9 Amendments of Martina MICHELS related to 2015/2224(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. InvitesCalls on the Member States to provide additional support and guidance to smaller and less developed localities which often have limited resources and capacity and for which the administrative burden and complexity related to the implementation of these tools may be overwhelming;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to increase the use of CLLD and ITI and to allow more flexible rules in areas referred to in Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, such as islands, mountainous and rural, rural and cross- border regions;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that CLLDs can be organised to ensure delegation of responsibility to the LAGs from either Managing Authorities or Regional or Local Delivery Bodies in a manner proportionate to a LAG's capacity, with its decisions being inclusive, transparent and accountable;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the fundamental importance of a non-discriminatory and transparent approach and of minimising potential conflicts of interest; welcomes, furthermore, the participation of a wide range of partners in LAGs; emphasises, however, that the provision whereby public authorities cannot hold more than 49% of voting rights in LAGs, as provided for in the current legislative framework, may in certain situations impede the implementation of CLLD since the other interest groups involved might lack the adequate expertise and resources; asks the Commission to closely monitor and assess the implementation of this provision in order to detect regions where these requirements can pose particular problems, and possibly provide future recommendations, including the circumstances in which exceptions may be beneficial;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that ITIs concern any geographical area: urban neighbourhoods, urban areas, metropolitan areas, urban-rural, sub- regional or inter-regional, cross-border and territories with specific geographic features; stresses that urban ITIs should not be privileged nor take priority over other types of ITI at EU State level as ITIs are tools for all geographical areas;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the early involvement of local governments in the territorial development strategy, leading from the bottom up, is key for the future ownership, participation and success of the integrated territorial strategy that will be implemented at the local level; asks for a greater delegation of management of ITIs that empowers sub-regional actors (local/urban stakeholders) by ensuring their involvement and ownership of programme preparation and implementation;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission and Member States to make greater use of ITIs in the field of cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Asks the Commission to take into account the results of the Committee of the Regions' survey, 2015, making more efficient use of IT tools and creating less paperwork, introducing more flexible rules for countries/regions with very low allocations, improving the co-financing mechanisms in the Member States and providing more training to those responsible for the management and absorption of funds, including elected politicians;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RecommeDemands that the bottom-up approach in the context of ITI is formalised in the next generation of cohesion policy;