7 Amendments of Brian HAYES related to 2014/2059(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council regulation (EC) No 1083/2006,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Guidelines on the application of the measures linking effectiveness of the European Structural and Investment Funds to sound economic governance according to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 1301/ 2013, COM(2014)494 final, 30.07.2014,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas cohesion policy represents the main EU investment tool in the real economy, accounting for over one third of the EU Budget and the ESI Funds are key delivery instruments of Europe 2020 Strategy's goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas support from the ESI Funds is closely linked to the respect of sound economic governance, so as to ensure the effectiveness of the EU expenditure;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12b. Stresses that cohesion policy provides for the necessary critical mass of growth friendly expenditure, including investments in innovation and research, digital agenda, expenditure to facilitate the access of SMEs to finance, investments in environmental sustainability, in priority Trans-European Transport links, as well as in education and social inclusion; points out that all its instruments (the ESI Funds) are now conditional on the respect of sound economic governance procedures;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes a growing number of CSR addressed to the regional level recognizing subnational competences; is concerned about growing regional disparities within Member States, which poses a real risk to convergence
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to ensure from the programming stage of the ESI Funds, namely the adoption of Partnership Agreements and Programmes, the correct setting of priorities in order to adequately address the challenges identified in the relevant Country Specific Recommendations and relevant Council recommendations, so as to provide for full alignment with the economic governance procedures from the start and avoid reprogramming requests on short and medium term;