Activities of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2017/2208(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Lagging regions in the EU (short presentation) IT
Reports (1)
REPORT on lagging regions in the EU PDF (469 KB) DOC (88 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the report on lagging regions largely concerns the period 2000- 2013, with an update containing data up to 2014 or 2015, and does not take farming into account;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for greater flexibility in the management of rural development funds, and underlines the importance of severing the link between agricultural funding and budgetary constraints;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of maintaining levels of financing adequate to meeting the needs of the regions, taking account, above all, of the growth potential of farming;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that one of the greatest challenges facing lagging regions is that of increasing productivity and employment in farming;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission's report on competitiveness in low-income and low- growth regions: the lagging regions (SWD (2017) 0132) and the solutions proposed to support growth and the economy in these regions, which analyses competitiveness by dividing the regions into 'low-income' and 'low-growth' regions; notes that the report proposes a number of solutions to support growth and the economy in these regions; stresses that the analysis makes an important contribution to the future debate, although this division is not yet reflected in the regulations implementing cohesion policy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that cohesion policy plays a key role in ensuring and promoting public and private investment in all EU regions, especially in lagging regions, both directly, and by contributing to the creation of a favourable environment for investment;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that, in the implementing the 2020 education and training strategy and its objectives, account will be taken of existing situations in lagging regions, ation of the European Union's 2030 Global Strategy and its objectives will continue to take due account of the specific needs of lagging regions, in particular the persistent infrastructure gaps and the development of human capital, focusing particularly on the departure rates and their adverse impact on employment;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, in lagging regions especially, it is necessary to strike the correct balance between structural interventions, social policies and industrial policies in the programming of ESI funds to stimulate growth; hopes that, in indicating the lines of development of the future cohesion policy, the Commission reaffirms the importance of continuing to invest in infrastructure interventions in all the lagging regions, thereby helping to address the remaining shortcomings;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that cohesion policy can serve as a tool for correcting competitiveness gaps and imbalances and macroeconomic asymmetries between regions, encouraging the construction of an attractive and sustainable environment for businesses and citizens;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that the fact that cohesion policy is not as effective as it should be, especially in lagging regions with more extensive operational programmes, is directly due to the lack of any real simplification of that policy; advocates decisive action to reduce the excess of rules, controls and the length and complexity of procedures, starting from the current programming cycle;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that social development criteria, as set out in the Regional Social Progress Index, should be included in future alongside economic progress criteria in future Commission reportsorder to ensure better fulfilment of needs and exploitation of the potential onf lagging regions;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that access to credit is harder in lagging regions, especially those that are also low-income regions because of the high interest rates charged by banksrisk aversion of the credit system; stresses the importance of ensuring easier access to credit to assist businesses in difficulty and to promote new business models, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that multi-level governance needs to be strengthened in setting funding objectives and priorities while respecting the principle of subsidiarity; stresses that in order to achieve the next stage of economic development, investments and differentiated political responses at regional level are needed;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that some of the determinants of competitiveness, especially in the less developed regions, concern actions to strengthen administrative capacity and improve the quality of institutions;