17 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2016/2326(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to all the communications issued on the outermost regions by the Commission,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to all its resolutions on the outermost regions, in particular the resolution on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the EU in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy and that on optimising the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other EU programmes,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the Court of Justice judgment of 15 December 2015 on the interpretation of Article 349 of the TFEU,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy remains the main EU-wide investment policy for growth, competitiveness and sustainable job creation after 2020, especially against the backdrop of a sharp decline in public and private investments in many Member States and the implications of globalisation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, in order for a post-2020 cohesion policy to be able to realise its full potential, the rules need to be radically simplified and thought needs to be given to increasing proportionality and introducing arrangements for differentiated implementation of programmes coming under the ESI Funds;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that although cohesion policy has mitigated the impact of the crisis, regional disparities and social inequalities remain high; calls for continuous action to reduce disparities, particularly in less developed regions, while maintaining and consolidating support for transition and for more developed regions so as to facilitate ownership of the policy in all regions;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that territorial cooperation in all its forms, including macro-regional strategies, transposes the concept of political cooperation and coordination of regions and citizens across borders in the EU; underlines the merit of cohesion policy in addressing the specific challenges of outermost and northernmost sparsely populated regionsregions, on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU, and of northernmost sparsely populated regions, on the basis of Article 174 of the TFEU;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the current categorisation of regions, the special arrangements for outermost regions, the thematic objectives and the performance framework have demonstrated the value of cohesion policy and should be consolidated; asks the Commission to present ideas for greater flexibility, such as an unallocated reserve or a simplification of re-programming, in order to adapt ESIF investments to unforeseen events and to the specific needs of each region;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. AStresses that the use of one-size- fits-all approach to cohesion policy intervention, irrespective of the scale of programmes, administrative capacity and the results achieved in individual regions, is one of the main causes of the current complexity; asks the Commission to reflect on solutions based on proportionality and differentiation for the implementation of programmes coming under the ESI Funds, especially with regard to the multiple layers of audit and the number of controls, to a greater harmcontrols; calls also on the Commission to ensure consisationtency between cohesion policy and competition policy, in particular state aid rules, as well as with regard nd to look into the possibility of a single set of rules for all ESI Funds;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that grants should remain the basis of the financing of cohesion policy; notes, however, the gradual shift from grants to financial instruments; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity or guarantees must be carried out with caution where such financial instruments demonstrate an added value, taking into account regional disparities and the diversity of practices and experiences; stresses the importance of assistance to local and regional authorities on the innovative financial instruments through platforms such as fi-compass; Stresses that the success of financial instruments depends on a number of factors and that it is not possible to draw general, universal conclusions about their efficiency on the basis of one criterion, such as level of development; takes the view that all regions should be able to decide on the implementation of financial instruments and intervention sectors on a voluntary basis and according to local needs; opposes binding quantified targets for the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to reflect on the development of alternative indicators to the GDP indicator, which remains the legitimate method for allocating ESI Funds fairly; such alternativecomplementary indicators may includebe based on a demographic or geographical indicator or dynamicsocial indicators based on social and such as unemployment aspectrates; stresses, furthermore, the relevance of outcome indicators to strengthen the result and performance orientation of the policy;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of the ESF, the Youth Guarantee and the Youth Employment Initiative, especially in the fight against long-term and youth unemployment in the Union, which are at a historically high level, particularly in less developed regions, but also in the outermost regions and regions which have been hit hardest by the crisis; emphasises the key role played by SMEs in job creation – accounting for 80 % of jobs in the Union – in promoting innovative sectors such as the digital and low-carbon economies;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Pact of Amsterdam and the better recognition accorded to the role of cities and urban areas in European policy-making and demands an effective implementation of the partnerships and cooperative working methods that the Pact entails; calls on the Commission to improve coordination between the various tools aimed at cities, while reducing the administrative burden;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for growth, the fostering of economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity across the EU to be put at the top of the EU agenda, and to maintain the fight against poverty and social exclusion, as well as against discrimination;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that it is high time to prepare the post-2020 EU cohesion policy in order to launch it effectively at the very start of the new programming period; draws attention to the importance of issuing in good time, in all the official languages and in advance of the eligibility period, all documents relating to the future legal framework, and banning the retrospective application and interpretation of rules;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the core of the current cohesion policy legislative framework should be maintained after 2020 with a simplified, differentiated, refined, easily accessible and result- orientated policy that benefits all the European regions and with an added value of the policy which is better communicated to citizens; insists on the need to maintain, and even reinforce, the specific tools for the outermost regions as part of future cohesion policy;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses in view of the Commission’s proposal 2016/0282(COD) that the reception of legal migrants and refugees as well as their social and economic integration requires a coherent transnational approach, which should also be addressed through the current and future EU cohesion policy;