9 Amendments of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2008/2064(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Fa (new)
Recital Fa (new)
Fa. Whereas partnership can bring benefits and added value to the implementation of cohesion policy through enhanced legitimacy, greater co- ordination, guaranteed transparency and better absorption of funds;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on regional and local authorities to step up their use of the integrated approach through national and European associations during the current programming period;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, working together with regional and local authorities, to examine immediately the issue of the simplification of the procedures for implementing cohesion policy with a view to reducing the bureaucratic burden on the individuals and bodies involved; recommends greater flexibility in Community legislation in the way that rules are implemented on the ground
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the European Commission to draw up an assessment of the implementation of the partnership principle by the Member States in the context of the drafting of the National Strategic Reference Frameworks (NSRFs) and the Operational Programmes, identifying the factors behind successful and unsuccessful governance; notes that the involvement of partners contributes to the development of institutional capacity at sector and territorial levels and also creates opportunities for reinforcing innovation and learning across organisational boundaries
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Recalls that partnership can contribute to effectiveness, efficiency, legitimacy and transparency in the operation of Structural Funds and to the commitment to, and ownership of, programme outputs
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Nnotes that the partnership process can work only with partners which have the necessary capabilities and resources, and calls on the managing authorities to contribute to the strengthening of those capabilities, which can improve the programme´s effectiveness by increasing the efficiency of project selection;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the requirement to hold public consultations on the issue of programming and stresses that the participation of regional and local authorities and of civil society helps to legitimise the decision-making process by counterbalancing any specific political influence; notes that the efforts to involve the public in the preparations for the operational programmes for the period 2007-2013 were not entirely successful; calls on the Commission, therefore, to identify good practices with a view to improving public involvement ahead of the next programming period;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States and managing authorities to involve the partners more closely in all the phases of Structural Fund programming, including assessment and at meetings of the monitoring committees for the Operational Programmes; recalls the positive impact that partnership has had on the improvement of planning and implementation procedures of public administrations responsible for Structural Funds, having created a new institutional framework based on a series of co- operative networks or relations with various social and economic partners; notes that through the involvement of a broad group of participants, a wider range of expertise is available for use during the programming cycle of Structural Funds programmes which can contribute to improved effectiveness of programme development, monitoring and evaluation
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a .Notes that new Member States did not fully comply with the partnership principle and therefore its introduction could gradually be reinforced as a result of both supranational and sub-national pressure.