11 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the European Cohesion policy remains the only large-scale solidarity mechanism of the Union, and that in this regard, the budget of the EU has to provide adequate financing to ensure the realisation of EU objectives in terms of reduction of the development level gap of the European regions.
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in particular Articles 4, 162 and, 174 to 178 and 349 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26th February 2014 on Optimising the potential of outermost regions,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 11th February 2015 on Guidelines on the application of the measures linking the effectiveness of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to sound economic governance,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that, despite the crisis and the fact that local finances were put under great pressure, local and regional authorities had to continue to meet the demands of citizens for more accessible public services of higher quality;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the investment plan presented by the Commission as a first step in offsetting the deficit in public and private investment; recalls, in this connection, that the principle of additionality is to be respected, and favourable fiscal treatment ensured for both direct and indirect national contributions; underlines the need of this plan to comply with the objectives of cohesion policy as defined in art. 174 TFEU, so that the geographic repartition of the investments does not aggravate the existing development disparities between European regions;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the issue of the persistent payments backlog concerns cohesion policy more than any other EU policy area; encourages the Commission and EU Member States to use all available means to cover these outstanding payment bills;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact thatRegrets that, despite the willingness shown by the Council, the Commission and Parliament havthe Parrived at an agreeliament to reduce the level of unpaid bills, and looks forward to receiving theno sustainable solution to this problem has been adopted; hopes nonetheless to receiving a satisfactory Commission’s proposal for a payment plan as soon as possible, and in any event before the presentation of the 2016 draft budget;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the stronger concentration of resources on a limited number of priorities with growth-enhancing, job creation, social inclusion, environmental and climate change potential; underlines, nonetheless, the need to apply this principle flexibly, with full respect for territorial, economic and social specificities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its strong criticism of the measures linking the effectiveness of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to sound economic governance; calls on more flexibility in the implementation of this macroeconomic conditionality by taking into account the particularities of European regions, notably of the least developed and outermost regions.
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for greater respect for Article 174 TFEU on territorial cohesion, in particular in rural areas, with attention duly paid to the important relationship between cohesion policy and rural development, in particular as regards areas affected by industrial transition, and regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as outermost regions, northernmost regions with low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions; recommends that consideration also be given to other demographic challenges that have a major impact on regions, such as depopulation, an ageing population and highly dispersed populations; asks the Commission to pay particular attention to the most geographically and demographically disadvantaged areas when implementing cohesion policy;