17 Amendments of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2018/2054(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas border regions mostly face worse conditions for social and economic development and generally perform less well economically than other regions within the Member States;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in spite of the efforts already undertaken, obstacles – mainly administrative and legal barriers – still persist and hamper growtheconomic and social development and cohesion in the border regions;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that access to public services is crucial for the 150 million- strong cross-border population, and is hampered by numerous legal and administrative barriers; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to remove these barriers, especially when related to health services, transport, educationconstruction of vital physical infrastructure, education, communications, labour mobility, as well as regulation and business development;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the problems faced by the border regions are common to some extent, but also vary from region to region or between Member States and depend on the individual characteristics of a given region, which makes an individual approach in tackling these obstacles a necessity;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the differing legal and institutional frameworks of the Member States can lead to legal uncertainty in the border regions, which results in an increase in the time needed and the cost of implementing the projects, and constitutes an additional obstacle for citizens, institutions and enterprises in the border regions; stresses, therefore, that greater complementarity and willingness to tackle barriers between the Member States, or at least at border region level, is desirable;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special situation of cross-border workers, who are most seriously affected by the challenges present in the border regions, including, in particular, the recognition of diplomas and other qualifications, healthcare, transport and access to information on job vacancies, social security and taxation systems; calls, in this context, on the Member States to step up their efforts to overcome these obstacles and allow for greater powers, funds and flexibility for regional and local authorities in border regions to improve the quality of life of cross-border workers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the challenges related to business activities carried out in the border regions, in particular when related to the adoption of labour and commercial law, taxation, public procurement or social security systems; calls on the Member States to better align and harmonise the relevant legal provisions and achieve convergence in regulatory frameworks, in order to allow for more flexibility in the implementation of national legislation, as well as to improve the dissemination of information on cross-border issues, e.g. by creating one-stop-shops;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that transport services are still insufficiently developed in the border regions, which hampers cross- border mobility; stresses, furthermore, that cross-border transport infrastructure is also particularly adversely affected by complex regulatory and administrative arrangements; awaits the forthcoming Commission study on missing railway links along internal EU borders; underlines that any such study or future recommendations should be based on information and experience from local and regional authorities; stresses the need to tackle transport bottlenecks, which hamper economic activities, such as transport, tourism and citizens' travel;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that mutual trust, political will and a flexible approach among multi-level stakeholders, from local to national level, are vital to overcoming the abovementioned persistent obstacles and boosting growth and development in border regions; calls, therefore, for better coordination, dialogue and a further exchange of best practices among authorities; urges the Commission and the Member States to enhance such cooperation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of education and culture, and, in particular, the opportunities to step up efforts to promote multilingualism and intercultural dialogue in border regions;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibilities of enhancing cooperation and overcoming barriers to regional development at the external borders with neighbouring regions, in particular, with regions of those countries preparing for EU accession;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes, and in particular cross- border cooperation programmes, in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective in the next programming period, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post- 2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries and to facilitate more investment in infrastructure projects through cross-border cooperation programmes;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the very important and positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the economic and social development and cohesion of border regions; including maritime and external border regions, calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post- 2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the potential of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation is not being fully exploited, which could be due partly to regional and local authorities’ reservations, and partly to their unfounded fear of a transfer of competencesand calls on the Commission to propose measures to overcome the obstacles to the effective application of this instrument;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges that consideration be given to the experiences of the numerous Euroregions that exist and are operating across internal and external border regions of the EU in order to further the opportunities for economic and social development and the quality of life of citizens living in border regions;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for better use to be made of the potential that EU macro-regional strategies can offer to border regions;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the Territorial Impact Assessment contributes to a better understanding of the spatial impact of policies; calls on the Commission to consider agiving Territorial Impact Assessment ultimately being made compulsory before anya stronger role when EU legislative initiative iss are proposed;