26 Amendments of François ALFONSI related to 2011/0273(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centeducational systems, in particular universities or health centres and highlighting cross-border regional cultures), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
a) exchange of experience on thematic and territorial objectives among partners throughout the Union on the identification and dissemination of good practice with a view to its transfer to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal;
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
b) exchange of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of good practice on sustainable urban and rural development; and taking into account specific territorial characteristics, including permanent natural and geographical handicaps;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacent to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the request. Pursuant to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, islands belonging to the same sea basin are eligible for these programmes without any restriction as to NUTS level or distance.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Resources for the European territorial cooperation goal shall amount to 3,487 % of the global resources available for budgetary commitment from the Funds for the period 2014 to 2020 and set out in Article 83(1) of Regulation (EU) No[…/2012 [CPR] (i.e., a total of EUR 11 700 000 004XXX) and shall be allocated as follows:
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) 73,24 % (i.e., a total of EUR 8 569 000 003XXX) for cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) 20,78 % (i.e., a total of EUR 2 431 000 001XXX) for transnational cooperation;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
c) 5,98 % (i.e., a total of EUR 700 000 000XXX) for interregional cooperation.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centres)education systems particularly universities or health centres), promotion of cross- border regional cultures, while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Areas for transnational cooperation should be defined having regard to actions needed to promote integrated territorial development. The Commission should be empowered to define transnational cooperation areas. The Commission must take into consideration the necessary adjustments in order to ensure coherence with cross-border regional strategies.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to deliver on the targets and objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, the ERDF should contribute under the European territorial cooperation goal to the thematic objectives of developing an economy based on knowledge, research and innovation, promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy, fostering high employment that delivers social and territorial cohesion, and developing administrative capacity. However, the list of the investment priorities under the different thematic objectives should be adapted to the specific needs of the European territorial cooperation goal, in particular by allowing for the continuation under cross-border cooperation of legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, of cooperation in the fields of employment, training and social inclusion in a cross-border perspective, by allowing for the continuation under transnational cooperation of maritime cross-border cooperation and cross-border cooperation between regions not covered by cross- border cooperation programmes, and by the development and implementation of macro-regional and seabasin strategies.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2) Transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories, involving national, regional and local authorities and also covering maritime cross-border cooperation and regional cross-border cooperation in cases not covered by cross- border cooperation, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration of those territories, thus contributing to territorial cohesion across the Union.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
a) exchange of experience on thematic and territorial objectives among partners throughout the Union on the identification and dissemination of good practice with a view to its transfer to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
b) exchange of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of good practice on sustainable urban and rural development and the consideration of particular territorial features including permanent natural and geographical handicaps;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States, in duly justified cases, and , in order to ensure the coherence of cross border areas, may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacentre included to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the request. Pursuant to Article 174 of the TFEU, islands situated in the same sea-basin are eligible for these programmes without any restrictions concerning NUTS level or distance. At the request of those Member States concerned, in order to facilitate cross- border cooperation on maritime borders for outermost regions, and without prejudice to the provisions of the first subparagraph, the Commission my include in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph as cross border areas which may receive support from the corresponding allocation of those Member States, NUTS level 3 regions in outermost regions along maritime borders separated by more than 150 km.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
When submitting draft cross-border cooperation programmes, Member States may request that additional NUTS level 3 regions adjacent to those listed in the decision referred to in the second subparagraph or in NUTS level 2 are added to a given cross- border area and shall give reasons for the requesttake account of Euroregions and Working Communities and the geographical scope of their structuring projects. Pursuant to Article 174 of the TFEU, islands situated in the same sea-basin are eligible for these programmes without any restrictions concerning NUTS level or distance.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For transnational cooperation, the Commission shall adopt the list of transnational areas to receive support, broken down by cooperation programme and covering NUTS level 2 regions while ensuring the continuity of such cooperation in larger coherent areas based on previous programmes, by means of implementing acts. To improve programming efficiency, the transnational areas identified must rely on natural and human geography and consider large sea-basins, river basins and river basins in their breakdown. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2).
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Population in the areas referred to in the 3rd sub-paragraph of Ar ticle 3(1) and the first sub-paragraph of Article (3)(3) shall be used as the criterion for the annual breakdown by Member Statcooperation programme.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
i b) the promotion of sea routes (motorways of the sea and maritime cabotage);
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i c (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i c (new)
i c) the promotion of regional cross- border cultures;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) under transnational and cross-border cooperation: development and implementation of macro-regional and sea- basin strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration).or mountain range strategies
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) under transnational cooperation: developmenting and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basining: macro- regional strategies; cross-border regional strategies such as the Euroregions, where they are not covered by cross-border programmes and maritime strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancimproving institutional capacity and an efficient public administration).
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c – point v
v) where appropriate, the contribution of the planned interventions towards macro regional strategies and sea basin or mountain range strategies;
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) The managing authority must accept a cross-border or transnational project coordinated by a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) outside of the area of cooperation, provided that the activity is carried out in the programmed area.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Add the following rule to the ‘Transport' section of the table in the Annex: Sea routes tonnes-km Increase in goods transported by sea