Activities of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2011/2288(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Attractiveness of investing in Europe (short presentation)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on attractiveness of investing in Europe
Amendments (5)
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Believes that a prerequisite for attracting investors is the existence of competitive infrastructures in the context of the new challenges facing us; stresses that to maintain the growth of investments and implicitly of the European economy there is an ongoing need to modernise the infrastructures, and this is where the cohesion policy has a very important role to play, especially in the case of the new Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)
Paragraph 5b (new)
5b. Believes that besides the existence of a good infrastructure, the main premise of competitiveness and attractiveness of the regions is promoting research, innovation and technological development, and the availability of appropriate high-quality professional training programmes for people in the European regions;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Believes that in the coming period, the Member States and the regions should set their objectives in such a way as to prioritise the needs of investors and simultaneously to guarantee adequate and accessible funding, attributing a key role to the Structural Funds;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6b (new)
Paragraph 6b (new)
6b. Believes that underdeveloped regions should continue to benefit from substantial Community funding to provide investors with other local competitive advantages in addition to reduced labour costs;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6c (new)
Paragraph 6c (new)
6c. Emphasises that reducing the administrative burden for financial operators plays an extremely important role in increasing the attractiveness of the regions, and it is necessary to impose and abide by specific minimum standards as regards services provided by local and regional public administrations throughout the European Union;