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Activities of Steeve BRIOIS related to 2015/2280(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

European territorial cooperation - best practices and innovative measures (A8-0202/2016 - Iskra Mihaylova) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2280(INI)

Amendments (25)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cross-border cooperation should be the responsibility of the Member States and their national authorities;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the overarching objective of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) is to lessen the influence of national borders in order to promote a harmonious economic, social and cultural development of the Union as a whole21; __________________ 21ETC objectives - http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/pol icy/cooperation/european-territorial/deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas there is a possibility for Member States to make use of ETC to respond to challenges due to the migration crisis;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas following the principles of shared management, multilevel governance and partnership, ETC programmes have been developed through a collective process bringing together a wide range of European, national and regional bodies to tackle common challenges across borders, but the results are slow in coming;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that ETC has become one of the two goals of cohesion policy 2014-2020, with its own regulation; underlines, however, that the ETC budget of EUR 10.1 billion, representing a mere 2.8 % of the cohesion policy budget, does not match the great challenges that ETC has to meet;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that cross-border cooperation (CBC) during the periods 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 was marked by a clear orientation to more strategically focused priorities and achieved best practicesproduced extremely disappointing results whether in the fields of better connectivity and, accessibility, knowledge and innovation transfer, strengthening regional identity, tackling environmental challenges, enhancing institutional capacity, health care, education, employment and labour mobility, andtransfer, employment or creating new partnerships;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that transnational cooperation has not helped in supporting innovation and the knowledge economy, adapting to climate change, and promoting sustainable transport and mobility through transnational approaches, and has contributed to enhancing institutional capacity;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that ETC offers a significant added value, supporting peace, stability and regional integration in the framework of enlargement and neighbourhood policy, as well as across the world by dissemination of best practices;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that for 2014-2020 about 41 % of the ETC ERDF budget22 will be invested in measures to improve the environment, while 27 % will be invested in strengthening research and innovations and 13 % will go to promote inclusive growth through activities linked to employment, education and training and 33 programmes will be aimed at improving general connectivity across borders; further noteregrets that EUR 790 million will be allocatsquandered ton enhancing institutional capacity through setting up or strengthening cooperation structures and improving the efficiency of public servicesat a time when European citizens are experiencing a rise in poverty and social inequality; __________________ 22 Annexe I (European Territorial Cooperation/Interreg) to the Communication from the Commission Investing in jobs and growth - maximising the contribution of ESI Funds.
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concern the late adoption of ETC programmes, and urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise their efforts for their successful implementation;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Regrets that Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) are not widely implemented in the ETC programmes for 2014-2020, and encourages Member States to make greater use of them;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Points out the role of ETC in island regions, outermost regions and sparsely populated regions, as an important tool for strengthening their regional integration;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Points out the complementary nature of ETC and macro-regional strategies in enhancing regional integration in larger functional areas, as well as the positive role that macro-regional strategies can play in helping to address common challenges faced by macro-regions;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Considers that better coordination, synergy and complementarity should be sought between cross-border and transnational strands with a view to improving cooperation and integration over wider strategic territories; calls for better coordination between managing authorities and macro-regional strategies’ actors;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Notes that some regions face serious migration challenges, and encourages the exchange of good practices in tackling them;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Notes the important role that ETC programmes play in enhancing the competitiveness and innovation potential of regions, by fostering synergies between smart specialisation strategies, collaboration between clusters and development of innovation networks;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Notes the role of the European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) in supporting and promoting European territorial cooperation, and points out the flexibility that they offer as a platform for multilevel governance;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges all simplifications made in the EGTC Regulation, and calls on Member States to facilitate the creation of EGTCs in their countries; points out, however, that this rUnderlines that the EGTC Regulation is not sufficient to overcome all legal obstacles existing to cross-border cooperation; welcomes, therefore,takes note of the initiative of the Luxembourg Presidency, which proposed a specific legal tool for border regions, giving Member States the opportunity to agree on specific legal provisions;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Considers that ETC programmes may, in complementarity with other appropriate funding, support responses to migration- related challenges within the framework of their existing intervention logic;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Encourages broader use of financial instruments (FIs) as flexible mechanisms to be used alongside grants; urges, therefore, the involvement of financial institutions, and in particular the EIB, so as to provide specific expertise and know- how;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the opportunities provided by the ETC programmes to facilitate cross-border labour mobility, by adjusting, if necessary, the administrative and social regulatory framework;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Is convinced that the multi-level governance principle and code of conduct are particularly significant for the development of ETC programmes;Deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls onSuggests theat Member States to simplify their national provisions and to, avoid ‘gold- plating’; urges the implementation of e-cohesion and streamlining ofe their administrative procedures;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that ETC has proved its ineffectiveness, and regrets that its potential has not been fully deployed owing to insufficientso many financial resources; highlights its potential beyond regional policy, in areas suchave been wasted at as the single market, the digital agenda, employment, mobility, energy, research, education, health and the environment, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to preserve ETC as an important instrument, allocating it a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020 and increasing its budgetime when our citizens are wanting direct answers on purchasing power and reducing poverty;
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39.Encourages the joint determination of strategies for border areas in order to boost integrated and sustainabdele territorial development, including implementation and dissemination of integrated approaches and harmonisation of administrative procedures and legal provisions;d
2016/04/06
Committee: REGI