12 Amendments of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2016/2326(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it is the main instrument supporting inclusive and smart growth in all EU regions;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the fact that cohesion policy funds contribute to growth and convergence if they are properly directed towards high-quality projects; stresses the importance of national policies being in line with EU priorities;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance, for countries that participate, of territorial cooperation in the area of cross-border cooperation with non-Member States in the EU integration process;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the current categorisation of regions, the thematic objectives and the performance framework have demonstrated the value of cohesion policy and should be consolidated; asks the Commission to present ideas for greater flexibility, such as an unallocated reserve or a simplification of re-programming, in order to adapt ESIF investments to unforeseen events and to the specific needs of each region;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to create a new programming system for cohesion policy that would take a different approach towards countries and regions depending on their specific development needs and the level of development of community and business infrastructure that has been achieved, and depending on their different assumptions, economic structure and capacity to achieve the objectives of cohesion policy;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that increasing the administrative capacities for programming, implementation and evaluation of operational programmes, as well as for better-quality professional training in the Member States and regions is crucial for timely and successful cohesion policy performance;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a standard procedure for drafting implementing documents, establishing competent bodies and implementing territorial cooperation programmes, particularly in the area of cross-border cooperation, given the large number of these programmes and the possibilities for achieving swifter and more efficient implementation and for preventing delays arising from the slow-moving and often heavily bureaucratic procedures between countries participating in the programmes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to consider measures aimed at resolving the issue of national financing of cohesion policy projects in view of the problem faced by local and regional authorities in highly centralised Member States that do not have sufficient fiscal and financial capacities and that experience great difficulties in co-financing projects, and often even in drafting project documentation, due to the lack of available financial resources, which leads to lower utilisation of cohesion policy;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests an increased use of ESI Funds in order to tackle demographic change and address its negative regional and local consequences; notes the increasing importance of the Territorial Agenda and of successful rural-urban partnerships, as well as the exemplary role of smart cities as microcosms and catalysts for innovative solutions for regional and local challenges;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the fact that in order to improve the visibility of ESI Funds, greater focus must be placed on participation by stakeholders and recipients; urges, furthermore, the Commission, Member States, regions and cities to communicate, including by using advanced technological solutions and social networks, in a more efficient way on both the achievements of cohesion policy and the lessons to be learned;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that it is high time to prepare the post-2020 EU cohesion policy in order to launch it more swiftly and effectively at the very start of the new programming period;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for the financial share of cohesion policy to be increased in relation to the overall plan for the post-2020 financial perspective, or maintained at the same level as under the current plan;