they offer as a platform for multilevel governance;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of carrying out, by the end of 2016, an analysis of the barriers to cross-border cooperation that will look at solutions and examples of good practices; asks the Commission to include in this analysis a study on border regions' needs;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that during the programming period 2007-2013 the possible complementarities between the ETC programmes and other EU-funded programmes were not sufficiently assessed; calls for the setting-up of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure effective coordination, complementarity and synergy between the ESI Funds and other Community and national funding instruments, such as Horizon 2020, as well as with the EFSI and EIB;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the basic cooperation philosophy and current structure of ETC should be maintained, as well as the emphasis on the cross-border component; stresses that there should be a fair distribution of funds under ETC programmes, on the basis not only of population size but also of a set of harmonised criteria, considering territorial specificiti; considers that demographic vulnerability could be one of the criteria for the future distribution of funds under the ETC programmes;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and further develop the role of financial instruments to complement grants,; considers it essential to working more closely with the EIB;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Deplores the low public awareness and insufficient visibility of ETC programmes, and calls for more effective communication of the achievements of completed projects; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to establish mechanisms and broad institutionalised platforms for cooperation in order to ensure better visibility and awareness-raising; calls on the Commission to map the achievements of the ETC programmes and projects so far;