20 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. wWhereas unemployEurostat estimates that 17.978 million ment and youth unemploywoment in the Union have been falling gradually since 2013, but are still above 2008 levels, with considerable differences amongEU28, of whom 14.153 million in the Euro area, were unemployed in December 2017; whereas the employment recovery rate remains very unequal across Member States to the benefit of those countries which have not adopted the single currency or have not been subject to deep European structural reforms; whereas from 2002 to 2016 the number of part- time workers aged between 20 and with64 in the Member StatesEU-28 rose slowly but steadily from 14.9% to 18.9%;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU has fallen back to its pre-crisis level, it remains very high and far from reaching the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion target;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a concrete positive impact of the cohesion policy investments funds cannot be achieved without a more effective involvement of all partners at national, regional and local level;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas policies to reconcile the work-life balance are of paramount importance in removing single parents and families from poverty and combating the worrying phenomena of the falling birth rate and ageing population;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretUnderlines the sluggish implementation of the 2014-2020 programmes; consireiterates its concern regarding the funding unders that faster implementation, a smoother transition between programming periods, genuine simplification and capacity development are necessarye EU budget and its role in supplying concrete answers to the needs of citizens; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to guarantee full respect of the subsidiarity principle; urges for the future programming of cohesion policy more transparency, accountability and genuine simplification;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments provide European added value by contributing to European public goods and to the Treaty objective of reducing disparitiesshould supply concrete answers to citizen’s needs, thus contributing to the Treaty objective of reducing disparities; underlines the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level, in order to guarantee full respect of the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls the Commission not to consider in the calculation of the public spending deficit the co-financing of EU programs for the purpose of complying with the Maastricht criteria, thus facilitating negotiations and improving the implementation of these programs;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its commitment to shared management and the principles of partnership and subsidiarity, which contribute to the added value generated by cohesion policy; stresses that the added value of this policy stems primarily from its ability to take account of the needs and specificities of each territory and to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls the Commission to pay particular attention to the important relationship between the cohesion policy and the most geographically and demographically disadvantaged areas, suffering from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps, such as islands and mountain regions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European added value is also reflected ine importance of the European territorial cooperation, in all its dimensions; calls for an increase in its share of the budget allocated to cohesion policy, whilethe creation a frame work with clear, simple and transparent rules and improving coordination between different programmes to avoid overlaps;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines that the austerity measures, the imposition of the single currency and the economic constraints imposed by the European Treaties have had a depressing and destabilizing effect on the economies of the Member States and the euro area;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that vulnerability to climate change varies widely from one region to another; considers that the ESI Funds should be used as effectively as possible to help the EU meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement; insists that funding under the solidarity instruments for use in the event of natural disasters should be made available as rapidly as possible;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for ESI funds to be used to address demographic challenges (ageing, population loss and demographic pressure) which affect European regions in a variety of specific ways; insists that under no circumstances can the relocation of migrants be considered an acceptable solution to the demographic problems experienced at European level.
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that the use of financial instruments and of ESI funds should not favour the delocalisation of companies.
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Regards it as essential that the relationship between the Commission and managing authorities should evolve towards a ‘contract of confidence’; calls on the Commission to build on the work already done in the area of sound public finance management, introducing the principle of a new label to reward managing authorities which have demonstrated their ability to comply with the rules; in relation to monitoring, calls for greater reliance on national and regional rules, where their effectiveness has been verified and validatedile focusing more on final results;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Underlines the importance of focusing on prevention of errors in the management and implementation of ESI funds; nevertheless considers that continuous efforts should be made in order that any irregularity attracts the obligation to pay or repay the amounts due or wrongly received;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that cohesion policy can help to meet new challenges, such as security or the integration of refugees under international protection, with due regard for the sovereignty of the Member States; stresses, however, that cohesion policy cannot be the solution to all crises, and opposes the use of cohesion policy funds to cover short-term financing needs outside its scope;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42