Activities of Iosif MATULA
Plenary speeches (281)
MEDIA Mundus: audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries (debate)
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) (debate)
The role of culture in the development of European regions (debate)
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)
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Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment (short presentation)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
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Follow-up of the energy efficiency national action plans: a first assessment (short presentation)
Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products (debate)
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Protection of minorities in Europe (debate)
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Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0275/2014 - Marco Scurria)
Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (A7-0249/2013 - Danuta Jazłowiecka)
Return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State (A7-0058/2014 - Marie-Christine Vergiat)
Enhanced cooperation between Public employment services (A7-0072/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
European Union Solidarity Fund (A7-0078/2014 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
Internal Security Fund (External borders and visas) (A7-0025/2014 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
European gastronomic heritage (A7-0127/2014 - Santiago Fisas Ayxela)
Freedom of movement for workers (A7-0386/2013 - Edit Bauer)
Preparing for a fully converged audiovisual world (A7-0057/2014 - Sabine Verheyen)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - application EGF/2013/008 ES/Comunidad Valenciana textiles (A7-0158/2014 - Frédéric Daerden)
Visa requirements for third-countries nationals - Future of EU visa policy (debate)
Cohesion Policy (A7-0081/2014 - Vilja Savisaar-Toomast)
Trans-European telecommunications networks (A7-0272/2013 - Evžen Tošenovský)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2012) (debate)
European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (debate)
Insurance of natural and man-made disasters (A7-0005/2014 - Sampo Terho)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (A7-0281/2013 - Marielle Gallo)
Local and regional consequences of the development of smart grids (short presentation)
2013 progress report on Serbia - European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Smart specialisation: networking excellence for a sound Cohesion Policy (A7-0462/2013 - Hermann Winkler)
Social protection for all, including self-employed workers (A7-0459/2013 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)
New Cohesion Policy programming period (A7-0007/2014 - Derek Vaughan)
Award of concession contracts - Public procurement - Procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (debate)
Civil protection mechanism (debate)
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (A7-0349/2013 - Lívia Járóka)
CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry (A7-0391/2013 - Franck Proust)
Common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action - Instrument for stability - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries - Establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation - European neighbourhood instrument - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (debate)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund 2014-2020 (debate)
Erasmus for all programme (A7-0405/2012 - Doris Pack)
Creative Europe programme (A7-0011/2013 - Silvia Costa)
Europe for Citizens programme (A7-0424/2012 - Hannu Takkula)
Trans-European transport network (A7-0012/2013 - Georgios Koumoutsakos, Ismail Ertug)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Local authorities and civil society (A7-0296/2013 - Corina Creţu)
Rethinking education (short presentation)
EU-China negotiations for a bilateral investment agreement (B7-0436/2013, B7-0439/2013)
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (A7-0269/2013 - Erminia Mazzoni)
EU internal security strategy (B7-0377/2013)
Endangered European languages and linguistic diversity (A7-0239/2013 - François Alfonsi)
Implementation of the EU youth strategy 2010-2012 (A7-0238/2013 - Georgios Papanikolaou)
European transport-technology strategy for Europe's future sustainable mobility (A7-0241/2013 - Michael Cramer)
Implementation and impact of the energy efficiency measures under the cohesion policy (A7-0271/2013 - Mojca Kleva Kekuš)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (debate)
European emergency number 112 (debate)
Connected TV (short presentation)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2013/000 TA 2013 - technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission (A7-0243/2013 - Alda Sousa)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (A7-0183/2013 - Emer Costello)
Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis (A7-0215/2013 - Carlos Coelho)
Social housing in the European Union (A7-0155/2013 - Karima Delli)
Educational and occupational mobility of women (A7-0164/2013 - Licia Ronzulli)
Regional policy as a part of wider State support schemes (short presentation)
A macro-regional strategy for the Alps
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (A7-0136/2013 - Marije Cornelissen)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (A7-0137/2013 - Ria Oomen-Ruijten)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (debate)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (short presentation)
EU-Moldova Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (A7-0128/2013 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)
Groundhandling services at European Union airports (A7-0364/2012 - Artur Zasada)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (debate)
Regional State Aid (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
European social entrepreneurship funds (A7-0194/2012 - Sophie Auconie)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 (A7-0024/2013 - Veronica Lope Fontagné)
EU-US Agreement under GATT 1994: modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the EU (A7-0430/2012 - Vital Moreira)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A7-0010/2013 - Pervenche Berès)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (A7-0001/2013 - Philippe De Backer)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (debate)
'One carry-on bag' rule imposed by certain airlines (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth - Role of territorial development in cohesion policy - European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application - Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (debate)
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Financing SME trade and investment (short presentation)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation)
Social Business Initiative (short presentation)
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EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
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Permitted uses of orphan works (debate)
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Women's working conditions in the service sector (short presentation)
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Common rules for direct support schemes for farmers - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products - Financing of the common agricultural policy - Organic production and labelling of organic products - System of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (debate)
Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership (short presentation)
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A new strategy for Afghanistan (debate)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
A resource-efficient Europe (debate)
Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
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Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
Modernising Europe's higher education systems (short presentation)
A competitive digital single market - eGovernment as a spearhead (short presentation)
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Risk sharing instruments for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (debate)
Enlargement report for Serbia (debate)
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European Globalisation Adjustment Fund crisis derogation (debate)
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Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)
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Radio spectrum policy (debate)
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and protection of intellectual property rights (debate)
Reprogramming of the structural funds to better combat youth unemployment and help SMEs (debate)
Women’s situation in war (short presentation)
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European dimension in sport (debate)
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Danish Presidency Programme (continuation of debate)
Intelligent Energy Europe programme (debate)
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Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Health and safety at work (short presentation)
European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)
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Accession Treaty : Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia - Application of Croatia to become a member of the European Union (debate)
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Climate change conference in Durban (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Implementation of Professional Qualifications Directive (debate)
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Surge in job dismissals in Europe as a result of the economic crisis in particular at Arcelor and Nokia (debate)
Promoting worker mobility (short presentation)
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Current developments in Ukraine (debate)
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European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
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Eastern partnership summit (Warsaw, 29 September) (debate)
EU research and innovation funding (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
European Schools system (short presentation)
Future EU cohesion policy (short presentation)
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EU homelessness strategy (debate)
A comprehensive approach to non-CO2 climate-relevant anthropogenic emissions (debate)
Women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (short presentation)
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Universal service and '112' emergency number (short presentation)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
Ukraine: the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and other members of the former government (debate)
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Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
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EIB annual report for 2009 (debate)
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Role of women in agriculture and rural areas (short presentation)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
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EU strategy on Roma inclusion (debate)
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Implementation of the EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
Agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security (short presentation)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (debate)
Preparations for Cancún Climate Change Conference (29 November-10 December) (debate)
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Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system (short presentation)
Innovation partnerships (debate)
Demographic challenge and solidarity between generations (short presentation)
Sludge catastrophe in Hungary (debate)
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EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
Future allocation of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) for the cross-border cooperation programmes (CBC) budget (debate)
European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (debate)
Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market (short presentation)
State of the Union (debate)
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Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate)
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Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
Implementation of the synergies of research and innovation earmarked funds in Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 concerning the European Fund of Regional Development and the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development - Delivering a single market to consumers and citizens - Long-term sustainability of public finances for a recovering economy - Contribution of the Cohesion policy to the achievement of Lisbon and the EU 2020 objectives (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
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Europe 2020 - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth (debate)
Ban on use of cyanide mining technologies (debate)
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
Europeana - the next steps (short presentation)
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Investing in Low Carbon Technologies (debate)
Effects of the Xynthia storm in Europe (debate)
Second European Roma Summit (debate)
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EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)
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Body scanners - Operation of intelligence services in the context of counter-terrorism strategies (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
European Strategy for the Danube Region (debate)
The cohesion policy after 2013 (debate)
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European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
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Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Belgium - textile industry; Ireland - Dell - Relocation of undertakings in the EU and the role of EU financial instruments (debate)
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Outcome of the European Council on 29 and 30 October 2009 including the mandate and attributions of the President of the European Council and of the High Representative of the Union for the foreign and security policy/Vice-president of the Commission, as well as the structure of the new Commission (continuation of debate)
Preparation of the European Council (29 and 30 October 2009) (debate)
Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate)
Freedom of information in Italy (debate)
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Forest fires in the summer of 2009 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on good governance with regards to the EU regional policy: procedures of assistance and control by the European Commission PDF (199 KB) DOC (106 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
Shadow opinions (8)
OPINION on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement
OPINION on the future of regional airports and air services in the EU
OPINION on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
OPINION on the Agenda for new skills and jobs
OPINION on investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (432)
Amendment 20 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the ESI Funds have an important role to play in supporting concrete projects aimed at enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of young people, and underlines the need for all Member States and regions to make full use of this opportunity in order to tackle youth unemployment; stresses that the ESI's priority should be to create an optimum framework for launching projects such as start-ups for young people;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2176(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the ESI Funds have an important role to play in supporting concrete projects aimed at enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of young people, and underlines the need for all Member States and regions to make full use of this opportunity in order to tackle youth unemployment; stresses that, through the ESI, the local and regional authorities should pay particular attention to promoting entrepreneurship at local level;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that it is clear from the experiences of previous funding programmes that ensuring a positive, long- term impact for the funds is vitally important; insists, further, on the quality of programmes and the objectivity of spending;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that coordination across policy areas and recognising national and regional economic and social priorities to ensure increased effectiveness of funds are cited as being vitally important by many Member States; takes the view that specific development objectives at subsidiary levels should match national operational programmes;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Points out that a simplified application process for beneficiaries was identified by many Member States as an important aspect of preparations for the next programming period; welcomes this as a way of ensuring that the preparation and implementation of projects run smoothly, with reduced bureaucracy for applicants; recognises the importance of best practice geared to simplifying procedures by removing levels of bureaucracy and transferring decisions to regional authority level;
Amendment 83 #
2013/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Realises that an active and well informed regional administration that engages with the Commission can have a positive impact on advancing preparations; recommends that the Commission inform the regional authorities on cooperation and documentation arrangements;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the need for EU funding to be channelled more effectively towards job creation for young people;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need for projects designed to meet employment market requirements in terms of skills and abilities with a view to adjusting Member State school syllabuses accordingly;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of Cohesion Policy as the main investment instrument, playing a central role in fighting the crisis, reducing imbalances and engaging the EU and its regions on a path of sustainable growth; hence underlines the importance of securing sufficient budgetary provisions in the context of the MFF negotiations to the Structural and Investment Funds, noting in particular their key share of investment in a range of areas such as employment, innovation, sustainable development and support to SMEs;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Cohesion Policy proved resilient to the crisis, adapting its programmes and funding instruments and thus providing greater flexibility and making a crucial contribution in areas where investment is needed for economic modernisation and improved competitiveness; recognises the fact that Cohesion Policy instruments can be used in fields which the national authorities are not able to deal with;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission to come up with a thorough analysis and assessment of the potential of the new means and sources of financing to support investment for growth, such as the bond market, the risk-sharing instrument and the use of innovative financial instruments; stresses the need to attract private capital in order for investments to take the most responsible form possible;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2042(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that further involving local authorities in the new European economic governance framework is crucial to improving coordination and achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy; emphasises the importance of local and regional authority participation in the context of partnership contracts;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to align their national, regional and local energy and climate strategies with EU objectives; specifically, encourages the Member States to strengthen relations between their respective National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and the OPs with a view to ensuring that European Structural and Investment Funds will be part of a coherent strategy while still responding to territorial needs; points out that this could be enhanced within the new framework of ex- ante conditionalities; stresses that the principal objective of energy efficiency should be energy autonomy at regional and local level;
Amendment 103 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that a combination of grants and FI can serve as a successful and innovative approach to leverage private funding, create new models of private- public partnerships and enhance innovation; stresses the importance of attracting private investment in energy efficiency from both the EU and third countries;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that efforts to acquire finance for investment in energy efficient projects are often hindered by market, regulatory and trust barriers such as high upfront costs for investors and difficulties to forecast the exact energy savings potential; urges Member States to find suitable ways of encouraging investment in household energy efficiency;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and the Member States to address effectively the administrative deficiencies in the implementation of Cohesion Policy on the ground, ensuring an adequate level of absorption and a meaningful attainment of the objectives and the results as set; calls on the Commission, therefore, to continue providing the necessary assistance in order to achieve these goals; recommends that appropriations from the current programming period be earmarked for training schemes for the authorities managing future programmes receiving support from the Structural and Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the next programming period offers an opportunity to improve still further the positive impact of Cohesion Policy and insists that the preparation of the Partnership Agreements and programmes should take place as soon as possible; urges the national authorities to forward their recommendations without delay so as to allow for a successful implementation from 1st January 2014 and a smooth transition to the next programming period.
Amendment 124 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the importance of continuing the effort to standardise predominantly oral languages;
Amendment 152 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that the Union should support linguistic diversity in its relations with third countries, in particular those wishing to join the EU;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D and education, with emphasis on vocational training; administrative simplification; the reduction of labour taxation; improvement of infrastructure; greater involvement of all stakeholders at regional and local level and strong support for SMEs and entrepreneurs; believes that a more coordinated approach between different levels of government and stakeholders will be achieved by including the proposed territorial pacts in the partnership agreements;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports the growth of industrial parks through cooperation between national and local authorities, economic operators and research and development organisations, so as to create a business environment which is as attractive and favourable to innovation as possible;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is of the opinion that, together with grants, there is a need for loans, venture capital, guarantees and other forms of financial engineering to play a stronger role; calls for the proper use of financial instruments through combining the various forms of financial support, both direct and indirect, especially those available to SMEs, in order to offer more tailor-made access to finances; stresses the need to facilitate access to technologisation funding for SMEs and the local business community;
Amendment 41 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports ‘re-shoring’ initiatives seeking the partial re-entry of production from third countries; considers that support for such initiatives would guarantee product quality, generate employment and alleviate the impact on the environment.
Amendment 48 #
2012/2322(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the need to draw up efficient methods of betting supervision, bearing in mind the rapid development of the online environment, but also highlights the importance of protecting users' personal data against abuse;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the modernisation of cultural infrastructure can help to revitalise urban areas, with ensuing social and economic benefits;
Amendment 180 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of regional cultural and creativity policies, and hence the central role of local and regional authorities in promoting and supporting the CCS; welcomes the initiatives taken by public administrations to develop regional business support structures for the creative industries, including through projects funded by the EU;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Recalls the need for the EU to develop a genuine common transport policy, ensuring the pertinence of transport for all regions; calls on the Member States to ensure that the mix of models reflects moves towards more sustainable mobility; stresses the need to promote successful practices in the field of sustainable transport with a view to their increasingly broad implementation and use.
Amendment 4 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Recommends that local authorities build on examples of good practice by developing sustainable urban mobility plans in close consultation with civil society;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that this strategy should be based on an integrative linear development model in which interregional connections and crossborder missing links are accorded the highest importance and innovative solutions for multimodal transport can reduce regional disparities and enhance territorial cohesion; is mindful of the fact that there are currently considerable differences between regions in the field of transport networks, and draws attention to the need for investment in sustainable transport technologies in the poorer and more isolated regions in order to ensure balanced development in line with the objective of cohesion;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that all European regions and their respective labour pools should take advantage of such a strategy, and stresses the need to take account of regional specificities and potential, especially when developing cleaner transport modes; calls on the authorities at subsidiary levels to create, alongside stakeholders, innovation partnerships in the field of sustainable mobility;
Amendment 18 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) Encourages national and regional authorities to devise research and development strategies that are based on smart specialisation, with a view to ensuring a more efficient take-up of structural funding and enhancing synergies between private and public sector investment;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in this connection, that a strategy for innovative technology has to be thought out through territories’ characteristics, in which context a ‘one size fits all’ approach will not deliver; considers, for instance, that island, mountainous and sparsely populated regions have specific types of potential which call for appropriate and innovative mobility solutions; urges a stepping-up of cooperation between regions with similar development potentials with a view to enhancing the exchange of feasible good practices;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission not to concentrate public transport services solely in in line with the rural-urban pareas, buttnership for sustainable development (RURBAN) and also to ensure mobility in all regions, especially the most deprived ones, in the interests of integrated territorial cohesion;
Amendment 29 #
2012/2298(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
(a) Recommends that the Commission develop initiatives to identify and reward sustainable urban development programmes, along the lines, for example, of the RegioStars awards;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiterates that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions to develop strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation; supports the Commission’s proposal to establish public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for the bioeconomy sector; recommends the use of smart specialisation research and development strategies in order to enable more efficient use to be made of EU structural funding and synergies to be enhanced between public and private sector investment;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2295(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level; advocates facilitating the cross-border mobility of researchers, with a view to the exchange of good practices and knowledge transfer.
Amendment 5 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends that the Commission take account of the progress made by local authorities to date in the field of housing for disadvantaged persons, and that it give consideration to priorities at local and regional level in connection with the future allocation of funding;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2293(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Attaches particular importance, bearing in mind the social imbalances that exist in Europe, notably in the countries which recently joined the EU, to the European Union's efforts to support disadvantaged social classes, in particular as regards the provision of housing; recommends that strict rules be applied to ensure that funds awarded by the EU for the construction of social housing are used in the most vulnerable areas;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, the development of long- term socio-economic strategies and the implementation of policies in the EU is the responsibility of a variety of public organisations, such as the European institutions, government ministries, regional or local authority departments and specific agencies, and with the involvement of NGOs;
Amendment 9 #
2012/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that funding is available under the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for strengthening institutional and administrative capacities at national, regional or local level, for example by modernising human resource management, reorganising the roles and competences of public administration, fighting corruption, reducing the administrative burden on businesses, strengthening regional and local administration, providing support to social partners and NGOs, modernising policy development processes and investing in public capital projects in various e-government fields; considers that preparing future beneficiaries of cohesion policy funding should be a priority for the current programming period;
Amendment 13 #
2012/2290(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the multiannual financial framework constitutes a very important instrument for the long-term planning of the European project, taking into account the European perspective and the added value of the Union; calls, however, for better coordination between the EU budget and the Member States’ national budgets, and for the spending of public funds from planning to implementation to be done in such a way as to ensure greater complementarity; highlights the importance of linking the EU 2020 targets with national development strategies to ensure that investments are made in as effective and responsible a way as possible;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the Commission, in addition to consultation procedures and a fostered dialogue with local and regional authorities that have to enforce EU legislation, conduct in-depth territorial impact assessments, based on specific local and regional characteristics, setting out convincing arguments for the need for Single Market regulation before adopting any legislative proposals;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that high quality and accessible services of general interest are crucial for local communities and that the provision of local and regional public services is important for economic, social and territorial cohesion and therefore potential and interests of local and regional authorities should be better taken into account as a priority in the further development of the Single Market;
Amendment 19 #
2012/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that cohesion policy can ensure faster convergence through integration and greater connectivity in the Single Market; to achieve this, the policy should continue to focus on addressing market failures andto ensure that regions make full use of their development potential, and on consolidating territorial cooperation at cross-border level in the context of European economic integration;
Amendment 27 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises, in view of the crisis’ negative effect of increasing local and regional disparities in Europe, the need for strong EU support for cohesion; believes that European energy projects could contribute to regional development and help regions increase their autonomous capacity to manage energy resources through investments in decentralised energy sources, energy efficiency and other measures which support growth and jobs;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses, while supporting new financial instruments for energy projects, that this should be in addition to direct grants and co-financing of energy projects and not a replacement for them; draws the attention of the Member States and the Commission to the fact that individuals, small and medium-sized towns and rural communities should be eligible for direct funding aid for energy efficiency and building renovation projects as they are likely to lack the administrative capacity to use other financial instruments fully; suggests to the Commission, in this regard, that an energy-efficiency strategy needs to be drawn up for smaller towns;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, while Member States are changing their energy mixes in accordance with the EU’s climate goals, many regions are dependent on fossil fuels; believes, therefore, that not only low-carbon, but all low-emission sources of energy, such as shale gas, ought to be accepted, including those of a transitional nature; is aware of recent reactions in relation to the possible effects of shale gas extraction and proposes that the Member States open public consultations with a view to increased transparency as regards exploitation methods;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it necessary to support the digitisation of educational and cultural works into as many official EU languages as possible in order to provide a valuable and useful content to the public;
Amendment 40 #
2012/2030(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of establishing clear principles to regulate relations with third countries’ digital markets, especially as regards EU-level projects such as the digitisation of world cultural heritage;
Amendment 103 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework, the Commission should establish, by means of implementing acts, an annual breakdown of global resources by Member State using an objective and transparent method taking account of different levels of development among the regions and reflecting disparities in terms of poverty and material deprivation.
Amendment 105 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The operational programme of each Member State should identify priorities for action at regional level and justify the forms of material deprivation to be addressed, and describe the objectives and features of the assistance to the most deprived persons that will be provided through the support of national schemes. It should also include elements necessary to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 114 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Exchanges of experience and best practices have a significant added value and the Commission and competent authorities in the Member States should facilitate such dissemination.
Amendment 146 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to safeguard the Union's financial interests and provide the means to ensure effective programme implementation, there should be measures allowing for the suspension by the Commission of payments. The Commission may suspend payments to beneficiaries where there is evidence that financing is being used for purposes other than those referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 210 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, respecting the criteria put forward by the Member States, shall assess the consistency of the operational programme with this Regulation and its contribution to the objectives of the Fund, taking into account the ex ante evaluation carried out in accordance with Article 14.
Amendment 245 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall provide information on and promote the actions supported by the Fund and shall ensure the establishment and operation of local and regional contact points. The information shall be addressed to the most deprived persons, the media and the wider public. It shall highlight the role of the Union and ensure that the contribution from the Fund is visible.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) there is evidence that funding does not comply with the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) the feasibility of the proposed budget, and compatibility with other European- funded initiatives and programmes. This budget shall cover the preparation phase, the year of the title in itself and provisions for the legacy activities;
Amendment 26 #
2012/0022(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation iv a (new)
Recommendation iv a (new)
(iva) Highlights the potential offered by foundations in providing jobs for young people, among whom unemployment is reaching alarming levels;
Amendment 30 #
2012/0022(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation v – indent 1
Recommendation v – indent 1
Amendment 58 #
2012/0022(APP)
Draft opinion
Recommendation vi a (new)
Recommendation vi a (new)
(via) Takes the view that partnerships between European foundations may mean that they have greater access to resources, including European funds, with a view to attaining the purpose for which they were created;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2313(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the need to take into account the granting of a special status to institutions with an educational purpose regarding online access to audiovisual works;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that infrastructure building and urbanisation are the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; asks local and regional governments to consider this threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies to deliver biodiversity benefits and to halt further loss of habitats; recommends that local and regional authorities be mindful to strike a balance between the needs of development and biodiversity;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that infrastructure building and urbanisation are the most significant drivers of the fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats; asks local and regional governments to consider this threat to ecosystems and habitats in their planning and development projects on both a large and a small scale; calls, in this connection, for a reduction in urban expansion and the introduction of measures for the redevelopment of existing urban land; supports further reform and use of regional and local development policies to deliver biodiversity benefits and to halt further loss of habitats;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need to promote green infrastructure and eco-innovation in order to create a greener economy, and calls on the Commission to draw up a good practice guide in this connection; urges the Commission, the Member States, and local and regional authorities to take the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study recommendations into account, as this study is intended as a useful advisory tool for local and regional policymakers, administrators and managers; underlines the need to train beneficiaries of the Structural and Cohesion Funds and local and regional governments in dealing with the complex European and national legislation that seeks to protect nature and increase awareness of the importance of biodiversity loss;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Rrecognises the value and knowledge of, and the work done by, the voluntary and community sector in the protection of biodiversity, and asks regional and local government to involve these groups in planning and consulting on projects by establishing partnerships between authorities, the private sector and non-governmental organisations;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2294(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests taking into account the institution of a unified mechanism for the monitoring and evaluation of compliance to academic standards in higher education institutions, both public and private;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2293(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends that Member States consider the possibility of creating a clearer regulatory framework for voluntary traineeships in European businesses;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in the world of global competition, an option of cohesion policy support provides added value for companies when deciding in which world region to develop their operation capacities and where to transfer their knowhow; acknowledges that investments from third countries can contribute to lessening the effects of the economic crisis and to achieving the objectives of the cohesion policy; stresses the importance of these investments for the regions that face difficulties, by creating jobs and attracting foreign investment;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Endorses the economic rationale of a place-based development policy rooted in the fundamental logic that the interest of the Union’s less-developed regions is likely to increase, should they be able to offer competitive comparative advantages as well as firm sets of incentives; in this context requests the Commission to support Member States and regions to pursue their own investment incentives policies; notes with regret that less developed regions of the EU are constantly losing their attractiveness to the detriment of third countries; it calls on the competent authorities to draft urgent measures aimed at maintaining the current investments and attracting new ones;
Amendment 39 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that high taxes and public debt are among the key concerns identified by companies investing in Europe; would be particularly concerned by any effort to harmonise corporation tax conditions inevitably giving rise to higher fiscal burden in some Member States, and would deny individual regions to remain fiscally competitive; draws attention to the fact that the diversity of the fiscal systems in the Member States is the factor that reduces the attractiveness of investing in the EU;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU has an enormous strength in its cities, and that major urban infrastructure projects, and innovative business parks, provide the strongest appeal for investment; urges the Member States to provide large-scale investments in infrastructure and technology in order to enhance the liveability and competitiveness of Europe’s cities; emphasises the importance of the integrated and durable development of multimode transport systems that increase the mobility level and stimulate economic growth.
Amendment 54 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need for horizontal and vertical coordination that would allow cities to collaborate with other levels of governance and to consolidate their cooperation by networking with other cities.
Amendment 56 #
2011/2288(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6b (new)
Paragraph 6b (new)
6b. Believes that governance is needed, based on the empowerment of citizens, the participation of all relevant partners and the innovative use of share capital
Amendment 31 #
2011/2246(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly emphasises the educational and cultural role of the public media; suggests that the commercial activities of the public media should solely complement the promotion of culture and their educational mission; draws attention to the fact that public financing should not restrict the editorial freedom of the media;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2246(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the dynamic changes in the media world that are redefining the arena of information exchange; draws attention to the fact that the development of the Internet is opening possibilities for unrestricted, individual expression by citizens of EU Member States and other countries; emphasises the importance of a uniform code of ethics for new media;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2246(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms the responsibility of the media to respect the criteria of journalistic ethics and objectivity in respect of all subjects addressed;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to take greater account of the fact that good air transport connections are often decisive for the development of tourism and fundamental to the rapid transportation of passengers and goods; recognises the importance of regional airports in improving mobility and interregional connectivity and in helping to make regions more attractive;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the economic importance of regional airports in consolidating the position of European regional economic growth poles; draws attention to the opportunities for job creation, particularly in less-developed or disadvantaged regions; stresses, in that connection, the need to exploit the potential for green jobs more effectively;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to take account of environmental and meteorological factors when deciding where to locate airports; points out that the development of air transport must take account of the objectives set out in the EU 2020 Strategy; recommends accordingly that airports achieve a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions from air transport throughout EU airspace by 2020;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it particularly important to employ intermodal solutions where possible; takes the view that rail links between airports should be developed, as they offer an ideal way of easing the capacity problems of the airports concerned; recognises the possible contribution of regional airports to easing passenger transport congestion, thereby relieving overcrowded airports, and to the diversification of air transport routes; urges the Member State authorities to propose plans to develop existing regional airports and make them more efficient;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the building and expansion of regional airports and related infrastructure should be properly supported by national and regional authorities and receive appropriate financing under the TEN-T Networks, the Cohesion Fund and the ERDF; recommends that the Commission bear in mind the opportunities offered by regional airports as part of the European central transport network encompassed by the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure that, in accordance with a specific territorial assessment, airports are included in regional spatial development plans or taken into account in regional development strategies.; urges the Commission and Member State authorities to bear in mind the importance of regional airports in the context of future partnership contracts;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2196(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of increasing the competiveness of the outermost regions and promoting their integration with other regions so as to close the economic gap separating them from the rest of Europe.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. believes that it is particularly important to improve cooperation between national, local and regional authorities and to encourage public-private partnerships for better application of the body of EU law on waste management; encourages the use of European funding to create integrated waste management systems; stresses the need for close collaboration with universities and researchers for the rapid design of innovative technologies that make waste recycling possible;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. recommends that an equitable balance is found between the need to combat climate change and the Seventh Environment Action Programme, so the European Union can achieve its targets and in order to avoid additional costs; also emphasises the need to launch information, awareness and other campaigns to allow best practices to be exchanged at all levels; considers it necessary to efficiently match research and innovation objectives with local and regional development needs;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. considers it necessary to improve cooperation between regions and also at a cross-border level, particularly in cooperation with third countries, by setting up joint action groups on the matter of preventing major pollution incidents, in order to avoid long-term effects; urges the Commission to plan the drafting of legislative acts on sustainable chemistry;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2194(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. advocates the use of less-polluting vehicles and recommends that proposals for actions be drawn up for the development of a sustainable transport system;
Amendment 41 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a strengthening at EU level of support for the Bologna Process, in particular as regards the harmonisation of academic standards, the recognition of academic qualifications, and the promotion of mobility and employability;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a commitment on the part of universities to new teaching and training strategies aimed at a learning-centred university system that supports student-centred learning;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to develop a multi- fund approach, defined by clear and effective rules, aimed at coping with the future EU financing model;
Amendment 140 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recommends that the process of creating careers advisory centres offering free services to students be accelerated;
Amendment 149 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the particular needs of the Bachelor’s degree, its curricula and its employability,; stresses in this respect the need for specific actions and for more effective cooperation between universities and the labour market with a view to developing more relevant curricula and enhancing employability, taking labour market forecasts into consideration;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends that the Member States adapt the number of places on master’s degree courses to meet current demand, in view of the fact that, in some Member States, ordinary degrees offer slim prospects of employment;
Amendment 157 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of a sufficient number of traineeships for students, so as to further facilitate their joining the job market;
Amendment 173 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Draws attention to the need to establish the status of pre-Bologna Process students in those countries in which they are disadvantaged in terms of enrolling in master’s programmes;
Amendment 190 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Proposes that universities in the signatory states recognise practical traineeships completed as part of the mobility programmes supported by the European Commission;
Amendment 200 #
2011/2180(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Encourages universities to harmonise their academic standards by forming partnerships for the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that cultural tourism can have a particular impact on the Mediterranean region, both from an economic point of view and also as a factor of reciprocal knowledge and intercultural understanding;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2179(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that cooperation in the audio-visual domain can have an important role in transmitting democratic values in all the countries in the macro- region;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Iin the light of the future gearing of cohesion policy to the Europe 2020 Strategy, calls for the ‘innovation’ priority to be binding on the regions, which must also be reflected in the funding allocated; stresses that the main challenge for the EU and for the Member States and regions is to create synergies between the different funding instruments for research and innovation in both public and private sectors, in order to support innovations in society based on ‘public- private-people’ partnerships in the context of achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the regions, in line with the ‘smart specialisation’ approach, to develop tailored innovation strategies; stresses that territorial cooperation must be optimised with a view to greater complementarity between regions; advocates a ‘bottom-up’ approach to innovation at local level; stresses the need to develop partnerships between local and regional authorities and research centres with a view to identifying feasible development solutions; believes that local and regional authorities should be encouraged to innovate, notably via initiatives of the type ‘Regions of Knowledge’, ‘Living Labs’ and ‘Smart Cities’;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that innovation above all lies at the interface with practice; recommends, therefore, as the necessary complement to excellence in research, placing the focus of regional support on support for applications, without preventing research capacity from being built up, in order above all to enable companies to develop innovative methods; is aware of the gap between new knowledge in the research field and the act of putting it into practice at ground level; calls for concrete measures in the context of the regional policy instruments with a view to transforming the results of research into innovation, of such a nature as to be adaptable to the local and regional levels and applicable Europe-wide;
Amendment 51 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. In the light of the need to improve the extent to which SMEs are benefiting from support for research and innovation, considers that this should be made a focus of cohesion policy, for example in relation to internationalisation or promotion of entrepreneurship; believes that enterprises need to be encouraged to innovate on the basis of fuller use of the regional resources available to them; favours introducing ‘one-stop shop’ initiatives in the form of centres offering, under one roof, useful information to SMEs, universities, research centres, regional authorities and other potential beneficiaries of EU, national and local research and innovation funding;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, despite the differences in systems of governance, to aim to achieve maximum harmonisation of rules for the funding of programmes; recommends that the Commission take measures for the consolidation of the single market, and especially the digital single market, and finance large-scale R & D initiatives for implementing the results of research at global level;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the role that cohesion policy plays in developing transport infrastructure; draws attention to the lack of financial resources in several Member States; takes the view that new financing instruments are necessary for the transport sector; calls on Member States to ensure sufficient national funding in their budgetary planning and sufficient project planning and implementation capacities; stresses that increased EU cofinancing for infrastructure projects in convergence regions can help improve the absorption of Community support;
Amendment 21 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that urban transport services are covered by the subsidiarity principle; stresses, nevertheless, that European cooperation, coordination and funding would enable local authorities to meet the challenges they are facing; underlines the importance of interregional and cross- border cooperation with regard to the development of transport networks; urges that solutions be pinpointed for reducing transport fuel consumption at local level via the use of new intelligent and clean technologies;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that cities suffer most from congestion and air and noise pollution; in this context believes that cities can make a major contribution towards combating climate change through intelligent local public transport systems and sustainable city-district planning, including building of bicycle paths; calls for transport arrangements between cities and the countryside to be improved; points out that traffic congestion in urban and peri-urban areas results in higher fuel consumption costs and an increase in pollutant emissions;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it important to establish alternative inter-regional goods and passenger transport plans for crisis scenarios arising from natural disasters;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that parental advisory services should be offered, in view of the influence that the family has on the educational and social development of the pupil;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that extra-curricular activities organised by educational establishments contribute substantially to reducing early school leaving;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Draws attention to the fact that additional support should be offered to persons with disabilities, in order to reduce the risk of their early school leaving and to provide them with a proper qualification;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Agenda for new skills and jobs as part of the 2020 strategy, pointing out that only a workforce that is skilled is of fundamental importance for the development of a competitive, sustainable and innovative economy; in the context of the lessons to be learned from the present economic crisis, insists on the need to adapt the agenda for new skills and jobs to the post-crisis period and devise a mechanism for preventing the recurrence of such phenomena;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the importance of the contribution that must be made by vocational training in enabling a significant number of young people to realise their potential as well as achieving the objectives of the Europa 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the need to improve and diversify employment services for both jobseekers and employers, and, in particular, to develop personalised public employment services for the unemployed, young people and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Calls on the Member States to create a set of instruments to facilitate labour market access for older people that will ensure better working and living conditions;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
(3) Supports the promotion of integrated approaches involving the main players at national, regional and local level, with a view to stimulating ongoing training, improving training quality and developing enterprise culture;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the more effective use of funds for the development of new skills and the creation of new jobs, including in the burgeoning 'green economy’; this involves principally the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Lifelong Learning programme and the Progress programme; supports using the INTERREG programmes for the acquisition of new skills for workers and stimulating employment;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that closer links between the education and business worlds could help identify correctly the abilities required at a given moment and subsequently facilitate the entry of young people on the employment market;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the exchange of experience and the creation of networks between higher education institutions, research establishments and business centres is important for raising skills levels and adapting to the needs of the labour market; emphasises the need to consolidate employers' networks and encourage exchanges of best practices among them; insists on the importance of a stable supply/demand balance between employers and training institutions;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2067(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to adopt measures to remove administrative and legal obstacles in order to increase labour mobility, both in the recognition of qualifications and in the portability of supplementary pension rights.; stresses the need to boost workforce mobility between EU Member States, as a potential means of reducing regional imbalances and fulfilling the objectives of cohesion policy;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the need to draw up integrated programmes targeted on traveller communities in order to facilitate their access to education, health and social security;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the CAP should take greater account of the potential, problems and needs of small family holdings; stresses the need to diversify the incomes of such holdings and to develop entrepreneurial skills and create new jobs in rural areas; notes that the majority of the EU population lives in urban areas and takes the view that the CAP should contribute to the development of intelligent agriculture in urban areas, and in particular to the regeneration of abandoned industrial sites;
Amendment 55 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the potential of regions and rural areas is not confined to the natural resources that enable them to play a social and economic role, given that such areas are first and foremost a place where the food required in order to ensure food security is produced and that they provide key raw materials for industry and renewable energy generation, as well as constituting a source of environmental, ecological, landscape and tourism assets and non-material assets including traditions and cultural features such as culinary heritage in the form of regional products; considers that promoting regional labels by means of the CAP, both at EU level and in third countries, would offer economic advantages at local and regional level;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to identify mechanisms aimed at facilitating access for agricultural producers to credit and insurance systems;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the need to make the European Schools’ syllabus more compatible with national education systems in order to facilitate the swift reintegration of pupils returning to their countries of origin;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Maintains that there is an intrinsic value in teaching certain subjects in the ‘less widely-used’ national languages spoken by a small number of EU citizens;
Amendment 298 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the unequivocal view that efforts under Objective 3 (European Territorial Cooperation) need to be stepped up at all EU internal borders and at all three levels of such cooperation (cross-border, inter- regional and trans-national) and calls for the relevant share of the Structural Funds to be increased to 7%; stresses the importance of the border regions in terms of achievement of the EU 2020 objectives; considers there is a need for closer linkage with the TEN networks – in line with European priorities – and with cross-border infrastructure, and calls for a corresponding increase in funding for all border regions; calls for simplification of the implementing rules governing Objective 3 programs, based on the principle of proportionality, as well as for the development of a common set of eligibility rules, all of which are pre- conditions for these programs to become more effective and more visible;
Amendment 317 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Draws attention to the synergies achievable through integrated approaches, notably linking the ESF and the ERDF, and calls for common eligibility rules and for the option of cross-financing between these funds – specifically with a view to integrated development planning – to be increased and facilitated;
Amendment 341 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls, in the interests of efficiency, for the elimination or merger of funds relevant to both regional development and cohesion; recommends that the Globalisation Fund be abandoned as a stand-alone instrument and that appropriate provision for its functions be included in the Social Fund; calls for consideration of whether a merger of the Cohesion Fund and the Regional Development Fund would be compatible with the European Treaties; points out that, as a rule, monies from the Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund are spent on the same types of project;
Amendment 437 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the maximum level of support must not exceed 785%, otherwise applications will be driven less by the case for the projects than by the prospect of the funding they can attract; calls for it to be made easier for regions to use private co- financing and market-oriented credit options to cover their share of project financing;
Amendment 463 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Emphasises that the provision of subsidies must always be retained as an option and that it must be the responsibility of those involved on the ground to use the funding mix best suited to regional needs; considers that subsidies should continue to dominate in regions lagging behind;
Amendment 496 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 546 #
2011/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Supports the Commission's proposal that the N+2 rule should be applied systematically except in the first year of funding and that any other derogations from it should be abolishedshould only reflect the administrative burdens required by the programming process; considers this will guarantee that a balance is struck between high- quality investment and smooth and speedy programme implementation;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects; stresses the importance of increasing the interconnective capacity of energy networks at a cross-border level, through the appropriate financial allocations, in order to achieve territorial cohesion;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2019(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that cohesion policy has a complex vision that covers both the economic development of the less- developed regions with support for vulnerable social groups, and increased competitiveness and sustainable development in keeping with the EU2020 objectives and specific regional characteristics; takes the view that this vision must also be reflected in the budget appropriations;
Amendment 31 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) By contributing to the further development of detection and early warning systems, the Union should assist Member States in minimising the lead time to respond to disasters and to alert Union citizens. These systems should take into account and build upon existing and future information sources and systems; stresses the importance of closer cooperation between the Commission’s Directorate- General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection and national civil protection services.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) . The reinforced cooperation should be based on a Union structure consisting of an emergency response centre, a European emergency response capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committed capacities from the Member States, trained experts, a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States, for standardising Member State alert systems and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Mechanism should make it possible to mobilise and facilitate coordination of assistance interventions. The reinforced cooperation should be based on a Union structure consisting of an emergency response centre coordinated with existing national, regional and local structures, a European emergency response capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committed capacities from the Member States, trained experts, a common emergency communication and information system managed by the Commission and contact points in the Member States. It should provide a framework for collecting validated emergency information, for disseminating that information to the Member States and for sharing lessons learnt from interventions.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to improve the planning of disaster response operations and to ensure the availability of key capacities, it is necessary to develop reference scenarios for the main types of disasters, map key existing capacities available in Member States, develop contingency plans for the deployment of the capacities and develop a European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre- committed capacities of Member States. The contingency planning exercise could also be used to determine whether there are gaps in the emergency response capacities available in the Member States regarding coordination between cross-border regions that may be filled with capacities to be developed with Union support, which would be shared across the Union.
Amendment 45 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Assistance interventions should be subject to full coordination in situ so as to maximise the effectiveness and ensure access to suffering populations. The Commission should provide appropriate logistical support for the dispatched expert teams and for the logistical deployment of volunteer teams in response to emergency situations in isolated or inaccessible locations.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate cooperation and the sharing of knowledge, best practices and information;
Amendment 71 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote and support the development, coordination between Member States and implementation of Members States' risk management plans including guidelines on their content and provide for adequate incentives, where needed;
Amendment 74 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) raise awareness about the importance of risk prevention and support Member States in public information, education and sensitivity and awareness-raising;.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The risk management plans shall take into account the national risk assessments and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State. Member States must develop a strategy for coordinating risk management planning in crossborder regions.
Amendment 87 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribute to the development of detection and early warning and alert systems for disasters and alert code standardisation in order to enable a rapid response, and to promote their inter- linkage and their linkage to the ERC and the CECIS. Those systems shall take into account and build upon existing and future information, monitoring and detection sources and systems;
Amendment 90 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) establish and maintain a capability to provide logistical support and assistance for expert teams, modules and other response capacities deployed under the Mechanism, as well as other actors on the ground and volunteer groups in isolated or inaccessible areas;
Amendment 102 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) setting up a training programme and training network for local and regional civil protection and other emergency management personnel on disaster prevention, preparedness, and response, with a view to enhance the coordination, compatibility and complementarity between the modules and other capacities referred to in Articles 8, 9 and 11, and by improving the competence of the experts referred to in point (d) of Article 7. The programme shall include joint courses, exercises and exchange of experts system, whereby individuals may be seconded to other Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Even if they do not necessarily lead to corrupt conduct, actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest have a high potential to improperly influence public procurement decisions with the effect of distorting competition and, jeopardising equal treatment of tenderers and delaying the implementation of public procurement procedures. Effective mechanisms should therefore be set up to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest and eliminate obstacles to the implementation thereof.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to foster the involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the public procurement market, contracting authorities should be encouraged to divide contracts into lots, implement measures to encourage SME participation and be obliged to state the reasons for not doing so. Where contracts are divided into lots, contracting authorities may, for instance in order to preserve competition or to ensure security of supply, limit the number of lots for which an economic operator may tender; they may also limit the number of lots that may be awarded to any one tenderer.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Tenders that appear abnormally low in relation to the works, supplies or services might be based on technically, economically or legally unsound assumptions or practices. In order to prevent possible disadvantages during contract performance, contracting authorities should be obliged to ask for an explanation of the price charged where a tender significantly undercuts the prices demanded by other tenderers. Where the tenderer cannot provide a sufficient explanation, the contracting authority should be entitled to reject the tender. Rejection should be mandatory in cases where the contracting authority has established that the abnormally low price charged results from non-compliance with mandatory Union legislation in the fields of social, labour or environmental law or international labour law provisions. With a view to discouraging improper practices, the competent authorities should be empowered to exclude tenderers repeatedly submitting abnormal bids.
Amendment 74 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Member States should designate a single national authority in charge of monitoring, implementation and control of public procurement. Such a central body should have first-hand and timely information, particularly in relation to different problems affecting the implementation of public procurement law and should recommend procedures to be followed if tenders for public procurement contracts are contested. It should be able to provide immediate feedback on the functioning of the policy and the potential weaknesses in national legislation and practice and contribute to the quick identification of solutions. In view of efficiently fighting corruption and fraud, this central body and the general public should also have the possibility to inspect the texts of concluded contracts. High- value contracts should hence be transmitted to the oversight body with a possibility of interested persons to have access to these documents, to the extent that legitimate public or private interests are not jeopardized.
Amendment 200 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
– – Initiatives to raise awareness on the EU institutions and their functioning and provide more information concerning the rights and obligations of European citizenship and human rights in general
Amendment 203 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
– Actions that exploit and further – measures to heighten the profile and valorise the results of the increase awareness of this programme, as supported initiatives well as actions that exploit and further valorise the results of the supported initiatives
Amendment 48 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Horizon 2020 should contribute to the attractiveness of the research profession in the Union and efforts to organise it on competitive lines. Adequate attention should be paid to the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, together with other relevant reference frameworks defined in the context of the European Research Area, while respecting their voluntary nature.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) initiatives to encourage an interest in the sciences from an early age, through the organisation of open days at research centres for example;
Amendment 82 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
(eb) action to raise the profile of European awards in the fields of science and research.
Amendment 84 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Regulation are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the efficient management of research centres, the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties.
Amendment 351 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – point d a (new)
(da) to encourage public access to cultural products;
Amendment 352 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – point d b (new)
(db) to encourage the protection of intellectual property rights and hence innovation in the cultural and creative fields and ensure adequate returns for those engaged therein.
Amendment 471 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) exploiting the social as well as the economic value of culture;
Amendment 479 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) facilitating capital market access for SMEs in this sector.
Amendment 504 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) support for SMEs in the cultural sector in less-favoured areas;
Amendment 565 #
2011/0370(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – point e a (new)
(ea) encourage investment in both digital media resources and support infrastructure;
Amendment 40 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion22 ) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facility. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to therespect national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund under the Connecting Europe Facilityrespecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The Connecting Europe Facility should propose financial instruments to promote substantial participation by the private sector investors and financial institutions in infrastructure investment. To be sufficiently attractive to the private sector, financial instruments should be designed and implemented with due regard to simplification and reduction of administrative burden, while with a level of flexibility in mind to be able to respond to identified financing needs in a flexible manner. The responsible management authorities shall create the necessary incentives for attracting private investors. The design of these instruments should draw from the experience gained in the implementation of financial instruments in the 2007-2013 Multi- Annual Financial Framework, such as the Loan Guarantee instrument for TEN-T projects (LGTT), the Risk Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF) and the 2020 European Fund for Energy, Climate Change, and Infrastructure (the ‘'Marguerite Fund'’).
Amendment 54 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Connecting Europe Facility shall enable the preparation and implementation of projects of common interest within the framework of the trans-European networks policy in the sectors of energy, transport and telecommunications. In particular the Connecting Europe Facility shall support the implementation of projects aiming at the development and construction of new or upgrading of existing infrastructure in the field of transport, energy and telecommunications and giving priority to missing infrastructure. To this end, the Connecting Europe Facility shall pursue the following objectives:
Amendment 59 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enable the Unioncontribute to achieve itsthe Union targets of a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions42, a 20% increase in energy efficiency and raising the share of renewable energy to 20% up to 2020, while ensuring greater solidarity among Member States.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) promoting the further integration of the internal energy market and the interoperability of electricity and gas networks across borders, including by ensuring that no Member State is isolated from the European network, to be measured by the number of projects effectively interconnecting Member states‘ networks and removing internal bottlenecks by taking into account also the future sources of energy available in the Member states;
Amendment 80 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent in line with this Regulation in Member States eligible for funding from the Cohesion Fundfor projects listed in the Annex to this Regulation, respecting the national allocations;
Amendment 87 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) actions implementing exclusively the core network according to Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines], including the deployment of new technologies and innovation according to Article 39 of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T Guidelines];
Amendment 97 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7
Article 8 – paragraph 7
7. VAT shall not be an eligible cost.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased to 340% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased to 450% for actions concerning cross-border sections;
Amendment 105 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) inland transport connections to ports and airports, actions to reduce rail freight noise by retrofitting of existing rolling stock, as well as development of ports and multi-modal platforms: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 230% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 152 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 - section b – row - 1 (new)
Annex 1 – part 1 - section b – row - 1 (new)
Bucharest to Republic of Moldova border – Cross-Border – Rail – studies ongoing
Amendment 31 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Accelerating the refurbishment of existing energy infrastructure, finalizing works in progress and deployment of new energy infrastructure is vital to achieve the Union's energy and climate policy objectives, consisting in completing the internal market in energy, guaranteeing security of supply, notably for gas and oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption to 20% and achieving a 20% increase in energy efficiency by 2020. At the same time, the Union has to prepare its infrastructure for further decarbonisation of its energy system in the longer term towards 2050.
Amendment 35 #
2011/0300(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) This Regulation lays down rules for the timely development and interoperability of trans-European energy networks in order to achieve the Treaty's energy policy objectives to ensure the functioning of the internal energy market and security of supply in the Union, to reduce dependence on imports, to promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, and to promote the interconnection of energy networks. By pursuing these objectives, this proposal contributes to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and brings benefits to the entire Union in terms of competitiveness and economic, social and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 23 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Projects of common interest should demonstrate a clear European added value. Cross-border projects typically have high European added value, but may have lower direct economic effects compared to purely national projects. Therefore, they are likely not to be implemented without Union interventionand cross-border transport links could have direct economic effects on the regions. Therefore, as a matter of priority, there should be Union intervention to support cross-border projects.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Intelligent transport systems are necessary to provide the basis for optimising of traffic and transport operations and improving related services, as well as helping to improve traffic safety and the safety of transport operations.
Amendment 27 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to achieve a high-quality and efficient transport infrastructure across all modes the guidelines should contain provisions regarding the security and safety of passengers and freight movements, the impact of climate change and of potential natural and man-made disasters on infrastructure andthrough the establishment of alternative safe routes and their interconnection at regional level and greater accessibility for all transport users.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Designing the right governance structure and identifying the sources of financing for complex cross-border projects, through public investment and by attracting private capital, would be eased by creating corridor platforms for such core network corridors. European Coordinators should facilitate the coordinated implementation of the core network corridors.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide appropriate accessibility of all regions of the Union, thereby promoting social, economic and territorial cohesion and supporting inclusive growth, including by reducing interregional transport infrastructure disparities.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improvement and maintenance of existing transport infrastructure or rebuilding of transport infrastructure which has deteriorated;
Amendment 44 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support for the development of regional airports, with a view to increasing interconnections, decongesting passenger air traffic, and diversifying flight destinations.
Amendment 468 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each CSF Fund shall support the following thematic objectives in accordance with its mission in order to contribute to, in compliance with its mission to achieve economic, social and territorial cohesion, as stipulated in Article 177 TFEU, shall support the following thematic objectives of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth:
Amendment 577 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Part 2 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a summary analysis of the ex ante evaluations of the programmes justifying the selection of the thematic objectives and the indicative allocations of the CSF Funds; the thematic objectives could differ from one region to another and they stem from the identified needs of each region.
Amendment 699 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 710 #
Amendment 730 #
Amendment 745 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Programmes shall be drawn up by Member States or any authority designated by them, in cooperation with the partners, and undergo public consultation prior to their submission to the Commission.
Amendment 1093 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Part 2 – article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) value added tax. However, VAT amounts shall be eligible where they are not recoverable under national VAT legislation and are paid by a beneficiary other than non-taxable person as defined in the first subparagraph of Article 13(1) of Directive 2006/112/EC, provided that such VAT amounts are not incurred in relation to the provision of infrastructure.
Amendment 1155 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 2 – article 74 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The payment deadline for an interim payment claim may be interrupted by the authorising officer by delegation within the meaning of the Financial Regulation for a maximum period of ninesix months if:
Amendment 1323 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 85 – paragraph 1
1. The total appropriations allocated to each Member State in respect of less developed regions, transition regions and more developed regions shall not be transferable either between each of those categories of regions. within a given member state, or among the member states;
Amendment 1343 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 1
1. An operational programme shall consist of priority axes. A priority axis shall concern one Fund for a category of region and shall correspond, without prejudice to Article 52, to a thematic objective and comprise one or more investment priorities of that thematic objective, in accordance with the Fund-specific rules. For the ESFIn duly justified cases, a priority axis may combine one or more complementary investment priorities from different thematic objectives set out in Article 9(8), (9), (10) and (11) in order to facilitate their contribution to other priority axes, in duly justified circumstancesor combine one or more complementary investment priorities from the ERDF, CF, and ESF under one thematic objective.
Amendment 1402 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point iii
Part 3 – article 87 – paragraph 2 – point f – point iii
(iii) a non-exhaustive list of major projects for which the estimated start date for the execution of the main works is before 1 January 2018;
Amendment 1451 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 91 – paragraph 2
2. Major projects submitted to the Commission for approval shall be contained in the non-exhaustive list of major projects in an operational programme. The list shall be reviewed by the Member State or the managing authority two years following the adoption of an operational programme and may at the request of the Member State be adjusted in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 26(2), in particular to include major projects with an expected completion date by the end of 2022.
Amendment 1457 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 92 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing act, no later than three months after the date of submission of the information approving a major project in accordance with Article 91. That decision shall define the physical object, the amount to which the co- financing rate for the priority axis applies, physical and financial indicators for monitoring progress, and the expected contribution of the major project to the objectives of the relevant priority axis or axes. AnThe approval decisionby the Commission under 92(1) and 92(2) shall be conditional on the first works contract being concluded within two years of the date of the decision, or in the case of operations implemented under PPP structures the signing of the PPP contract between the public body and the private sector body, within three years of the date of the approval. At the duly motivated request of the Member State, in particular in the case of delays resulting from administrative and legal proceedings related to the implementation of major projects, and made within the three year period, the Commission may adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, on the extension of the period by not more than two years.
Amendment 1524 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 101 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 AprilJune 2016 and by 30 AprilJune of each subsequent year until and including 2022 the Member State shall submit to the Commission an annual implementation report in accordance with Article 44(1). The report submitted in 2016 shall cover the financial years 2014 and 2015, as well as the period between the starting date for eligibility of expenditure and 31 December 2013.
Amendment 1566 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring the establishment of a single website or a single website portal providing information on, and access to, all operational programmes in that Member State, including programming documents, observations received from the public and partners and how they have been taken into account (including a justification in the case rejection);
Amendment 1570 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Part 3 – article 105 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) informing the public about the timeline of programming and the expected timing and form of all related public consultation processes from the start of the drafting of Partnership Contracts and updating this timeline at least every three months.
Amendment 1612 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Part 3 – article 110 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The co-financing rate at the level of each priority axis of operational programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal shall be no higher than 785%.
Amendment 165 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) investments in social, including housing, health and educational infrastructure;
Amendment 199 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experience and best practices between regions, towns, and relevant social, economic and environmental actors;
Amendment 204 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iv a) new capacity building, studies and preparatory actions;
Amendment 224 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In more developed regions, the ERDF shall not support investments in infrastructure providing basic services to citizens in the areas of environment, transport, and ICT, except regions included in cross-border cooperation as defined in article 3 of the Regulation (EU) No [...]/2012 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal.
Amendment 256 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) at least 80% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ; and
Amendment 269 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) at least 20% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] ;
Amendment 279 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 530% of the total ERDF resources at national level shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
Amendment 286 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) at least 50% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objectives set in out in point 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] .
Amendment 298 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) at least 6% of the total ERDF resources at national level for the above mentioned regions shall be allocated to the thematic objective set out in point 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 312 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
By derogation from point (a) (i), in those regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period but which are eligible under the category of transition or more developed regions as defined in Article 82(2)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No [ ]/2012 [CPR] in the 2014-2020 period, at least 60% of the total ERDF resources at national level for these regions shall be allocated to each of the thematic objectives set in out in points 1, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 321 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The ERDF shall support the following investment priorities within the thematic objectives set out in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR] in accordance with regional needs and potentials described in partnership contracts:
Amendment 332 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) enhancing research and innovation infrastructure (R&I) and capacities to develop R&I excellence and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest;
Amendment 345 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting business R&I investment, and developing links and synergies between enterprises, enhancing R&D centres and higher education, in particular product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 363 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Developing appropriate links and synergies with Horizon 2020
Amendment 371 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) extending broadband deployment and the roll-out of high-speed networks and supporting the development of future and emerging technologies and networks for the digital economy;
Amendment 376 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) strengthening ICT applications for e- government, e-learning, e-culture, e- inclusion and e- health;
Amendment 392 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) enhancing the competitiveness of entreprises and in particular SMEs :
Amendment 403 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms including venture capital type investments;
Amendment 410 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) developing and implementing new business models for SMEs, in particular for internationalisation;
Amendment 422 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) supporting the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for product and service development
Amendment 429 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b b (new)
(b b) supporting the capacity of SMEs to engage in growth and innovation process;
Amendment 446 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEenterprises;
Amendment 458 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in public infrastructures including public transport and in the housing sector;
Amendment 464 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) developing smart distribution systems at low and medium voltage levels;
Amendment 465 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing distribution systems for natural gas
Amendment 472 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
(e) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas and sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 481 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e a (new)
(e a) promotion of high-efficiency co- generation of heat and power
Amendment 503 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency including cultural and natural assets:
Amendment 533 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
(e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air pollution including the areas located in the immediate neighbourhood of the urban areas;
Amendment 541 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e a (new)
(e a) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector, soil protection or to reduce air pollution,
Amendment 542 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e b (new)
(e b) supporting endogenous growth potential of specific areas by enhancing accessibility to and use of specific natural and cultural resources and developing sustainable regional and local tourism
Amendment 548 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – introductory part
(7) promoting intermodal sustainable transport and mobility and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures and completing trans-border links in sustainable and intermodal transport infrastructures:
Amendment 559 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) enhancing regional mobility through connecting secondary and tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure and by investing in regional airports;
Amendment 562 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
(b a) investments in national and local roads not included in TEN-T network;
Amendment 570 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
(c) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems and promoting sustainable urban mobility;
Amendment 586 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d a (new)
(d a) developing tourism infrastructure, including transport infrastructure to tourism sites or facilities
Amendment 36 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of the Treaty, Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 lays down provisions intended to achieve freedom of movement for workers by ensuring close cooperation between the Member States and with the Commission. EURES should promote better functioning of the labour markets by facilitating transnational geographical mobility of workers, providing greater transparency on the labour market, ensuring the clearance of vacancies and applications for employment and supporting activities in the areas of recruitment, advice and guidance services at national and cross-border level, thereby contributing to the implementation of flexicurity policies and the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Pursuant to Article 9 of the Treaty, the Programme should ensure that the requirements linked to the promotion of a high-level of employment, a guarantee of adequate social protection and the fight against social exclusion are taken into account in defining and implementing the Union’s policies and activities; local and regional authorities should promote institutions devoted to research and industry and encourage and support investment by industrial undertakings in research and development.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0270(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The competent authorities should offer financial incentives to employers providing training for under-qualified staff and thereby assisting their labour market entry.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) at least 500 workers being made redundant over a period of nine months, particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises, operating in one economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions in the same Member State or cross-border region defined at NUTS II level, or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS II level provided that more than 500 workers are made redundant in two of the regions combined.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0269(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) job-search assistance, occupational guidance, advisory services, mentoring, outplacement assistance, entrepreneurship promotion, aid for self-employment and business start-up or for changing or adjusting activity (including investments in physical assets), aid with a view to the creation of micro-enterprises, co- operation activities, tailor-made training and re-training, including information and communication technology skills and certification of acquired experience;
Amendment 175 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the strategy and actions set out in the Operational Programmes are consistent and focused on addressing the challenges identified with the contribution of regional and local authorities in the National Reform Programmes and the relevant Council Recommendations made under Article 148(4) of the Treaty, in order to contribute to achieving the headline targets of the Europe 2020 strategy on employment, education and poverty reduction.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States' national, regional and local authorities shall pursue thematic concentration according to the following modalities:
Amendment 59 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 a (new)
– partnerships between regions to promote European Year of Citizens actions;
Amendment 69 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall cooperate with the Presidencies of the Council of the European Union to ensure the visibility of European Year of Citizens actions.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 1
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 1
Amendment 73 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 2 a (new)
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 2 a (new)
• the selection of leading figures with major credibility to promote information on the rights of citizens in the EU;
Amendment 74 #
2011/0217(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 4 a (new)
Annex – point A – paragraph 2 – bullet point 4 a (new)
• production of a guide containing the essential information that needs to be conveyed to citizens across the EU during the European Year.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Should the work have more than one rightholder, including from states outside the EU, the organisation carrying out the diligent search shall take steps to locate such rightholders.
Amendment 174 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the results of diligent searches carried out in their territories are recorded in a publicly accessible database. The start date of the diligent searches shall be indicated in that public database.
Amendment 203 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Member States may authorise the organisations referred to in Article 1(1) to use an orphan work for purposes other than those referred to in Article 6(2), on a reasonable fixed fee basis, provided that:
Amendment 218 #
2011/0136(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may choose the means for authorising use within the meaning of paragraph 1. and remain free to decide on the use of any revenues which are unclaimed after the expiry of the period fixed in accordance with paragraph 1(5). Public sector institutions which finance cultural projects in the Member States shall be selected as a priority.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) raising citizens' awareness of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights and of the difference between piracy and private use;
Amendment 92 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) drawing up reports and publications to raise awareness of the Union's citizens of the impact of infringements of intellectual property rights as regards both Community trade marks and national trade marks, and organising conferences, on-line and off-line campaigns, events and meetings at European and international levels;
Amendment 104 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point m
(m) developing programmes on technical assistance for third countries as well as developing and delivering specific training programmes and events for officials from third countries involved in the protection of intellectual property rights; cooperating with them to identify new counterfeiting methods and pinpoint ways of combating those practices;
Amendment 108 #
2011/0135(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Office shall invite to the meetings referred to in point (a) of Article 2(2) representatives from public administrations, academic circles, bodies and organisations dealing with the protection of intellectual property rights and representatives from the private sector.
Amendment 66 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the importance of flexible educational programmes that are compatible with simultaneous employment;
Amendment 105 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the potential of the virtual mobility of young people as a supplement to geographical mobility;
Amendment 153 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises the value in students being offered study grants by private enterprises;
Amendment 217 #
2010/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Believes it vital to support private sector initiatives aimed at young people, with a view to job creation and social inclusion;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the cost in administrative and planning terms of implementing national and European broadband support programmes and improving exchanges of good practice at regional level is considerable; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to simplify conditions for support as well as procedures as far as possible, in order to step up the flow of fund and to encourage public-private partnerships, in order to step up the use of European funding earmarked for the diversification of ICT services;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the definition of basic provision will have to be adjusted in future in line with changed requirements; calls, therefore, on the Commission, in view of the likely failure of the market to supply rural areas with NGA networks, to incorporate new organisational models for the provision and financing of high-speed and ultra-high-speed networks as an option into the broadband guidelines; calls for the use of Wi-Fi support networks for the development of broadband infrastructures, especially in more isolated rural areas, a move which could help reduce costs and installation times;
Amendment 58 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to establish what measures can be taken to facilitate market penetration by new operators with a view to encouraging a competitive environment;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2304(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the EU action plan for critical infrastructure protection in the field of information technology and calls for measures to improve online safety.
Amendment 42 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that services are a unique source of development for the single market; emphasises that the Services Directiveadapting the Directive to the concrete needs of services is an essential step towards a true single market for services, and that the transposition process should take place as quickly as possible and in a transparent manner; underlines, in particular, the need for socially and regionally equitable access to services of general interest; insists on the need to consolidate territorial cooperation with a view to ensuring the cohesive development of crossborder regions;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2277(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Appreciates the Commission’s multilevel governance approach, whi; calls on the Member States to take the initiative in this connection and ensure a significant role for the local and regional authorities; believes this approach is necessary in order to ensure genuine participation by regional and local political and economic actors;
Amendment 6 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that Roma continue to be victims of persistentpopulation faces discrimination in many Member States and that this situation is exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis; calls on those Member States which the EU Fundamental Rights Agency identified as having severe problems to fully exploit the EUfinancial resources available under the StructuralEU Funds, and in particular the ERDF, ESF and ESF;AFRD.
Amendment 9 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the use of EU funds for building of new houses or renovation of existing ones, improving of engineering infrastructure, local utilities, communication systems, education, measurements for access to the job market etc., which should lead to social and economic inclusion marginalised communities
Amendment 16 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that, in times of demographic change, the Roma population, which has been part of our common heritage for centuries, should be given the means through good quality education, decent housing and job opportunities to fully integrate the work place and contribute to intelligent, sustainable and comprehensive economic development as foreseen in the EU 2020 strategy; takes the view that social inclusion is a precondition for achievement of the EU 2020 strategy objectives; calls on the Member States, therefore, to increase their efforts now, by reinforcing their effective strategies for addressing the specific circumstances (deep poverty, lack of education, poor health conditions) of marginalised communities, in order to ensure their social and economic integration;
Amendment 33 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the opportunity created through the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 437/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 20101 , providing up to 3% of the ERDF allocation to specific programmes or 2% of the overall allocated budget for the rehabilitation of housing for the benefit of marginalised communities; calls on the Member States, furthermore, to make quick and full use of this new possibility within the framework of the Structural Funds, in order to strengthen the prospects of effective social inclusion; calls on the Member States to make effective use of the potential for interaction between the ERDF, the ESF and EAFRD in developing funding programmes for integration of the Roma; calls on the Commission to keep in mind the increased possibilities for interaction between the Structural Funds over the forthcoming programming period;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends Member States to consider making the allocation of new housing to marginalised communities conditional on social commitments on their part, such as appropriate participation in the process of building the new establishments, obligatory school attendance for children (pre- schooling and for the whole period of schooling), and the acceptance of jobs offered by job mediators, in order to ensure their real, effective and sustainable integration.
Amendment 46 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the difficulties in integrating Roma communities arising from the their heterogeneous nature; recommends therefore that the local and regional authorities of the Member States propose effective measures for the social inclusion of the Roma, taking account of their specific backgrounds; recommends that the Commission make use of the experience acquired by those authorities which have actively contributed to the integration of Roma communities and to encourage the use of best practices and recipes for success, with a view to achieving their social inclusion;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises the vital role that grass-roots and performance sports can play in the process of inclusion of the ethnic Roma population;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes it would be useful to promote Roma culture, including via the funding of books in the Roma language and the publication of bilingual Roma–European language books in the Member States.
Amendment 69 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to consider announcing a European Year of Roma Inclusion, which would help familiarise Europeans with that minority’s problems.
Amendment 70 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of creating a Roma radio station with Europe-wide coverage.
Amendment 71 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Draws attention to the importance of conducting stricter checks on the utilisation of European funding for Roma inclusion.
Amendment 72 #
2010/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Believes that exchanges of experience and good practices between Member States that have achieved good results in the area of Roma inclusion and those still faced with this issue would be useful.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the need to establish an inventory of those areas in which the European Union holds, or could hold, a comparative advantage worldwide, and for which further training strategies should be developed;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that incentives be provided to employers to encourage their employees to take part in training programmes;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the importance of encouraging regular further training courses as part of lifelong learning;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes that the idea of a prior assessment of the retraining potential of every person concerned merits attention;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that importance should be attached to the training requirements of SME staff, as drivers of creativity;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to develop and regularly update a chart giving a region-by-region picture of training qualifications and demand;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that cohesion policy is an important component of the EU 2020 strategy and that a sound cohesion policy is the prerequisite for successful joint action by the EU; supports the Commission as regards adopting the Joint Strategic Framework, in order to optimise exploitation of the synergy deriving from the existing funds;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the success of economic and social cohesion policy can be clearly seen in the 271 regions of the 27 Member States and notes that the subsidiarity principle and multilevel governance are fundamental prerequisites for that success; stresses the need to create partnership contracts for development and investment between authorities and bodies at different administrative levels; reaffirms its position on best practice, as set out in its resolution of 24 March 2009 on best practices in the field of regional policy and obstacles to the use of the Structural Funds;
Amendment 29 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Comenius, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig sub-programmes promote partnerships and exchanges of best practices across Europe, helping both educators and learners to acquire new skills; acknowledges that they therefore bring to school, adult and vocational education a better understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity, and improve the European skills base; takes note of the success of the Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) in establishing partnerships with universities outside the EU and highlighting the distinctive characteristics of European higher education capable of attracting gifted young people with a view to increasing the EU's competitiveness at world level;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the important role that the MEDIA and MEDIA Mundus programmes have played in strengthening the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry and in enhancing the EU's international prestige; notes, in particular, that since national support mechanisms apply mainly to the production phase, these programmes have demonstrated significant European added value by supporting cross- border (and indeed global) distribution of European audiovisual works; stresses also the importance of media training in the digital era;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the allocation of adequate resources to education, a component of the Europa 2020 Strategy, could contribute significantly to achievement of its objectives;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers it necessary to take measures for the public promotion of cultural, educational, youth and mass- media programmes;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underscores the fact that a better mix of financing instruments, including grants, loans or revolving funds, can support more efficient use of resources; encourages local and regional authorities to make as much use as possible of the financial engineering and technical support instruments introduced by the Commission in order to boost investment at local level;
Amendment 103 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that local and regional authorities in the Member States encourage partnerships for innovation at local and regional level by supporting the development of SMEs' research and innovation capacities, with a view to achieving the objectives of the strategy;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that tourism has a tangible impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion of all the Member States; stresses also that tourism represents or could represent the main resource of some EU regions that are lagging behind economically, and that it has a direct impact on growth in other sectors;
Amendment 64 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to counterbalance the effects of seasonal tourism by diversifying tourism, including via support for new forms of tourism such as health tourism, especially spa tourism, and socially responsible tourism and other forms of niche tourism, in particular when aimed at people with reduced mobility, young people and the elderly, who constitute a market with huge growth potential;
Amendment 75 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for greater emphasis to be placed on quality of employment in the tourism sector, with a focus on training with a high language and technology content, on support for entrepreneurship among women and young people, on labour force mobility thanks to various Community programmes and on combating undeclared work; encourages the Member States and local authorities to make use of the vocational training tools offered by the European Social Fund and by other Community and national instruments; stresses the importance of taking measures to prevent imbalances on the regional employment market as a result of seasonal tourist activities;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on regions with undeveloped tourist potential to take note of examples of good practice regarding tourism both inside and outside the EU leading to the development of significant tourist activity over the last ten years;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Recommends the creation of an EU online tourism platform to promote local and regional tourist potential as effectively as possible;
Amendment 89 #
2010/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Amendment 31 #
2010/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to examine the most effective ways of increasing synergies on the ground; suggests, in this respect, that consideration be given to the possibility of allowing the Member States to choose to have a single operational programme per region, encompassing different funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EFF) with a single managing authority; suggests that the national management authorities in the Member States draw up future operational programmes geared as closely as possible to local and regional objectives;
Amendment 36 #
2010/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member Statesdraw up the European guide to multilevel governance and encourage the Member States to implement it in line with specific local and regional objectives and to extend the cohesion policy governance mechanisms (i.e. programming, funding and implementation in partnership between national, regional and local levels) to those funds covered by the planned Common Strategic Framework, in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public spending;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that it is to a great extent urban areas that translate European policies into on the ground implementation; stresses that urban areas generate around 80% of the GDP of the EU and significantly contribute to the economic growth of Europe; on the other hand they also bear the costs of economic productivity (urban sprawl, congestions, pollution, exclusion etc.) that put their role as ‘motors of growth’ into risk; considers therefore that there is a clear justification for common engagement towards the urban areas of the EU; takes the view that the urban agenda must seek to develop sustainable, smart and inclusive investments so as to strengthen the role of cities as part of the EU 2020 Strategy and as a growth factor;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to make it obligatory for Member States to formally involve political leaders of key urban areas and associations of local and regional authorities into all stages of Cohesion Policy decision-making (strategic planning, definition of and negotiation on the foreseen ‘National Strategic Development Contracts’); calls on the local authorities accordingly to draw up concrete programmes of action under their specific development strategies; welcomes the Covenant of Mayors and stresses the importance of using available funding to implement programmes of action to promote the exploitation of local renewable energy potential;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that urban areas are not islands within their regions and their development must therefore be closely linked with the surrounding functional or rural areas; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies; urges the Commission to call on the Member States specifically to set out urban-rural dimensions in planning documents and earmark funding for measures to ensure good rural-urban links;
Amendment 70 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the fact that local elected authorities have direct political accountability in terms of strategic decision-making and investing public resources; therefore for reaching the goals of Cohesion Policy and EU 2020 Strategy there must be obligatory involvement of local elected bodies in the strategic decision making process and the broad use of the option of sub-delegated responsibilities in the implementation and evaluation of the Cohesion Policy; stresses that the priority of the local authorities is the welfare and quality of life of their citizens who, together with all stakeholders, must be involved in local development strategies;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that in the next programming period one of the following options shall be used in implementation of urban dimension on national level: independent operational programmes managed by particular urban areas or joint operational programmes covering the urban areas of particular Member State or global grants or ring-fencing of urban measures and resources within specific regional operational programmes; recognises the importance of drawing up specific operational programmes in future for certain urban areas seeking to realise their development potential;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates for the integrated strategic planning principles as they can help local authorities with stepping up from thinking in terms of ‘individual projects’ to a more strategic inter-sectorial thinking to use their endogenous development potential at the same time, regrets the vague common definition resulting only in formal application in some cases; urges the Commission to call on the Member States to ensure support for the development of local administrative capacities for the purposes of integrated strategic planning;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Commission to prepare a study comparing the to-date practice of individual Member States in this area concluded by specific EU guidelines for integrated urban development planning practise clarifying relations between these plans and other planning documents as well as promoting efficient partnershipand legally regulated partnerships, including cross- border urban partnerships; calls on the Commission to make integrated urban planning legally binding if EU funds are used for co-financing projects; urges the local authorities of the Member States to initiate new public-private partnerships and innovative urban infrastructural development strategies so as to attract investment and stimulate business activity; calls for improved coordination between the local and regional administrations, so as to facilitate new partnerships between urban and rural areas on the one hand and between small, medium and large cities on the other, with a view to ensuring balanced regional development;
Amendment 92 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to create more flexible conditions for cross- financing between ERDF and ESF funds so that these rules do not create obstacles when designing and implementing integrated urban development plans/strategies; points out that the pooling of existing European funds could substantially increase available financing;
Amendment 95 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate environmental protection considerations in integrated urban development plans/strategies, given the high pollution risk in urban areas and the need for European funding for all projects with a view to achieving the EU 2020 objectives;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the promising role of new financial engineering instruments put in place during the current programming period; calls on the Commission to evaluate the experience with these tools and adapt them where necessary to improve their competitive position on the financial market in comparison with common commercial products; calls on the Member States, in view of the positive results obtained from the use of existing financial engineering instruments, to constantly ensure that the most effective use is made of the potential benefits to be derived from these financial instruments;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all, in particular of less- favoured regions;, hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to foster culture and, creativity, competitiveness and innovation;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that transparency in the allocation of funds fosters correct implementation and is a key precondition for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy and as such needs to be reinforced; takes the view that setting Community guidelines and introducing strategic reporting as a new instrument have contributed to increased accountability in delivering policy objectives; insists on the need for greater transparency at all stages of funding of the projects carried out with input from the instruments of cohesion policy;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that effective selection and implementation of projects in some areas is hampered by missing relevant preconditions, such as the lack of clear national priorities for certain areas of intervention, belated transposition of EU laws and lack of institutional and administrative capacity; with a view to future partnership contracts for development and investment, calls on the Member States to involve the local and regional levels from the outset in the process of defining investment priorities on the basis of development potential objectives;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages good practices related to national reporting such as using core indicators, reporting on results and outputs, reporting on synergies between national policies and EU policies, organising public debates and consultations with stakeholders, submitting the reports to national parliaments for opinions and publishing the reports on governmental websites, as these practices improve the quality of the reporting exercise and increase the ownership of stakeholders within Member States; insists on the need to follow best practice in regions characterised by a lower degree of absorption or efficiency in respect of funding programmes;
Amendment 83 #
2010/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Strongly believes that good governance at European, national, regional and local level is fundamental to ensuring the quality of the decision-making process, strategic planning and the successful and efficient implementation of cohesion policy; encourages the Commission and the Member States to strengthen multi-level governance in accordance with the Treaty and the partnership principle; stresses the importance of a genuine partnership strategy, both vertically and horizontally, involving authorities and organisations at the various levels;
Amendment 18 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that GDP is an essential measurement of economic growth, but is insufficient to assess regional development and establish cohesion policies; recognises the relevance of GDP in defining regional policy objectives at EU level;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 69 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need for GDP to remain the reference tool for setting the criteria for regions’ eligibility for structural funding, and calls on the Commission in this context to continue to use GDP for the forthcoming 2014-2020 programming period;
Amendment 71 #
2010/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 6 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the Internal Market Information System and the points of single contact, by demanding a great effort of administrative cooperation between all the authorities involved, may pave the way for further interoperability and networking at national, regional and local level across the EU; considers that the establishment of rules and procedures regarding the operation thereof must allow for a degree of flexibility in accordance with the dictates of regional diversity at EU level; takes the view, however that it needs to be ensured that this does not impose additional burdens on the parties concerned, especially local and regional government;
Amendment 11 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes that the aims of the directive may start to be achieved in the near future and that the whole of the EU and its regions may benefit, thus contributing to real economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines the role of the structural funds and other funding instruments in providing access to and ensuring the availability of infrastructure such as transport, telecommunications and research and innovation, in granting access to public goods and services in the regions, particularly in areas unattractive to investors through the development and provision of incentives with a view to attracting investors to these areas, and in helping to encourage exchanges of good practice in the provision of key services; demands, in this context, greater coherence and coordination between all policies;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that, in order to make administrative procedures more efficient, public authorities should be obliged to adhere to the principle of multilingualism by using, in addition to their own language, one of the EU’s official working languages and, if possible, a selected language of the country that is their closest partner in terms of economic or – if this is impossible to ascertain – territorial cooperation, thereby facilitating effective, direct and rapid communication;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges Member States to consider the possibility of offering coupons or taking measures to offset the cost to users of conversion from analogue to digital television;
Amendment 122 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges public service television broadcasters in the Member States to contribute items of European interest to the Euronews programme;
Amendment 143 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for exchanges of ideas between European media professionals on issues of common interest;
Amendment 144 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Urges the Commission to introduce training courses in Brussels or elsewhere in the Member States for public broadcasting journalists and managers;
Amendment 154 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Invites the Commission to draw up a survey of the impact which the advent of 3D television will have on viewers and on journalistic practices;
Amendment 155 #
2010/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recommends that the Commission consider the possibility of introducing a European public radio broadcasting service;
Amendment 44 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that steps should be taken to encourage journalists regularly to produce news items on the work of the EU institutions;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the importance of drawing up a code of ethics applicable to new media;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Encourages the Member States to incorporate courses in journalism using new media into their school curricula;
Amendment 174 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Suggests that the European Parliament Prize for Journalism should include the category of new media;
Amendment 176 #
2010/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Commission to conduct a regular analysis of the way in which new media are contributing to the creation of a European public sphere;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and create a society with fullthe best possible employment; stresses that the European Structural Funds can encourage the regions to take initiatives to create new, sustainable jobs; recommends that regional and local authorities should have appropriate, permanent contacts with the business environment, employers' organisations, trade unions and NGOs with a view to projecting the needs of the labour market in the medium and long term;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. recognises the important role of local and regional authorities in the education and training of young people, which forms the basis for the acquisition of further skills; points out that the general conditions governing education and further training in many countries are the responsibility of the regional authorities; therefore encourages the regions to use the Structural Funds to create sustainable jobs in the fields of local transport, urban mobility and education; recommends that local and regional authorities should encourage educational establishments to correlate the school curriculum in line with labour market trends;
Amendment 50 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. reiterates its support for the pilot project ‘Erasmus for elected local and regional representatives’, which could help local and regional authorities to exchange best- practice models, including by encouraging local initiatives, and could also have a multiplier effect in the area of labour market policy.
Amendment 52 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. recommends that the regional authorities adopt development strategies in line with the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy with the aim of creating new jobs in a sustainable economy.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4
Article 4
The action shall be open to the participation of the Member States of the European Union. This participation shall be on a voluntary basis. The action may also be extended to include other European States who have concluded agreements with the EU in this respect.
Amendment 127 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall officially designate the sites to be awarded the European Heritage Label during the year following the selection procedure, in the light of the recommendation of the European panel. The Commission shall inform, and after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 129 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The report shall be forwarded to the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council for approval.
Amendment 131 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. A Member State may request that the European Heritage Label be rescinded for one or more of the sites proposed by it and confirmed by the European panel.
Amendment 137 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. States which have obtained the label for fewer than four sites in the framework of the intergovernmental initiative shall be entitled to propose a total of four objectives in the year following the entry into force of this decision.
Amendment 146 #
2010/0044(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Sufficient resources shall be provided for presentation and information actions and materials under the financial perspectives to follow, in order to raise public awareness of this initiative.
Amendment 14 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the need for an integrated multi-level governance approach to specific policies in the EU; stresses that a functional multi-level governance system is a precondition for setting and implementing earmarking objectives efficiently; is aware of the administrative diversity existing at Member State level and believes it is important to identify the decision-making level which is most effective for the citizens;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2243(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need for place-based policies and considers that regions should pursue smart and green specialisation by defining a few innovation priorities based on the EU objectives and on their needs, and concentrate earmarked EU resources on these identified priorities; also stresses the importance of developing specific forms of regional potential which can contribute to boosting regions’ competitiveness and, therefore, attractiveness;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warmly supports the key priorities of the EU 2020 strategy: exploiting new sources of growth via the digital economy, improving the regulatory framework for strengthening territorial cohesion and promoting better conditions of competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation for all the regions, developing SMEs and supporting their growth potential; calls for these policies to be strengthened further, including measures to capitalise on the advantages offered by Europe’s single market, within the framework of the forthcoming deepening of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the support measures for undertakings under the cohesion policy (approximately EUR 55 billion between 2007 and 2013), most of which concerns strengthening innovation and modernisation of SMEs, stresses the importance of promoting successful models in this area, and understands that the proposed measures under the intervention in favour of undertakings must be targeted at their long-term restructuring outcomes and not at fire-fighting interventions for economic survival, which in many cases are incompatible with State aid policies;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, on a continuous basis, the impact of the crisis in various structural and development fields and the use made of the opportunities offered by the financing instruments earmarked for Objective 2 primarily to support competitiveness and employment, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and SMEs, increasing their access to financial engineering instruments (Jaspers, Jeremie, Jessica, Jasmine);
Amendment 63 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports the proposed changes to the implementing rules aimed at strengthening the flexibility of the Structural Funds and their adaptation to meet the need, under the exceptional economic circumstances, for immediate implementation of 455 programmes under the cohesion policy, in particular as regards Objective 2 programmes, while still taking account of the need for national and regional institutions and managing authorities to adapt to this new situation; calls for the managing authorities to propose solutions to make the implementation of Objective 2 operational programmes more efficient;
Amendment 50 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the Member States must support a place-based approach to framing and implementing cohesion policy; acknowledges that the role of the regions varies between Member States depending on their political and administrative structure; requests that an improvement be sought, by promoting the principle of decentralisation with a view to improving the absorption of funds, over the current programming period, in which the regions are administering only 30,5% of the overall budget allocated to cohesion policy, with the remainder being administered by central governments;
Amendment 62 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to simplify the procedures for the utilisation of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund and to ensure their flexibility and reduce the administrative burden on funding beneficiaries, so that the authorities can address major challenges in a timely manner and with the appropriate resources; takes the view that public-private partnerships can provide genuine support by supplementing the efforts made at local and regional level, and calls on the Commission to bring forward concrete proposals for the consolidation of public- private partnerships within the framework of cohesion policy; supports, likewise, the need to develop horizontal and vertical partnerships between public authorities at all levels with a view to achieving the most efficient governance possible at several levels;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of allocating funding on the basis of regional specificities; encourages the regions to put forward initiatives on exploiting their regional specificity; calls on the Commission to create appropriate financial instruments for lending added value in the short and medium term, taking into consideration also the effects of the economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with satisfaction that, in compliance with the ETI requirements, interactive maps providing links to the lists of ERDF and Cohesion Fund beneficiaries available on the respective national or regional websites are published on the website of the Commission’s Directorate General for Regional Policy; calls on the Member States to promote, using suitable means, the DGPR’s website with a view to facilitating the widest possible access to that database;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to formulate regulations and implementing rules in such a way that procedures are transparent, provide better access to the Structural Funds for potential beneficiaries and reduce administrative burdens for participants; calls on the managing authorities in the Member States to present, in transparent fashion, all stages of projects financed by the Structural Funds; reiterates its view that transparent and clear procedures are factors of good governance, and welcomes in this context the efforts made by the Commission to present simplification proposals;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements, including ‘naming and shaming’ and the use of financial or other corrections in cases of non- compliance;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and the local and regional authorities, taking account of the diversity of administrative arrangements existing in the different Member States, to identify the most efficient means of implementing governance at the various levels;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that multi-level governance allows better exploitation of the potential of territorial cooperation thanks to the relations developed among private and public actors across borders; urges those Member States which have not yet done so to adopt as soon as possible the necessary provisions allowing the setting up of European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation; recommends that the Commission promote exchange of information and, especially, of best practices between the EGTCs already created and those in the process of being set up;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the Committee of the Regions use the 2010 Open Days as an occasion to promote and deepen the debate on identifying the most suitable means of promoting multi-level governance; suggests that a European multi-level governance label be launched and put in place in the CoR member regions as from 2011;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States also to strengthen the role of regional and local authorities in programme management and implementation, where appropriate; recommends the adoption in the cohesion policy of the local development methodology based on local partnerships, in particular for projects related to urban, rural and cross-border issues; calls on the Commission to encourage partnership between regions having a similar specific development potential and to create a coordination mechanism for macroregional cooperation;
Amendment 46 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to put in place additional technical assistance mechanisms to promote knowledge at regional and local level on implementation-related problems, especially in the EU12,for those regions which are as yet relatively less informed and experienced with regard to the rules governing the cohesion policy;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the ongoing simplification of the Structural Funds regulations; calls for a simpler architecture for the Funds after 2013, not as a consequence of the economic crisis but as a general principle of the future cohesion policy, in order to avoid discouraging potential partners from taking part in projectfacilitate absorption of the funds;
Amendment 60 #
2009/2231(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to take on board the principles of differentiation and proportionality in future regulations and to adapt requirements according to the size of programmes and nature of partners, especially when small public authorities are involved; asks for wider use of lump- sums and flat rates for all Funds, in particular for overheads and technical assistance; proposes that provision be made for more flexible evaluation criteria forwith a view to encouraging innovative projects and softer control requirements for pilot projects;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the need to create an effective and as environmentally friendly as possible communication and transport network (sea, land and inland)taking account of the provisions of the updated version of the Natura 2000 document;
Amendment 71 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the fact that the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region should be seen as a process in which the principle of action and cooperation is constantly developed, and that the overriding goal is to find optimal mechanisms that can be transferred to future macro-regional strategies; underlines, in this respect, the importance of promoting successful initiatives with a view to using them to inform future macro-regional strategies;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that the Internet is essential for the practical exercise of freedom of expression, cultural diversity, media pluralism, democratic citizenship as well as education and access to information, and in this way it represents a means of propagating democratic values across the world;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the need to protect and promote the European cultural heritage, including through the Internet;
Amendment 6 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes the view that the Internet plays a vital role in stimulating innovation and reducing the digital divide by comparison with other parts of the world;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of co-opting Asian actors in talks on Internet governance, taking account of the specific nature of the Asian market;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need also to involve end consumers in the process of creating a model of governance, placing the emphasis on cooperation between universities and the business world at local, regional and national level;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to find a suitable balance between protecting users' privacy and recording personal data.
Amendment 5 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for respect for transparency, accessibility and equality of opportunity in the use of ITC systems, with a view to improving their user-friendliness for the largest possible number of European citizens;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends introducing the notion of digital literacy into education systems, starting as early as the pre-primary level, in parallel with foreign languages, with the aim of producing skilled users as early as possible;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recommends regular ITC training sessions at the workplace, with a view to developing employees' digital skills and thus improving productivity, as well as ensuring that no-one is excluded from the labour market on grounds of non-existent or limited ITC skills;
Amendment 55 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends supporting the creation and exploitation of catalogues of European works which could be distributed digitally in the EU to a larger public, using advanced distribution facilities incorporating, where necessary, digital security systems for protecting on- line content;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Favours more effective measures to fight on-line piracy and ensure copyright protection.
Amendment 3 #
2009/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the diversity of models of SSGI among Member States needs to be respected in line with the principle of subsidiarity; advocates the dissemination of best practice and the transfer of know- how from those Member States and regions with most experience in providing such services;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop specific programmes for people with disabilities aimed at increasing their chances of accessing the labour market;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the importance of entrepreneurial education, an integral part of the process of acquiring the skills needed for new types of employment;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers essential the establishment of partnerships between the education and work, and calls for the improvement of the mobility of students, teachers and employee, employees and young entrepreneurs;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the provision ofwidespread establishment of practical traineeships to complement the school curriculum, giving pupils the opportunity to gain work experience, thus facilitating their future labour market insertion;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that it is not only costs and complexity which can be prohibitive, but also the time needed to complete the public procurement process, not least because the lengthy appeal procedures are obstructed by various actors, and hence welcomes the fact that the recovery plan makes it possible to apply accelerated versions of the procedures outlined in the public procurement directives to major public projects specifically in 2009 and 2010; calls on the Member States to support and assist local authorities innd regional authorities in implementing and using these new procedures, in each case in compliance with the standard public procurement rules and regulations;
Amendment 16 #
2009/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the right of local and regional authorities to decide democratically on the best means of delivering public services, including decisions to use companies they own or control, with resort to state intervention only in cases of the general public interest; believes that even without compulsory tendering inter-communal cooperation for service delivery should be accepted as a legitimate way of delivering in-house services and that sub-national actors should be able to assign tasks relating to service provision to companies they own or control, provided that those companies do not compete on external markets; proposes that the Commission should assess whether there is any remaining legal uncertainty regarding the concepts of ‘public authority’ and ‘in- house services’ in the light of various judgments1 of the Court of Justice and, if necessary, take steps to clarify them so that the principle of subsidiarity is observed;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws attention to the need to involve the mass media in popularising programmes for young people;
Amendment 73 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises the importance of cooperation among institutions at local, regional, national and European level in order to achieve the objectives of this strategy;
Amendment 81 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention to the problem of school drop-out and the need to take measures to ensure that as high a percentage of young people as possible complete their period of compulsory education;
Amendment 94 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to guarantee equal access to education for disadvantaged young people, from low-income families;
Amendment 125 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the importance of periods of practical training in companies and institutions during the period of study, which may make it easier subsequently to find a job;
Amendment 132 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Encourages the Member States to support private initiatives for young people, including through national programmes that supplement the European programmes;
Amendment 133 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Draws attention to the need to draw up policies to reconcile working life and private life and encourage young people to start a family;
Amendment 195 #
2009/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Draws attention to the need to ensure that young people have sufficient income so that they can take decisions independently, including the decision to start a family;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks that, when the 'fine-tuning' of areas is carried out, those areas which have overcome the natural disadvantages of the land through farming techniques should not be systematically removed, in particular those with low agricultural income or few alternative forms of production., should be removed only in the light of long-term impact assessments;
Amendment 8 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that only a common strategy and coordinated actions between the different sectors and the different actors involved in the disaster management cycle can lead to real advances in the field of disaster prevention; calls on the Member States to foster cooperation to this end at national, regional and local level; highlights the role that voluntary work can play in the common strategy and suggests that the actions include a voluntary component; calls on the Member States to foster cooperation to this end at national, regional and local level; suggests that the possibility be assessed, in the context of the European Year of Volunteering 2011, of organising voluntary work cooperation at Member State level with a view to disaster prevention and management;
Amendment 74 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of students acquiring skills in the new technologies, to improve their chances of finding employment;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of creating a framework that is likely to attract students from developing countries, as an alternative to the American university system;
Amendment 88 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the business world to help adapt the university curriculum, by initiating and financing specific courses, with the aim of familiarising students with the challenges of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 100 #
2009/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the essential value of passing on to society the knowledge and results gained from collaboration between universities and the business world;
Amendment 4 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission’s initiative to outline a strategy for a future sustainable transport policy in the EU; stresses the importance of the relationship between cohesion and transport policy in achieving the broader goal of sustainable regional development and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the role that cohesion policy can play in developing transport infrastructure by ensuring that priority is given to networks and not merely stand- alone projects; considers that use of Intelligent Transport Systems contributes to the development of transport infrastructures in terms of safety, sustainability and efficiency; recommends that transport projects co-financed from the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund are oriented towards pursuing the goal of balanced development and achieving greater territorial cohesion and calls for a better coordination between Community Funds and national funds;
Amendment 19 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the added value of interregional, cross-border and transnational cooperation in addressing challenges faced by the transport sector; therefore calls for the trans-border considerations to be taken into account in future transport policy; stresses at the same time the major importance of transport for the development of the macroregions;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the increasing trend of urbanisation in Europe; stresses the need to ensure high quality and accessible transport services to citizens in urban areas; highlights the EU’s role in fostering cooperation between urban areas to allow for sharing and exchanging of best practice to make transport systems more sustainable; urges the local authorities to promote the most ecological form of public transport possible;
Amendment 5 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 12 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each Member State shall consult the competent regional authorities on the specific requirements and development strategies drawn up with a view to the implementation of the national strategy plan.
Amendment 6 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – introductory phrase
1. By 31 December 2009, Member States shall provide in their rural development programmes, following prior consultation with the competent regional authorities and in accordance with their specific needs, for types of operations having the following priorities as described in the Community strategic guidelines and specified further in the national strategy plans:
Amendment 8 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 (b)
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 (b)
(b) better energy efficiency, diversification and the use of renewable energies,
Amendment 10 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Operations of the type to be carried out in connection with the priorities listed in letters (a) - (f) of the first paragraph should be targeted also at achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion objectives.
Amendment 11 #
2009/0011(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Article 16 a – paragraph 2
Article 16 a – paragraph 2
2. From 1 January 2009, for types of operations referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (f) of this Article, the aid intensity rates fixed in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points, with a view to achieving the objective of territorial convergence within the regions of the European Union..
Amendment 17 #
2008/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists on the importance for families and other members of the local community to be directly involved; bodies providing social advice for immigrants must be encouraged to cooperate in providing better information of education and vocational training, in the context of the labour market of the host country;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recognises the importance of introducing into school curricula classes taught to migrants in their native language so as to ensure the preservation of their cultural heritage;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need to involve young migrants in a wide range of extracurricular activities, since this is an excellent means of integration into school life;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Favours mobility schemes which would recruit teachers from the country of origin so as to facilitate migrant children's contact with the culture and civilisation of their mother country;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2328(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises the need for counselling services to help migrant children and young people deal with culture shock and adapt to the host society;
Amendment 25 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the importance of providing interpretation in the languages of all the participants in a meeting;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the learning of a second European Union language by officials who come into contact with the citizens of other Member States in their work;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asserts the importance of a thorough grounding in the language of the country of residence for citizens belonging to another ethnic group speaking a minority language;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to give sufficient importance to language learning at pre- school level, alongside support for the learning of a third language from an early age;
Amendment 94 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Supports the use of subtitles in the national languages in television programmes, instead of dubbing and voiceovers, in order to facilitate the learning and practise of EU languages and better understanding of the cultural background to audiovisual productions;
Amendment 97 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU to reap the potential dividends offered by European languages in its external relations, and calls for further development of this asset in cultural and economic dialogue with the rest of the world with a view to strengthening the EU'’s role on the international scene and to benefitting third countries, in the spirit of the development policy promoted by the EU;
Amendment 101 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates greater support for the international projection of the European languages which are widely spoken worldwide andorldwide, with these constituteing an asset for the European project, in the light of the key importance of the linguistic, historical and cultural ties between the EU and third countries and in the spirit of promoting democratic values in those countries;
Amendment 104 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Believes that support should be provided for learning third country languages, including within the EU;
Amendment 105 #
2008/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Emphasises the need for the main international languages to be used in tourist areas, and particularly at tourist information points, on tourist signs and on road signs;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that urban mobility initiatives should also seek to establish inter-urban networks in order to link up major cities, ensure their economic development, facilitate the rapid transport of individuals and goods and promote tourism;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Requests that the integrated approach principle be promoted in a partnership- based governance framework that brings together urban, peri-urban, national and European players and that takes account of transport-related issues: social integration, noise, safety, competitiveness, environment, etc.; reiterates its request that an integrated approach be compulsory in the programming and choice of Structural Fund projects;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 − indents 3 a and 3 b (new)
Paragraph 4 − indents 3 a and 3 b (new)
– to make use of ecological electronic and communications technology with a view to reducing significantly the problems specifically relating to large European cities: over-crowding, accidents, pollution, etc.; – to encourage the regional and local authorities to encourage as far as possible the use of bicycles with a view to easing traffic congestion and environmental pollution;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that ITSs can improve the living conditions of Europe's citizens, improve road safety, reduce harmful emissions and environmental pollution, increase traffic efficiency and improve access in outlying areas and reduce traffic congestion;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is seeking the implementation of new technologies with a view to improving energy efficiency both at regional and Community level;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Wishes to seeIs seeking to promote an integrated approach for the achievement of operational coordination between Member States, so that the timescales for implementing the regional policy measures programmed for 2007- 2013 are consistent with the achievement of the objectives laid down in the Action Plan;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the need for the significant role that rural and outlying areas can play in achievbalanced development ing the medium- and long-term objectives to be defined and exploited better;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that it is of vital importance to implement intelligent transport networks in areas with high tourist potential with a view to easing traffic flows, reducing accidents and increasing safety; considers that ITSs contribute to the economic development of the regions including outlying regions;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for investment in infrastructure and intelligent transport systems with a view to the further development of trans-European networks in particular, which are of great importance in connecting the regions of the European Union and ensuring the implementation of a sustainable European transport policy;
Amendment 11 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b
(b) at least 500 redundancies over a period of 9 months, particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises, in a NACE 2 division in one region or two contiguous regions from the same Member State or from neighbouring Member States at NUTS II level, or
Amendment 12 #
2008/0800(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point c a (new)
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point c a (new)
(ca) in parallel, local authorities shall promote monitoring and information campaigns in order to identify new possibilities for employment and professional reconversion, according to the specific needs of each region.