7 Amendments of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT related to 2009/2233(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas competitiveness and cohesion are neither contradictory nor incompatible but have elements of complementarity,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeHighlights the added value provided by the European Union’s cohesion policy and its role as an EU instrument forin safeguarding cohesion and increasing the competitiveness of the regions, carryfacilitating the launching outf structural reforms and thus making it possible to enhancinge the ability of the regions to adapt to the global economic climate;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the key role played by the public sector, throughat all levels of government, in the implementation of cohesion policy, in to rebuilding confidence and solidarity in times of recession and thereafter by, making public investment, especially in infrastructure, and ensuring sustainable development;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, throughTakes the view that, by increasing the synergies generated withbetween research and development and innovation policies, and cohesion policy can provide a means of meeting, the EU 2020 Strategy challenges by bolstering and harnessing specific local potentials and ensurcan be better met, supporting and freeing the potential of local authorities and safeguarding social, economic and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the views expressed in the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion on the main factors in territorial cohesion; makes specific reference to respect for regional diversity and the development of regional potential and competitiveness, emphasising the importance of accessibility through public services and suitable infrastructure, and calls on the Commission to bring forward concrete proposals for implementing the objective of territorial cohesion; in this sense, stresses that the smooth running of transport services and sufficient access to telecommunications are basic conditions for boosting the competitiveness of the outlying regions and islands, and consequently for the EU's economic and social cohesion, as highlighted by the European Territorial Strategy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the key indicator in deciding which areas are eligible for EU financial assistance should not be the level of GDP and, but that the introduction of other indicators can only be admitted after studies have been conducted on their relevance and on the way in which that information is collected and processedmechanisms to improve the current classification system for regions must instead be analysed so that, after studies have been conducted on their relevance, other indicators can be introduced in a such a way as to avoid disparities in per capita income;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of allocating funding on the basis of regional specificities by establishing, for example, subdivisions within objectives; calls on the Commission to create appropriateadapt the various financial instruments for lendingso as to create added value in the short and medium term, taking into consideration also the effects of the economic and financial crisis;