Activities of Iosif MATULA related to 2009/2231(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (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)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 10 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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 #
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;