2 Amendments of Emanuel Jardim FERNANDES related to 2008/2174(INI)
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Green Paper acknowledges the particular development challenges of regions with specific geographical features, such as: the three special types of region identified – mountainous regions, island regions and sparsely populated regions – and other regions, including coastal regions and outermost regions; considers that the latter, due to an issue of coherence, should be given autonomy in the area of territorial cohesion and also a new territorial description: the fourth special type of region; also notes that border regions face specific policy challenges in terms of accessibility, quality and efficiency; rejects the view that territorial cohesion should be a policy exclusively dedicated to addressing the problems of those regions; considers, however, that special consideration should be given to the development of those regions in order to offset their handicaps and enable them to effectively contribute to the harmonious development of the Union as a whole;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to elaborate, in the context of territorial cohesion, additional qualitative indicators with the purpose of better designing and implementing the corresponding policies on the ground, taking into account the different territorial specificities; underlines, however,notes that the GDP remainshas been the only eligibility criterion for receiving financial assistance from the Structural Funds; considers, however, that additional qualitative indicators should also be used for this purpose;