Activities of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2014/2213(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the urban dimension of EU policies – key features of an EU urban agenda
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that towns and cities are the places in which various types of inequality are most heavily concentrated, that they have an important role to play in attaining the Europe 2020 objectives and that they must therefore be involved in the whole process of formulating policies at EU level, which can be achieved, inter alia, by means of the systematic inclusion of representatives of towns and cities, as well as associations of citizens and their elected representatives, in groups of experts;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that towns and cities contain the tightest concentrations both of great wealth and of exclusion in its most brutal forms; notes that in the Union as a whole there are many urban areas blighted as a result of deindustrialisation, the economic crisis and an exodus of middle-class residents; is extremely concerned to see some of these areas turning in ghettoes; calls, therefore, for ambitious and comprehensive policies to reconnect these areas spatially and economically with the urban fabric, giving them and their inhabitants, many of whom are young and vulnerable, genuine development prospects;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in the operation of the European Fund for Strategic Investment, special attention should be devoted to urban regions in order to promote socially and ecologically sustainable and employment-intensive investment, for example in inter-neighbourhood connections, social housing, renovation of buildings, transport, education or health and care; calls for urban residents and stakeholders to be involved in drawing up the requisite policies so that their needs can be most effectively met.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for public expenditure on combating unemployment and poverty and for the purpose of promoting social investment to be excluded from the calculation of the public deficit in order to facilitate greater productive investment by towns and cities, thus helping to reduce various forms of inequality, promote a social mix and make urban living more neighbourly;