10 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2015/2324(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
General considerations and governance
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States’ competent authorities to adapt their adopted operational programmes in order to ensure that future projects under the EUSALP strategy are promptly implemented and that managing authorities take due account of EUSALP priorities when implementing the operational programmes (e.g. by way of dedicated calls, bonus points or budget earmarking); calls for the macro-regional approach to be taken further, ahead of a possible post- 2020 reform of cohesion policy;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the involvement of Parliament in the governing bodies of the EUSALP; believes that, in view of its co- legislative role in the cohesion policy sphere, Parliament should be involved not only in the drafting of the strategy but also in monitoring its implementation and should play a formal part in the work of the strategy's governing bodies;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an active role for the Commission in the implementation phase of EUSALP; believes that the Commission should be involved alongside the Member States and regions, on a shared management basis and in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, at all stages in the planning and implementation of projects coming under the strategy, not least in order to ensure proper coordination with other EU-supported strategies and funding arrangements;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out the importance of coordinating the efforts between the Strategy with the Alpine Convention; underlines that the mountain areas often have different concerns and priorities from the surrounding areas and cities, and highlights the need to strengthen dialogue on an equal footing between the heartland of the Alpine region and the surrounding area, in order to strike the right balance between the interests of the people living in each area;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the competent authorities of the Alpine Member States and regions to come together with the Commission to look into the feasibility of carrying out during the next programming period a joint programme (based on Article 185 TFEU) to foster the integration of research and innovation activities in the Alpine area, in the context of cogent European value chains incorporated into smart specialisation strategies;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises how important it is to the success of the EUSALP strategy to develop projects for associations, institutions, micro-enterprises and SMEs working in the cultural and creative sector, because of the influence they have on investment, growth, innovation and employment and also because of the key role they play in preserving and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of promoting the development of sustainable touristic activities in peri-Alpine lake areas including by raising the profile of spa facilities;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the countries participating in the macro-regional strategy to take into account the specific conditions of cross-border workers and to develop cross-border worker regulations for the Alpine macro-region;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that the Alpine macro- region offers great opportunities in terms of innovative solutions that could make it into a unique testing laboratory for the circular economy; proposes, in this regard, that a pilot project to explore the potential of this area to develop specific strategies relating to the circular economy be included in the EU budget for 2017;