7 Amendments of Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR related to 2017/2114(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that EU cohesion policy is the best tool for contributing to both competitiveness and solidarity throughout the EU regions, and it is therefore essential to continue it in all European regions beyond 2020, in order to combat the disparities that have increased following the crisis;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Maintains that, whatever their nature, imbalances within the euro area need to be averted as far as possible and that cohesion policy could accordingly play a key role in preventing fluctuations and helping to provide stability; stresses, therefore, that cohesion policy should remain ready for use by all regions, including those which are more developed;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a golden rule according to which co-financing provided by local and regional authorities in the context of EU Cohesion Policy is excluded from the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that the urban dimension of cohesion policy can play an important role in supporting growth, jobs and innovation, not only in major urban areas, but also in all regions with special geographical characteristics;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the EU needs to address new, serious challenges, and that cohesion policy could be a very important source of financial support for related to various issues, such as the integration of migrants, a stronger common defence policy, education, employment, housing and combating discrimination, for which additional resources will need to be found, without depriving cohesion policy of the means to achieve its aims;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that different sources of financing mustcan, when appropriate, be coordinated by strengthening and creating new synergies for a better use of money throughout all existing instruments, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments and Horizon 2020;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that country-specific recommendations have an important role to play in creating an economic environment in which the Structural Funds can be made even more effective, but also considers it vital that the regions and managing bodies in general be involved more fully in the European Semester process;