Activities of Marc JOULAUD related to 2017/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (short presentation) FR
Reports (1)
REPORT on strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union: the 7th report of the European Commission PDF (619 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Pact of Amsterdam establishing the Urban Agenda for the EU, agreed at the Informal Meeting of EU Ministers Responsible for Urban Matters on 30 May 2016 in Amsterdam,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that investments in culture, education, youth and sport significantly improve social cohesion in the European Union, especially by facilitating social integration of European citizens;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission’s 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion does not make any quantitative or qualitative reference to culture-related projects, which accounted for at least EUR 65 billion of cohesion policy expenditurefrom the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2014- 2020;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to fully exploit potential synergies between cohesion policy and other EU policies; points out that much more can still be done to bring about a greater synergy between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and other European programmes outlined for the 2014-2020 programming period, with specific reference to Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, through the provision of better information on an EU-wide basis and by means of much more resolute implementation in the Member States and their regions;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the creation in the next programming period of two thematic objecpossibilitives onf funding culture and, education, explicitly referenced as suchyouth and sport via special thematic objectives to this purpose in the ESIF;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas one of the key pieces of new information provided by the 7th Cohesion Report concerns the identification of certain areagions described as being caught in the ‘middle-income trap’, which risk being left behind;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph –1 c (new)
Paragraph –1 c (new)
-1c. Notes that the 7th Cohesion report clearly presents the outcome of cohesion policy in terms of growth, jobs, transport, energy, environment, education and training;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as a horizontal priority and to use effectively the funding available under EU programmes and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) in order to support more projects in the CCI sector;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that regions have a proved capacity in developing clusters and cross-border cooperation in the field of CCIs, and in this context notes the positive effects of smart specialisation in CCI as a motor of growth for regions;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Calls on the Commission to exploit the capacity of the European Regional Development Fund to support the development of sport infrastructure and promote sustainable sport and outdoor activities as a tool for regional and rural development, and the European Social Fund to strengthen the skills and employability of workers in the sport sector;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments provide European added value by contributing to European public goods and to, the Treaty objective of reducing disparities and spill-over benefits to non-cohesion countries from the increased trade generated and strengthening the Single Market;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that cohesion policy investments provide European added value by contributing to European public goods (such as growth, social inclusion, innovation and environmental protection) and to the Treaty objective of reducing disparities;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the implementation of cohesion policy in a region can generate spill-over benefits elsewhere in the EU due to the increased trade generated; points out, however, that these benefits vary considerably from one Member State to the other, depending in particular on geographic proximity and the structure of the Member States’ economies;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the particular structural social and economic situation of the outermost regions justifies specific measures, in accordance with Article 349 TFEU, and stresses the need to improve the specific measures for these regions by adjusting them whenever necessary; calls on the Commission to take the judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU of 15 December 2015 as the basis for ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is properly applied as regards the conditions governing access to the Structural Funds; suggests in particular extending the specific allocation for the outermost regions to the social component, maintaining the current level of Union co-financing in those regions, and better tailoring the thematic concentration;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the introduction of integrated strategies for sustainable urban development has been a success and should be replicated in other sub-regional territories, for example by setting an integrated territorial objective alongside the thematic objectives; stresses that possibility to introduce preparation of Operational programmes based on Integrated territorial strategies and Smart specialisation strategies should be analysed.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that a major challenge for future cohesion policy will be to provide appropriate support to these regions, and that cohesion policy must both reduce disparities and prevent vulnerable regions from falling behind, by taking account of the different trends and dynamics; calls on the Commission to address the phenomenon of the middle- income trap;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s launch of a pilot project to provide tailored support geared to the specific challenges facing regions in industrial transition; calls on the Commission to draw lessons from the pilot project as soon as possible, and believes that smart specialisation strategies have the potential to offer better support to these regions in their development strategies and, more generally, promote differentiated implementation at regional level; stresses however that the results of Smart Specialization strategy process were, in some regions, inadequate due to the lack of resources, potential partners, tech transfer support system etc., and calls therefore for more cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience among the regions.
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that social and fiscal convergence help to foster cohesion while improving the functioning of the single market; takes the view that divergent practices in this area may run counter to the objective of cohesion and are liable to cause further problems for territories which are lagging behind or are the most vulnerable to globalisation; considers that cohesion policy could contribute to the promotion of social and fiscal convergence by providing incentives; underlines in this regard the possibility to rely for instance on the European Pilar of Social Rights concerning social convergence and, concerning fiscal convergence, to encourage Member States to put in place strategies to identify and eliminate harmful tax practices as regards European and international standards ;calls on the Commission to take better account of this aspect in the European Semester;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for ESI funds to be used to address demographic challenges (ageing, population loss and demographic pressure) which affect European regions in a variety of specific ways; stresses in particular the need to provide adequate support to the territories, such as some outermost regions, facing growing population pressure caused by a high birth rate and large-scale irregular migration;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the potential of investments in culture, heritage, youth and sport to create jobs and growth and to improve social cohesion;