12 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2014/2246(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the reformed cohesion policy for 2014-2020 is the EU's main investment policy aligned with the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with a budget of EUR 350 billion until the end of 2020;whereas it aims to ensure that all energies and capacities are mobilised and focused on the pursuit of the strategy's priorities;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is crucial that different EU initiatives for growth and jobs maintain a coherent approach; whereas the Europe 2020 strategy flagship initiatives play a key role in enhancing coordination at local and regional level as regards the implementation of cohesion policy; whereas it remains to be seen whether and how the EU 2020 strategy review will address the implementation of the flagship initiatives and how flagship initiatives can best be carried forward, and evaluated, without creating additional layers of complexity;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas there is no explicit mechanism built into the programming or the reporting provisions that would explicitly target flagship initiatives in terms of the contribution of the ESI Funds to their delivery;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas multi-level governance has the potential to address the challenges of the lack of administrative capacity and can be used as the way forward to pool resources in Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy affords an opportunity to improve existing interactions and links between various EU policies; whereas the content of the strategy should be revised to include initiatives on infrastructure, internal market and administrative capacity at all levels of government; whereas this stage is essential for shaping future cohesion policy;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Europe 2020 strategy is an overarching, long-term ‘growth and jobs' strategy of the European Union, built around five ambitious objectives: employment, innovation, climate change and energy sustainability, education, and fighting poverty and social exclusion; notes that objectives were accompanied by seven flagship initiatives and for each of these initiatives, the communication that officially launched the Europe 2020 strategy in 2010 allocated responsibility to both the EU and Member States governments; reminds that most of the challenges identified in 2010 have not been solved and some have even intensified;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the ex-post evaluations for the 2007- 2013 programming period, to provide information on the concrete contribution made to the Europe 2020 objectives by cohesion policy; reminds that the evidence-based policy should be priority if we want better results; believes in order to facilitate more accurate policy discussions about effectiveness it would be worthwhile to explore and understand the realities and limitations of the available evidence about policy's contribution to overarching European objectives;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on national and regional authorities across Europe to design smart specialisation strategies in entrepreneurial discovery processes, so that ESI Funds can be used more efficiently and synergies between different EU, national, and regional policies, as well as public and private investments can be increased;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its calls to enhance the responsibility and ownership dimensions of the strategy by involving local and regional authorities and other civil society stakeholders and interested parties; insists on the crucial importance of a strengthened governance structure based on multi-level governance, incentive structures, an effective mixed top-down / bottom-up approach and the partnership model of cohesion policy, with a view to ensuring effective capacity to deliver on the objectives;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that multi-level governance tools should become customary in all phases of the implementation of the Strategy, from target-setting down to implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Considers that more emphasis could be given to 'bottom up' processes and furthering the understanding that implementation of the Strategy on the ground requires the cooperation of stakeholders from different levels of governance and different public, private and civil society sectors;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that the Community Led Local Development (CLLD) can mobilise and involve local communities and organisations to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, fostering territorial cohesion and reaching specific policy objectives;