10 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2014/2213(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas ‘functional urban areas’ in the EU are not limited only to big citiescity-regions or metropolitan areas, including their adjacent rural areas, but also include a unique polycentric structure built around large, medium-sized and small towns and cities and peri-urban areas, thus going beyond the traditional administrative borders to encompass various territories linked by their economic, social, environmental and demographic challenges;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the strategic challenges which cities are facing can only be met by taking into account their relation to the surrounding peri-urban and rural areas;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas littlethere is not always consistency exists at EU level between different policy initiatives and subsidy programmes, and the sectorial approach of EU policy can lead to counterproductive policies and legislation for urban areas, thus having a negative and obstructing effect on urban developmentthat may not favour functional urban areas;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that EU policies should support and enable towns, cities and larger functional urban areas to attain their full strength andexpress their potential as motors of economic growth, employment and social inclusion; believes, therefore, that towns, cities and larger functional urban areas need to be more closely associated with the entire European policymaking cycle;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that EU policies should support and enable towns, cities and larger functional urban areas, including not only city-regions and metropolitan areas and their adjacent rural areas but also unique polycentric structures, to attain their full strength and potential as motors of economic growth, employment and social inclusion; believes, therefore, that towns, cities and larger functional urban areas need to be more closely associated with the entire European policymaking cycle;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to propose ways to introduce an early warning mechanism, giving the subnational government the possibility to observe whether the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality have been taken into accountRecognises that, although the EU does not have specific competence for urban development, a broad range of EU initiatives have a direct or indirect impact on cities; considers its necessary for the impact of those initiatives at a territorial and urban level to be constantly monitored; calls on the Commission to work in close conjunction with the Committee of the Regions to enhance those evaluations;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the establishment of a European Urban Agenda in order, as a cohesive framework for EU policies, so as to anchor the urban dimension more efficiently in European and national policymaking and policy implementation, and thus improve the conditions for; this framework should in particular promote the development of urban planning and governance solutions best geared to successfully meeting the challenges and objectives of sustainable, economic and socially -inclusive development of functional urban areas in Europeand of combatting poverty;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the European Urban Agenda should be a joint effort by the Commission, the Member States and the clocal authorities to rationalise, coordinate and implement EU policies with an urban dimension through a practical, integrated and coordinated, yet flexible, approach, ‘in and with’ the cities, and respecting each Member State’s institutional architecture;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a European Urban Agenda should be fully in line with the EU’s overall objectives and strategy, particularly Europe 2020 and the objectives of territorial cohesion; stresses that administrative borders are becoming less and less pertinent when trying to address development challenges at local level; believes, therefore, that the European Urban Agenda should be inclusive and take into account the diversity of territorial entities in the EU, especially the rural- urban linkages;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that in order for the European Urban Agenda to be an effective tool it should be a shared and regularly updated conceptual framework with a thematic focus on a limitedspecific number of challenges responding to the real needs of functional urban areas in the larger context of the Europe 2020 and territorial cohesion goals of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth, with particular attention being given to innovation, social inclusion, demographic change and environmental sustainability;