6 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2010/2155(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas citizens must be placed at the centre of the priorities of territorial cooperation, together with economic growth and competitiveness,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that territorial cooperation has proved its effectiveness and that its potential as a source of competitiveness has so far been insufficiently tapped as a result of the inadequate resources allocated to it; calls for the budget for the ‘territorial cooperation’ objective to beincrease from 2.5% in the current programming period to at least 5% of the overall cohesion policy budget for the next programming period;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a distinction should continue to be made between the cross- border component, which meets the local needs of cross-border population catchment areas, and the transnational component, which facilitates cooperation over wider areas of strategic areasnd economic importance;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for funds for territorial cooperation no longer to be allocated by Member State, but at EU level and on a programme-by- programme basis, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Annex 2, paragraph 5 of the basic regulation so as to provide a strategic, integrated response to the needs of each territory or area involved; invites the Commission to consider other relevant, strategic and measurable criteria that could reflect the needs of territories and reduce the emphasis on the most important criterion: demography, namely insularity or difficult natural and topographical conditions;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses once again the importance of interregional cooperation, but deplores the lack of funds allocated to it; calls for a reduction from 75% to 60% in the Community cofinancing rate of this programme for participants from the regions covered by the ‘competitiveness and employment’ objective, encourages regions to make better use of the scope for interregional cooperation offered by Article 37(6)(b) of the basic regulation; advocates, therefore, that the ‘interregional’ component of Objective 3 should also be used to facilitate the coordination and running of such projects, to pool know-how and to exchange good practices, on the basis of ever closer cooperation with, and the support of, INTERACT;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote the coordination of policies in cross-border regions in sectors such as fiscal policy relating to natural persons and enterprises, and the labour market, so as to ensure that issues of distortion of competition do not arise within the framework of economic and territorial integration;