9 Amendments of Krzysztof HETMAN related to 2014/2213(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Observes that towns and cities have an important role to play in attaining the Europe 2020 objectives and must therefore be involved goals of the Cohesion policies and must therefore be consulted and involved where appropriate during the whole process of formulating policies at EU level, which can be achieved, inter alia, by means of the systematic inclusion of representatives of towns and cities in groups of expertelcomes in this regard an EU urban agenda which would ensure a better coordination of policies and the involvement of the relevant actors from the European urban areas;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that in order to ensure that the views of all urban stakeholders are better taken into consideration, the already existing tools and the EU structures should be explored more efficiently through consultation, evaluation, impact assessment and exchange of best practices and experiences especially in drawing up the operational programs;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is concerned that many European cities are losing employment opportunities and are experiencing complex economic and demographic decline; warns that this shrinkage represents a serious societal damage; considers that the EU urban dimension should settle the European guidelines of an urban development and address issues such as unemployment, poverty, security, globalisation, depopulation, foreseen changes in the production patterns as well as migration within and outside the EU in order to maintain and systematically uplift quality of life of the European citizens;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Underlines that towns and cities are a part of a broader functional area and cannot be treated in isolation; calls on the Commission to respect the principle of sustainable regional development in developing its urban agenda, especially in the sectors of infrastructure and public services;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Brings into attention the problem of the overpopulation of the biggest cities which, in absence of an appropriate infrastructure, can lead to insufficient or poor quality housing and mobility problems; is concerned about the problems with the traffic and smooth circulation in the cities, which significantly increase the commuting time and reduces the quality of life of many Europeans; stresses that the lack of appropriate infrastructure can cause psychological pressure and stress on workers hindering the reconciliation of professional and private life;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to help urban areas to modernise their economic, social and environmental characteristics through smart investments and better coordination; reminds that urban areas should be logistically interconnected not only at regional or national, but also trans-border level; calls on all the relevant stakeholders to engage in a debate on increasing attractiveness of middle-size urban areas; points out that lack of an appropriate intra-cities infrastructure allowing easy access and movements of goods and services constitute a burden especially for the middle-size cities and diminish their attractiveness for the investors; encourages Member States, to help build infrastructures within EU and non-EU urban areas in order to raise potential for job creation for the middle-size cities bordering non EU countries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to actively promote gender budgeting in Europe’s towns and cities; calls on the Commission furthermore to promote exchanges of best practices in gender budgeting;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Observes that the consistent application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles by the Commission is extremely important to towns and cities, to enable them to design their employment policies and social policies in a targeted manner, particularly in the fields of public services and services of general interest; calls on the Commission to systematically reduce the red tape and to ensure that the implementation of new urban policies will not cause additional administrative burden on towns and cities.