Activities of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2011/0275(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund and the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 PDF (750 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund and the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Amendments (28)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be primarily concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) A shift towards sustainable mobility - based on multimodal transport, integrated transport systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres - is crucial to achieve its EU 2020 targets, given that transport accounts for 24 % of all CO2 emissions in the Union and transport in the Union has seen its emissions increase by 34 % since 1990. The sustainable mobility will require major investments, e.g. in bypassing urban areas, promotion of modern and environmentally friendly public transport, intelligent traffic management systems as well as public logistic platforms or intermodal terminals.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7 c) New funding priorities focusing on the achievement of complex multimodal transport are indispensable.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to identify or test new solutions to issues relating to sustainable urban development which are of relevance at Union level, the ERDF should support innovative actions and technologies in the field of sustainable urban development including innovative traffic management systems.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets facing areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, mountainous areas, border regions and sparsely populated areas whose geographical situation slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development. As a next point, the ERDF should address the problems of regular transport services to and from national and regional capitals, links between cities and their surrounding areas - including rural areas - or regions, connections of industrial zones and international airports as well as cultural exchange and tourism infrastructure.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of energy, environment, transport,sustainable tourism and transport - including removal of bottlenecks, connections of industrial zones and international airports to trans- European and fundamental national infrastructure, strengthening of trans- border links as well as the links between cities and their surrounding areas or regions - and information and communication technologies (ICT);
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and, transport safety, technological innovation in transport and mobility as well as applied research in enterprises;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to address the specific needs of the ERDF, and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy12 that cohesion policy should support the need to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, it is necessary to set out within each thematic objective laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] the ERDF-specific actions as ‘investment priorities’. This list of investment priorities should not be interpreted as rules of eligibility but as areas where the focus of support should be directed, thus setting the objectives of the ERDF at a more specific level.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including sustainable mobility chains that combine walking- cycling-carpooling-public transport and mobility, intelligent traffic management systems and diversion of international and transit traffic out of the city centres;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
(a) supporting a multimodal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) network and the modernisation of existing fundamental infrastructure;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) enhancing regional and local mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes and other places to TEN-T infrastructure and among each other where relevant;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing a complex system of multimodal transport including public logistic platforms, intermodal terminals and initial support of regular intermodal transport links as well as inclusion of industrial zones and international airports in multimodal transport and their adequate connection to trans-European and fundamental national infrastructure;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The ERDF shall support, within operational programmes, sustainable urban development through strategies setting out integrated actions to tackle the economic, environmental, climate, transport and social challenges affecting urban areas.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 15
Annex – row 15
Railway km Total length of new railway line of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded railway line of which: TEN-T
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 19
Annex – row 19
Roads km Total length of newly built roads of which: TEN-T km Total length of repaired, reconstructed or upgraded roads of which: TEN-T
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 20 a (new)
Annex – row 20 a (new)
International airports minutes Total reduction of the average time needed to reach the airport by means of public transport from the nearest city centre
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) support to public and private research and innovation bodies and investment in technology and applied research in enterprises;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors and educational, research and science institutions;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not supportder to reduce internal disparities in development it may also be necessary for more developed regions to investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) In more developed regions and transition regions:
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
By derogation from point (a) (i) and (ii), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, and for capital regions of Member States eligible under Article 82(3) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] of which at least 10 percentage points should be allocated for point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR]. The ERDF resources allocated according to point 1 of Article 4 can be reduced by the amount equal to resources allocated from the Cohesion Fund to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 [CPR] allocated pro-rata to the different categories of regions based on population.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The ERDF shall supportfocus its assistance on the following investment priorities within the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR]:
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) enhancing research and innovation infrastructure (R&I), technology and innovation services and capacities to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest;
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production in particular in Key Enabling Technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies;
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) enhancing regional mobility in particular through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure and multimodal nodes;
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
(a) investing in health and social infrastructure which contribute to national, regional and local development, reducing inequalities in terms of health status, and transition from institutional to community- based services and integration of marginalised communities;
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration by strengthening of institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions in institutional capacity and in the efficiency of public administration supported by the ESF.
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
At least 510 % of the ERDF resources allocated at national level shall be allocated to integrated actions for sustainable urban development delegated to cities for management through Integrated Territorial Investments referred to in Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].