Activities of Emmanouil ANGELAKAS related to 2008/2130(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Βa. whereas both the drawing up of a flexible, adaptable and dynamic 'check list' for the implementation of the Leipzig Charter, as a basic condition for accounting for the variety of needs of diverse European cities and towns, as already launched by the French Presidency, and the further drawing up of integrated urban development plans by each Member State may constitute a useful additional basis for shedding light on the various situations and taking clearly targeted initiatives,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers, in this context, and given that it is evident that the various constitutional arrangements of the Member States are not, by their very nature, compatible with a harmonising approach, despite the efficiency of the various levels of governance, that it would be useful for Member States to define, through a process of public consultation, on a case by case basis, the urban dimension, as they perceive it, in order to strengthen internal harmonisation and improve interaction with the Commission;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers, in this context, that all the Member States should be urged to examine the possibility of establishing metropolitan municipalities, where none exist, which will operate, inter alia, as networks for the promotion of urban cohesion, dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the difficulty for urban authorities in reconciling the domains of ESF whilst pursuing economic and social development and ERDF whilst planning physical infrastructure investments, believes that the single fund principle should be abandoned and calls on the Commission to study the possibility of merging the two fundit would be useful to study the possibility of merging the two funds if doing so could ensure the simplification of procedures;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the idea of the revolving principle of JESSICA and its potential for economic growth in urban areas and believes that in the next programming period regional policy as a whole needs to be based substantially morneeds to make more use onf revolving funds offering credits rather than solely on grants as is the case at present;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that apart from regional policy, there are other Community policies that also provide financial support to urban areas and thus calls on the Commission to develop and propose specific policy changes that would bring togethermake coordinated use of all EU resources allocated to urban areas to secure in practice the implementation of the integrated approach, whilst always taking cohesion policy into account;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for further resources to be made available in order to create and strengthen the networks established by towns and cities in the field of sustainable urban development as they play an important part in territorial cooperation; in that context, stresses the need for infrastructure which helps maintain particular characteristics (e.g. historical), modernisation (e.g. innovation poles), economic growth (e.g. SMEs) and seasonal activities and calls on the Commission to strengthen the position of urban areas in the Regions for Economic Change initiative;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Beyond the general framework, considers it useful to examine and consider the adoption of policies which concern the urban areas and, by extension, affect the suburbs, the countryside and, consequently, the development of regional cohesion; points out that such key policies have a bearing on the flight to towns and cities and the depopulation of the countryside, internal and external migration, and education and retraining of workers when the companies they work for close down;