3 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2014/2246(INI)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that an economic governance system (the European Semester) was put in place to provide for the coordination of action at the EU and national levels and to support the delivery of the strategy; stresses that cohesion policy for 2007- 2013, aligned with the predecessor Lisbon Strategy and having similar core objectives, was already in the implementation phase when the Europe 2020 strategy was launched, and that reprogramming in accordance with the new strategy objectives would therefore have been both difficult and counterproductive; points out, nevertheless, that cohesion policy that, at a time of economic crisis, cohesion policy has not only been the sole source of investment funding for many Member States but has also, through ‘Lisbon earmarking’, substantially supported the implementation of the strategy, as shown by the sixth cohesion report and by several Commission communications and studies;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points also to the closer relationship with the broader economic governance process through measures linking the effectiveness of the ESI Funds to sound economic governance, and through the provision of support to Member States experiencing temporary budgetary difficulties; points out, furthermore, that the good governance principle must not serve to hinder regional and local authorities in their use of resources; calls accordingly on the Commission to take due account of its communication on making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact (COM(2015)0012) in efforts to facilitate progress towards the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to give due consideration to the recent Riga Declaration on the Urban Agenda, in view of the fundamental role that urban areas, whether small, medium-sized or large, can play in efforts to meet the strategy's objectives; stresses, in particular, the need for a strategy that takes account of the specific needs of small and medium-sized urban areas on the basis of an approach that builds synergies with the Digital Agenda and the Connecting Europe Facility and enables those areas to overcome the constraints that are currently preventing them from taking advantage of the economic and production-related processes and developments that are under way;