20 Amendments of Karima DELLI related to 2010/2158(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1233/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)
Citation 24 b (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 397/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU can be characterised by its polycentric development and variety of different sized urban areas and cities that have heterogenic competences and resources; expresses the view that it would be inappropriate and even problematic to adopt a common definition of ‘urban areas’; whereas, nevertheless, it would be useful in the context of the Cohesion Policy and other Community policies to have a legally clear, functionally based definition of the urban dimension,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cities possess unique architectural and cultural potential, as well as considerable powers for social integration and whereas they contribute to the social balance by preserving cultural diversity and maintaining a permanent link between the centre and outlying areas,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas mainstreaming has clearly expanded the available funding for cities, although the integrated approach to urban development risks to get lost due to a strengthened sectoral focus in the individual operational programmes and although there is still inadequate participation by local partnerships in this approach,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the European Urban Agenda comprises on the one hand the urban dimension of EU policies, in particular cohesion policy, and on the other hand the intergovernmental strand of European level efforts to coordinate urban policies of Member States, the latter being implemented through informal ministerial meetings with the coordination of successive Council Presidencies and the active contribution of the Commission; considers in this context that local governments should be better informed of and more strongly involved in the activities of the intergovernmental strand; stresses the need to improve coordination of the decisions and actions of administrative authorities at both European and national level;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the future Common Strategic Framework which has the potential to boost synergies between the funds, particularly with a view to rethinking links from urban areas to rural and peri- urban areas; stresses the European added value of the horizontal and integrated approach to the cohesion policy and, to that end, encourages further synergies with energy, environment and transport policies, which would be particularly helpful to urban and peri-urban areas where major challenges exist in this connection;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that it is to a great extent urban areas that translate European policies into on the ground implementation; stresses that urban areas generate around 80% of the GDP of the EU and significantly contribute to the economic growth of Europe; on the other hand they also bear the costs of economic productivity, that they contain 73% of Europe’s population and consume up to 70% of the energy in the Union; notes that this economic attraction is not enough to ensure sustainable and balanced development on the ground, and that more attention should be paid to the overall objective of internal cohesion and the related challenges (urban sprawl, congestions, pollution,social insecurity and exclusion, etc.) that put their role as 'motors of growth' into risknergy insecurity, land use, the housing crisis, spatial segregation, pollution and global warming, etc.); considers therefore that there is a clear justification for common engagement towards the urban areas of the EU;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RecommendConsiders that the urban dimension of Cohesion Policy focuses onhas a number of roles to play: a) two-fold objective - firstly to help urban areas developo promote cities as drivers of regional development on a polycentric model, and as major protagonists in combating climate change; this would take place on their basic physical infrastructure as precondition of growth in order tos of a suitable modern network of economic, social and environmental infrastructures, e.g. through the rehabilitation of former industrial sites, fuolly exploit their potential contribution to the economic growowing an approach which prioritises solidarity between cities over competition; b) to encourage internal cohesion and a social mix with in Europe and diversification of the economban areas, with a view to opening up disadvantaged areas, by action focusing in particular on the residents’ living environment; this calls for an ambitious urban spatial planning policy base and secondly to help urban areas modernise their economd on a transparent, participatory approach towards local residents, experts and representatives, with a view to promoting mobility and access to public services and making the most of public, socipaces, urban cultural land environmental characteristics through smart investments in infrastructure and services based on technological advancements; scapes, eco-neighbourhoods together with a built environment which is functional and people-centred in its design, and the rehabilitation of old and new housing stock so as to meet environmental and energy efficiency requirements; c) to encourage action to create and breathe life into networks of urban areas at European, national and regional level;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to athe great potential of modernisation of infrastructural investments through intelligent technologies which would deal with persisting problems through the concept of “smarter urban development”in terms of sustainable development of the modernisation of infrastructures, provided they are sustainable, effective and accessible to all, through intelligent technologies, with the emphasis on investments in environmental and energy infrastructures (particularly via the promotion of renewable energy sources), urban transport, urban rehabilitation and support for SMEs and green innovations (such as solar and photovoltaic energy) which would deal with persisting problems and would make it possible to promote territorial cohesion and attain the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy; believes that such ICT infrastructure investments can be seen as explicit driver for economic growth and innovation-based economic activity bringing together the following elements of public and private investment that can aim to generate new entrepreneurship, jobs and growth andsustainable territorial development, particularly if they are given opportunities for co-financing from the structural funds, support from specific programmes (such as ‘Intelligent Energy Europe’) and technical assistance; considers, given the importance of these projects, that thusey should be regarded as a European priority:subject to consultation and participation involving residents;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the relevance of cohesion policy to promoting social innovation in urban areas, and particularly in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, with a view to enhancing internal cohesion and human capital by means of an inclusive and participatory approach, whether in terms of training and education (particularly for young people), or of access to micro-credits or in order to promote the social economy;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to make it obligatory for Member States to formally involve political leaderlocal and regional representatives of keyall urban areas and associations of local and regional authorities and civil society stakeholders into all stages of Cohesion Policy decision-making (strategic planning, definition of and negotiation on the foreseen 'National Strategic Development Contracts' and ‘development and investment partnership contracts’);
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that urban areas are not islands within their regions and their development must therefore be closely linked with the surrounding functional or rural areas; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies; in order to contain urban sprawl and meet the challenges of demography, mobility, housing and access to services of general interest; to that end, calls for genuine urban/rural strategies to be devised; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies; recommends, with that in mind, further synergies both between the funds and among the administrative bodies responsible for their management, particularly as part of integrated urban development strategies; in this connection, encourages the granting of global subsidies to cities, agglomerations and regions;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Seeks to promote experimentation aimed at developing a functional and flexible territorial approach to the implementation of the urban dimension (including neighbourhoods, cities, agglomerations and cross-border territories) which could be useful particularly in the context of the ESF, where an overall territorial strategy could complement an approach aimed at specific population groups;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the fact that local elected authorities have direct political accountability in terms of strategic decision-making and investing public resources; with that in mind, takes the view that the Member States should guarantee these authorities sufficient budgetary resources; therefore for reaching the goals of Cohesion Policy and EU 2020 Strategy there must be obligatory involvement of local elected bodies in the strategic decision making process and the broad use of the option of sub-delegated responsibilities in the implementation and evaluation of the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that in the next programming period one of the following options shall be used inConsiders it imperative to implementation of the urban dimension on national level: independent operational programmes managed by particular urban areas or joint operational programmes covering the urban areas of particular Member State or global grants or ring-fencing of urban measures and resources within specific regional operational programmefor the next programming period at the most appropriate level of government, which will most often be the local or sub- regional level, through the award of global grants; considers that the decentralisation of powers and responsibilities is an opportunity to gain in visibility and effectiveness;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates for the integrated strategic planning principles as they can help local authorities with stepping up from thinking in terms of 'individual projects' to a more strategic inter-sectorial thinking to use their endogenous development potential; stresses the added value and innovative nature – particularly for disadvantaged neighbourhoods – of this ‘bottom-up’ approach, which by ensuring the participation of all local stakeholders would make it possible to respond better to the real needs and resources of the territory; at the same time, regrets the vague common definition resulting only in formal application in some cases;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of broadening and financially supporting urban networks such as Urbact at European, national and regional level, in the interest of sharing experience and good practices, and of disseminating the results at national and European level so as ensure that the specificities of the urban fabric of certain territories are also taken into account; encourages the involvement of cities in inter-regional and cross-border cooperation networks, particularly for environmental and risk prevention purposes;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CUnderlines the European added value of cross-financing between the ERDF and the ESF in terms of flexibility for social inclusion projects and integrated urban development plans/strategies; calls on the Commission to create more flexible conditions for such cross- financing between ERDF and ESF fuso as to encourage its use ands so that these rules do not create obstacles when designing and implementing integrated urban developmentthese plans/strategies;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that particularly the 'Jessica' initiative can reach its biggest significance when implemented on the level of cities and therefore observes with reservations that some Member States tend to centralise its implementation; stresses that cities should, therefore, be assisted in accessing information on how to obtain management and financial engineering tools, particularly through the training of administrative staff;