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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that, in accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union shall aim at promoting the harmonious development of the Union as a whole and at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions;deleted

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

Raymond FINCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware of the fact that cohesion policy funding~~, which represents~~ costs the European taxpayer EUR 454 billion at current prices for the 2014-2020 period (32.5 % of the EU budget)~~, is aimed mainly at promoting investment, employment and growth, and is one of the most important and comprehensive policies for strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion~~;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

Raymond FINCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that EU cohesion policy is not the best tool for contributing to ~~both~~ competitiveness ~~and solidarity throughout the EU regions, and it is therefore essential to continue it beyond 2020, in order to combat the disparities that have increased following the crisi~~throughout the Member States;

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

Raymond FINCH

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the EU needs to address new, serious challenges, and that cohesion policy could be a very important source of financial support for various issues, such as the integration of migrants, education, employment, housing and combating discrimination;deleted

2017/07/19
Committee: REGI

4 Amendments of Raymond FINCH related to 2017/2114(INI)

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