6 Amendments of Georgi PIRINSKI related to 2016/2326(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the Treaty on European union (TEU), in particular Article 3, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 4, 162, 174 to 178 and 349 thereof,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU cohesion policy stems from the TEU and the TFEU and expresses the EU’s solidarity as one of the fundamental principles of the Union, by reducing regional disparities and promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion among all regions across the EU;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas after 2008 the functioning of the EU as a "convergence machine" has stalled and even gone into reverse, causing a serious increase in existing divergences between regions and Member States as well as the emergence of deepening social and economic inequalities throughout the Union hampering economic recovery and further damaging social cohesion;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that grants should remain the basis of themain tool for financing of cohesion policy as they are policy oriented; notes, however, the gradual shift from grants to financial instruments; points out that the replacement of grants by loans, equity or guarantees must be carried out with caution wherecohesion policy grants should not be replaced by loans, equity or guarantees but should be complemented by such financial instruments where the latter demonstrate an added value and could have a leverage effect, taking into account regional disparities and the diversity of practices and experiences; stresses the importance of assistance to local and regional authorities on the innovative financial instruments through platforms such as fi-compass;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to present to the European Parliament and to the Council a thorough analysis of the problems which caused significant delay in programming and starting implementation of cohesion policy at the beginning of the 2014-2020 period and to propose measures for avoiding such problems and delay from arising in the post-2020 period;
Amendment 275 #
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 effectively at the very start of the new programming period; calls on the Commission to present without delay its proposal for the post-2020 cohesion policy outline;