Activities of Ivana MALETIĆ related to 2014/2246(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cohesion policy and review of the Europe 2020 strategy (A8-0277/2015 - Fernando Ruas) HR
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
— having regard to the Commission communication of 26 November 2014 entitled ‘An Investment Plan for Europe' (COM(2014)0903)Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term investment funds,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to the communication from the Commission of 13 January 2015 entitled 'Making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact' (COM(2015)0012),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy for 2014-2020 is the EU's main investment and development policy aligned with the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with a budget of EUR 3501,8 billion until the end of 2020;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a growing need for stronger co-ownership of the strategy by the different levels of governance and for shared responsibility at all levels of project implementation; whereas multi-level governance should be enhanced;
Amendment 44 #
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 as well as with the EU budget as a policy instrument for implementation of the Strategy; whereas this stage is essential for shaping future cohesion policy;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that anEU economic governance system (the framework and its implementation mechanism "European Semester)" was put in place to provide for the coordination of actionfiscal policy's action and structural reforms at the EU and national levels and to support the delivery of the strategy; stresses that cohesion policy for 2007- 2013, aligned with the predecessor Lisbon Strategy and having similar core objectives, was already in the implementation phase when the Europe 2020 strategy was launched, and that reprogramming in accordance with the new strategy objectives would therefore have been both difficult and counterproductive; points out, nevertheless, that cohesion policy, through ‘Lisbon earmarking', substantially supported the implementation of the strategy, as shown by the sixth cohesion report and by several Commission communications and studies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that cohesion policy for 2014-2020, the key EU instrument for investment in the real economy, is fully aligned with the Europe 2020 objectives; stresses in this context that, through thematic concentration, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) are oriented towards 11 thematic objectives derived straight from the Europe 2020 objectives, and that preconditions linked directly to these thematic objectives have been established in order to ensure that investments are made in such a way as to maximise their effectiveness; stresses that cohesion policy should contribute to EU policies such as digital single market, the energy union, single capital market, the social policy, macro-regional strategies, urban agenda, territorial agenda, investing in SMEs and smart growth, cutting red tapes, therefore contributing to strengthening single market and avoiding fragmentation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points also to the closer relationship with the broader economic governance process through measures linking the effectiveness of the ESI Funds to sound economic governance, and through the provision of support to Member States experiencing temporary budgetary difficulties; welcomes the flexibility mechanisms introduced by the Commission within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact with the aim to strengthen the link between investment, structural reforms and fiscal responsibility;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes Eurostat's regular publication of progress indicators as regards the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; calls, nevertheless, for greater and more accurate regional details in respect of the data provided at the NUTS II and NUTS III levels;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes task force for better implementation of the EU funds; also welcomes "Structural Reform Support Service" which will officially start working on the 1st of July 2015, and which will provide technical assistance to Member States in order to be more effective in implementation of structural reforms and CSRs;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of the new EU investment instrument, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), and emphasises that itwhich will support mobilisation up to € 315 billion of the additional investments with the aim of closing investment gap in EU. EFSI should be complementary and additional to the ESI Funds; points out that the EFSI is not clearly linked to the Europe 2020 strategy, but that through its objectives it contributes to the implementation of the strategy; stresses, moreover, the imperative of ensuring full coherence and synergies between all EU instruments, in order to avoid overlapping or contradictions among them or between the different levels of policy implementation; appreciates that the review of the Europe 2020 strategy, as the EU's long-term strategic framework for growth and jobs, must address this challenge with a view to using all the available resources effectively and achieving the expected results as regards the overarching strategic goals;