4 Amendments of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2008/2334(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly wWelcomes the adoption of the European Economic Recovery Plan outlining coordinated action by Member States and the Commission to tackle the economic crisis. The Plan is based on the principle of solidarity and social justice and is in line with the Lisbon Strategy. Its proposed measures will contribute to deeper and long-term structural reforms;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the fact that the Structural Funds are powerful tools, designed to help regions in their economic and social restructuring and thus to implement the actions. The action proposed under the Plan's four priority areas in order to boost the economy, and enddo not corsres their use, rather than precippond to the current situating the invention of new economic tools; notes that these actions complement those undertaken at the national levelon in the society and do not constitute an immediate and drastic measure in order to halt the decline in the standard of living enjoyed by Europeans;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the proposed changes to the implementation rules aiming to increase the flexibility of the Structural Funds and to adapt them to meet the needs of the extraordinary economic circumstances with a long-term perspective; nevertheless, encouragescalls on the Commission to look at the possibility of simplifying the existing instruments;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of employment and business support measures, but above all employment measures for a successful economic recovery; calls on Member States to make wide use of Structural Funds to promote job creation, small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship;