9 Amendments of Martina ANDERSON related to 2017/2225(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in addition to the more general cohesion policy funds, Northern Ireland has benefited in particular from special cross-border and intercross-community programmes, including the Northern Ireland Peace Programme;
Amendment 8 #
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 communitiescross-community reconciliation;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the success of EU cohesion funding partly derives from the fact that it is seen as ‘neutral money’, i.e. not directly linked to the interests of eiany particular part of ther community;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the special EU programmes for Northern Ireland, including the Northern Ireland Peace Programme, are of key importance for the continuing peace process, as they foster intercross-community and cross-border contacts; notes that cross-community and cross-border social hubs and shared services are particularly important in this regard;
Amendment 20 #
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 communitiesy in Northern Ireland to come together for joint activities, thereby helping to heal the divide;
Amendment 30 #
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 economic and social development, particularly in disadvantaged and rural, rural and border areas;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, post-2020, EU- supported cross-border and intercross- community schemes should be continued; stresses that the continuance of the special EU cohesion programmes for Northern Ireland, namely the Northern Ireland Peace Programme and the Interreg programmes, are particularly important for the stability of the region, especially after the British exit from the EU; fears that an end to these programmes would endanger cross-border and intercross-community trust-building activities and, as a consequence, the peace process;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is important that the EU should continue to reach out to bothe communitiesy 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 theirsocial divisions; believes that funding should be maintained at its current level after the British exit from the EU;
Amendment 48 #
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 divisions caused by conflicts;