3 Amendments of Kerstin WESTPHAL related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and create a society with full employment; stresses that regions should use the European Structural Funds can encourage the regions to take initiatives to create new, sustainable jobs;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. stresses, in this connection, the importance of the concept of integrated urban development; the sustainable redevelopment of disadvantaged urban areas could assume a beacon role and show how environmental goals can be promoted jointly with social and economic objectives; considers that a prerequisite for this is a clear policy framework, including maintenance of the promotion of the urban dimension in the Structural Funds and the continued promotion of energy efficiency in social housing construction;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. stresses the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for regional clustering by bringing together research, innovation and infrastructure locally in the context of new technologies, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency; points out that such clustering can act as a decisive spur to local economic development and can create new jobs in the regions;