9 Amendments of Terry REINTKE related to 2017/2225(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is clear that Northern Ireland is a region that has benefited greatly from the EU’s cohesion policy and the EU perspective ;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EU cohesion policy, particularly through the Peace Programme, has decisively contributed to the peace process in Northern Ireland and supports the reconciliation of the two communities;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the important contribution of EU cohesion policy to Northern Ireland, particularly in terms of assisting the recovery of deprived urban and rural areas, tackling climate change, and of building cross- community and cross-border contacts in the context of the peace process; notes in particular that assistance to deprived urban and rural areas often takes the form of support for new economic development that promote the knowledge economy, such as the Science Parks in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Sees that cross-community trust- building measures, such as shared spaces and support networks, have played a key role in the peace process, as shared spaces allow the two communities in Northern Ireland to come together for joint activities, thereby helping to heal the divide;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes the importance of the Community-Led Local Development and the bottom-up approach, which encourages all communities to take ownership of projects, thus enhancing the peace process;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the attachment of all stakeholders in Northern Ireland to the continuance of EU cohesion policy goals in the region; stresses, in that regard, the importance of coordinated multilevel governance and the partnership principle;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes it desirable that, post- 2020, Northern Ireland should be able to continue to participate in the EU’s general cohesion funds if possible, as that would benefit sustainable economic and social development, particularly in disadvantaged and rural areas;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is important that the EU should continue to reach out to bothall communities in Northern Ireland post- 2020 by playing an active role in the administration of cohesion and cross- community funding in Northern Ireland, thereby helping them to overcome their divisions; believes that funding should be maintained at its current level;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to promote the Northern Irish experience with cohesion funding as an example of how the EU wants to address inter-community conflicts; stresses in that regard the Northern Irish reconciliation process as a positive example for other post-conflict areas in the EU;