5 Amendments of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2017/2226(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the important role in the recovery process of cohesion policy as the main investment policy in Europe; considers, however, that its interaction with the European Semester should be improved to further it appropriate, however, to reassess its balanced forms of interaction with the European Semester which take account of the regional dimension of cohesion policies, in order to increase the multiplier effect of cohesionthe spending and its contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth and social development;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the need to speed up the implementation of the ESI funds as theNotes, as highlighted by the Commission’s last Strategic Report, the acceleration of implementation of the ESI funds; reiterates that the ESI Funds are already provideing important support to the appropriate structural reforms and to national investment policiespolicies relevant for investment, including through the full implementation of ex-ante conditionality; calls on the Member States to develop strong coordination structures to make their use more effective;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the extension of the European Fund for Strategic Investments until 2020 to help boost investment; underlinesnotes, however, the need to rebalance the territorial distribution of investments; stresses, also, the need for better complementaritiesy and synergies between thoese toolinstruments, as well as the need for harmonisation of implementing rules that reduce the risk of a crowding-out effect with ESI Funds investments;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the role of the Structural Reform Support Programme in supporting tailor-made assistance in order to help Member States carry out their reforms; stresses, in this respect, the importance of continued structural reforms at all levels of governmentose reforms that are considered relevant; notes, however, the lack of complete and consistent information about the initiatives being promoted, the beneficiary states and the results achieved; stresses, in this respect, the importance of identifying and implementing appropriate structural reforms and the removal of red tape surrounding ongoing investments so as to help improve the business and investment environments.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for certainty about the resources for financing the Structural Reform Support Programme after 2020, resources which should not be diverted from the aims and objectives of the ESI Funds.