13 Amendments of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2018/2038(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Oral Question to the Commission on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece (O-000100/2017(B8- 0001/2018),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the economic and financial crisis, as well as the unbearable austerity measures imposed on Greece by the three international rescue packages from 2010 onwards, had led to persistently negative growth rates in Greece as well as to serious liquidity problems and a lack of public funds;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 set out an additional initial pre- financing for the 2014-2020 programming period, of 3,5 %two instalments of 3,5 % each of the amount of support from the cohesion policy funds and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as well as the application for the 2007-2013 programming period of a 100 % cofinancing rate to the eligible expenditure and the early release of the last 5 % of remaining EU payments, which should have been retained until the closure of the programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the important role cohesion policy plays in delivering the EU objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, incombating unemployment, reducing inequalities, strengthening the competitiveness of all EU regions, expressing European solidarity and in complementing other policies; recalls, moreover, that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) are the biggest source of direct investment in Greece;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the report on the use of the amounts under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 related to the 2007-2013 programming period which was submitted by the Greek authorities in May 2017, but regrets the lack of proper communication between the Commission and Parliament as, despite several requests,notes that this report was not shared with Parliament until December 2017, after several requests;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6а. Emphasises, on the basis of the positive impact of the measures, the need to repeat such specific measures for Greece or another EU Member State where this is considered necessary and serious liquidity problems are identified;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges, however, that absorption rates provide only indicative information and that an emphasis on the absorption of funds should not be at the expense of effectiveness and quality of investments; considers that more data are needed to evaluate the sustainability of the projects which benefited from these provisions;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the ESIFs have a significant impact on GDPsocial, economic and territorial cohesion and GDP and other indicators in several Member States, and that investment supported by cohesion policy and rural development policies in Greece is estimated to have increased GDP in 2015, at the end of the previous programming period, by just over 2% above the level it would have been in the absence of the funding provided; recalls that the use of EU structural funds should always focus on achieving real EU added value and go beyond mere GDP growth;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that with the strict rules of the Stability and Growth Pact it can also become difficult for Member States to co- finance projects under ESI funds;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the mainly quantitative analysis of the report submitted by the Greek authorities on the use of the amounts under Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 related to the 2007-2013 programming period, but regrets the lack of a qualitative assessment and encourage the Commission to provide more information in terms of increased competitiveness and productivity and sustainability; in social and ecological aspects;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the importance of structural reforms for a sound business environment and an effective implementation of the ESIFs, and invites Greece to make full use of the possibilities for assistance under the SRSPInvites Greece to make full use of the possibilities for assistance under the SRSP in order to create a sound business environment for maximising the impact of ESI funds;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that by supporting public investment and deploying EU investments flexibly, through the reprogramming of funds or by raising the cofinancing rate, regional policy mitigated the impact of the financial crisis and of sustained fiscal consolidation in several Member States; reiterates nevertheless that cohesion policy should be seen primarilyas the main public investment tool and as a catalyst to attract additional public and private funding, and that measures resulting in a reduction in the national cofinancing quotas required for receiving funding for operational programmes financed by the Structural Funds should be duly justified and only envisaged on an exceptional basis;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. InviteAsks the Commission to inform Parliament on the results of the closure process of the 2007-2013 programming period, which are expected to be concluded in the first half of 2018 and which should also include an evaluation of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/1839 on specific measures for Greece;