9 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2016/2148(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of the European Structural and Investment Funds, which focus chiefly on boosting jobs and investment and will help the Member States to eliminate certain transport infrastructure disparities at regional and national level, creating a European Union with smaller dissimilarities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the need to provide professional support to Member States during planning and implementation of the most capital-intensive infrastructure projects, in order to guarantee optimum quality and costs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that funds allocated to financing the 'Connecting Europe' facility were depleted in order to recapitalise the European Fund for Strategic Investments; expresses hope that these funds will be used to finance infrastructure projects, with the aim of improving connectivity;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the need to improve access conditions in strategic areas such as transport by simplifying the procedures;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for better information and cooperation with the Member States with a view to strengthening the administrative capacity of the European Structural and Investment Funds so as to ensure that the local and national authorities managing these funds are as efficient as possible;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for cross-border transport plans to be improved through the involvement of the national authorities.
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Takes the view that indicators should be found that will guarantee the fair distribution of European funds while also taking account of specific territorial needs.
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Points out that more efficient transport development can be achieved only through European territorial cooperation and the smart distribution of funds.