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Activities of Mieczysław Edmund JANOWSKI related to 2007/2191(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2191(INI)

Amendments (9)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas one of the Community's goals, as laid down in Article 158 of the EC Treaty, is to promote the harmonious economic and social development across the whole of the Community and reduce socio-economic disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured individual regions,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy does not constitutes an end in itself, and the people of the Union should be the focus of all action, and therefore its scope should not be reduced to supporting other strategies' objectives, which could hamper economic, social and territorial cohesion,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Lisbon Treaty lisets territorial cohesion as one of the EU's objectives and provides for shared competence between the Union and the Member States in this area,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K whereas most of the least favoured micro-regional territories are facing complex multi-dimensional problems related to their peripheral location, lack of adequate infrastructure (in particular, in terms of transport and information technology), socio-economic under- development, de-industrialisation processes, low levels of education and training, lack of administrative capacity, generational unemployment, deteriorating housing and living conditions, low access to services of general interest and concentration of segregated minorities and vulnerable groups,
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Points out therefore that due to the territorial nature ofthe fact that exclusion and social segregation are often of a territorial nature means that the problem should be addressed in the context of territorial cohesion;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises in this connection that horizontal actions are not sufficient to overcome the problems of territorial exclusion and recommends therefore that the Member States apply a holistic territorial development strategy, carrying out an equalizing policy, putting the cross- sector integrated approach into practice and focusing on the potential of these territories while also taking into consideration their geographical handicaps;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to present, in the framework of the forthcoming Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion, a comprehensives unambiguous as possible a definition of territorial cohesion and define the means available for achieving territorial targets;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. In this connection takes the view that new quantifiable development and social indicators other than GDP per capita should also be used in order to indicate intra- regional disparities, evaluate implementation and policy efficiency and be used as guidance for development planning;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Council and, the Commission and the Member States to address territorial development disparities through smaller comparable territorial units; recommends in this respect NUTS 4 (LAU 1 and LAU 2) level territorial units be targeted with a new instrument that is sufficiently funded and dedicated to cope with intra-regional disparities in order to avoid the growing exclusion of peripheral and least favoured areas;
2008/04/18
Committee: REGI