11 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2011/0405(COD)
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A number of major developments have taken place since the European Neighbourhood Policy was launched and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument was set up. These include a deepening of the relationship with the partners, the launch of regional initiatives and democratic transition processes in the region, in particular in the countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean following the events of the Spring of 2011. This triggered a new European Neighbourhood Policy vision set out in 2011 as a result of a comprehensive Strategic Review of the Policy. It outlines key objectives for Union cooperation with Neighbourhood countries and provides for greater support to partners committed to building democratic societies and undertaking reforms, in line with the ‘more for more’ and ‘mutual accountability’ principles.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to be able to fulfil the objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy, it is essential to ensure that the breakdown of the available funds between the southern and eastern strands of the policy is based on the size of the population of each regional bloc.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The scope of this instrument should encourage a differentiated and integrated cross-border approach in order to facilitate effective and swift implementation of the programmes in the European Neighbourhood Policy partner countries, to encourage regional and interregional development, to promote a decentralised cooperation policy and to ensure economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Support provided under the European Neighbourhood Instrument to developing partner countries should be separated from the aid provided to those countries under the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI). The various financial instruments need to be coordinated as effectively as possible within the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework and a greater degree of complementarity needs to be achieved between bilateral and multilateral funding.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) achieving progressive integration into the Union the EU internal market and enhanced sector and cross-sectoral co- operation, including through legislative approximation and regulatory convergence towards Union and other relevant international standards, related institution building, legal certainty and investments, notably in interconnections;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) creating conditions for well managed mobility of people, taking due account of demographic balances, the structure of the labour market and needs, and promotion of people-to-people contacts;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) confidence building and other measures contributing to security and the prevention and settlement of conflicts, and supporting steps to secure greater sub-regional integration, in particular by building on existing structures and initiatives;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) promoting the development of renewable energy sources (wind, hydraulic, solar, photovoltaic) and energy networks – with particular reference to actual implementation of the Mediterranean Solar Plan and the Desertec programme – and of sustainable resource use practices; encouraging industrial cooperation in this area ;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) helping to make SMEs/SMIs more competitive, in particular by supporting business creation and networking, facilitating SME/SMI project development and investment in partner countries and bringing the necessary resources to bear to promote transnational business cooperation;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(ec) treating EU research and development policy tools – in particular the seventh FPRD and its successor, the eighth FPRD – as key cooperation tools, and incorporating the EU’s partner countries into the European research area, in order to boost competitiveness, economic growth, job creation and innovation;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, the Member States and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) shall ensure coherence between support provided under this Regulation and other support, in particular the financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI), provided by the Union, the Member States and, the European Investment Bank. and the EBRD.