6 Amendments of Oldřich VLASÁK related to 2011/2288(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Highlights that the EU's cohesion policy makes an important contribution to the European economy and is the Community's largest source of investment providing targeted assistance for addressing priority needs and lacking behind areas with growth potential both in public and private sectors;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that in mostthe European countriesUnion, large firms generate a substantive part of the business sector value addedare responsible for 42.3 % of business sector value added, 32.6 % of persons employed and more than 50 % of total exports, although they represent a small share of the business population, and insists that for geographically targeted support, the size of the enterprise should not matter as the only criterion should be the quality and required sustainability of the project;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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3. Believes that in the world of global competition and growing internationalisation of world trade, an option of cohesion policy support provides added value for companies when deciding in which world region to develop their operation capacities and where to transfer their knowhow;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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4. Endorses the economic rationale of a local/regional place-based development policy rooted in the fundamental logic that the interest of the Union's less-developed regions is likely to increase, should they be able to offer competitive comparative advantages (adequate infrastructure, skilled human resources, etc.) as well as firm sets of incentives; in this context requests the Commission to support Member States and regions to pursue their own investment incentives policies;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines that high taxes and public debt are among the key concerns identified by companies investing in Europe; would be particularly concerned by any effort to harmonise corporation tax conditions inevitably giving rise to higher fiscal burden in some Member States, and would deny more localised approach allowing individual regions to remain fiscally competitive cultivating their local innovative and entrepreneurial potential;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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6. Emphasises that the EU has an enormous strength in its cities, and that major urban infrastructure projects, and innovative business parks, provide the strongest appeal for investment; urges the Member States to provide large-scale investments in infrastructure and technology in order to enhance the liveability and competitiveness of Europe's cities whilst preserving and building upon their traditional virtues.