7 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2016/2304(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds the Commission of defending and maintaining the partnership principle in developing and implementing projects under the ESIF; points out that civil society actors and social partners should be better involved in the development processes from an early stage and that urban and regional stakeholders should play a bigger role in the implementation of the projects to be carried out;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that a stronger Code of Conduct for partnership with certain minimum requirement could motivate the managing authorities to improve their partnership work beyond a mere obligation; reminds that the partnership principle fundamentally ensures that the programming is done closer to citizens needs and in listening to and integrating stakeholders input;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the managing authorities as well as the stakeholders concerned, to monitor regularly that all legal provisions as regards information and communication are being implemented thoroughly in order to ensure transparency and the widespread dissemination of information about the achievements of the Funds; stresses the importance of ensuring citizen-friendly language and suggests increased use of concepts such as “simple language”;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the visibility of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) by communicating the European added value of the projects, particularly in terms of job creation and social integration; reminds of the multiplying effect that the active involvement of civil society in the development and implementation of EU grants programmes entails;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to reduce the administrative burden on authorities and beneficiaries with a view to ensuring a better absorption rate, in particular for civil society organizations as well as SMEs, which have created around 85 % of new jobs within the Union in the past five years;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds of the empowering effect of early-stage funding and pre-financing for projects through the use of ESIF;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to devote an appropriate share of ESF resources to increasing technical assistance for the empowerment of partners and for strengthening the institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders in Member States where needed; calls on the Commission to ensure that both the allocated budget of 20 % of the ESF for social inclusion and the minimum guaranteed ESF share in each Member State is fully achieved; calls on the Commission to assess the improvements made by the Member States in this respect.