8 Amendments of Georgi PIRINSKI related to 2015/2345(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of NGOs with regard to addressing severe social problems, such as poverty and social exclusion; recalls however, that this is first and foremost the task of national governments and society at large; points out that NGOs cannot compensate for social policy deficits in the Member States nor replace public actors in the field, rather their work should complement or reinforce public policies;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a new transparency register at European level for NGO's benefitting from Union funding;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls the special role the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union assigns to social partners which requires adequate financial support;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that many NGOs have difficulties in accessing ESF funding and are disproportionately burdened by the complexity of programmes and reporting requirements; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up support in this areautilize all simplification options provided in the new ESF Regulation and further reduce the administrative burden;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to focus social NGO funding programmes on operational grants beyond one year, in order to ensure continuity and sustainability; notes that the limited duration of projects may disrupt the effective provision of social services thus affecting the quality of life of their final recipients;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that mostsome EU funds available for social NGOs require co-financing, and too high a share can be detrimental to the applicant NGO which may not be able to raise this amount; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to avoid such a requirement in cases where projects are aimed at providing services to people;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that the European monitoring and evaluation systems for NGOs often rely on self-reporting; calls on the Commission to consider increasing the number of external evaluations in order to verify the effectiveness of NGO activities also over a longer period of time as well as within and across different policy areas;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States' authorities to handle social NGOs’' funding reports without delay and to ask for additional information in good time in order to avoid suspension of payment.