Activities of Marc JOULAUD related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Interim report on MFF 2021-2027 – Parliament’s position in view of an agreement
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy has a proven record of achieving good results in terms of jobs and growth, as shown in the 7th Cohesion Report, and generates EUR 2.74 of additional GDP for each euro of taxpayers’ money invested;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, at the same time, the emergence of new challenges and the assertion of new priorities that need to be addressed by the European Union mean that the share of cohesion policy in the overall EU budget has also been significantly reduced, from 34 % to 29 %;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for cohesion policy’s current share of 34 %share in the EU’s overall budget for 2021-2027 to be maintained by way of a minimumat a level that is commensurate to the challenges;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that cohesion policy can generate positive externalities in other regions of the Union, but that these effects vary considerably from one territory to another depending on the geographical proximity and structure of the Member States' economies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends that adequate funding for the Cohesion Fund be maintained without prejudice to the envelopes and share foreseen in the cohesion policy for the ERDF and ESF+, which also respond to essential European priorities;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly opposeQuestions the reduction in the Cohesion Fund’s budget through its contribution of EUR 10 billion, in 2018 prices, to the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the split between the various cohesion policy funds is the result of the allocation method defined in the draft Common Provisions Regulation, which provides for a balanced distribution with 61.6 % of the funds for the least developed regions, 14.3% for regions in transition, 10.8% for the most developed regions, 12.8% for the Member States benefiting from the Cohesion Fund, and 0.4% as additional funding for the outermost regions;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that the 7th Cohesion Report highlighted the difficulties faced by middle-income regions and the importance of ensuring adequate financial support and co-financing rates for them; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to maintain the category of ‘regions in transition’ and to broaden its scope;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that lower EU co-financing rates might result in difficulties for beneficiaries in the regions to access EU funding, and that the ESI Funds may become less attractive, particularly where EU co-financing rates are lowest;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, following the Paris Agreement, climate-related spending should be significantly increased compared to the current MFF and should reach 30 % as soon as possible and, at the latest, by 2027. ; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to increase the share of EU spending contributing to climate objectives to 25 % and calls for further efforts to increase it to 30 % as soon as possible.