11 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2014/2246(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas, although the Europe 2020 strategy contains laudable objectives and targets, in practice excessive attention was given to financial, fiscal, and economic measures, at the expense of action on social, educational, environmental and equality issues;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas it is regrettable that gender equality is not a flagship objective of the Europe 2020 strategy; whereas the promotion of gender equality is a founding value of the European Union, and a necessary condition for the attainment of Europe 2020 goals;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the goals of cohesion policy have unquestionably evolved over the time, demonstrating their effectiveness; whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments brings new elements to the overall EU strategy aimed at creating sustainable growth and jobs;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that although the implementation of cohesion policy during the current programming period is at a very early stage, around 80 % of the programming process has been finalised, which already allows assessments to be made as regards directing policy resources to priorities that contribute to sustainable growth and jobs; notes, in this context, that according to the first evaluation released by the Commission, the amounts allocated to R&I, support for SMEs, ICT, the low- carbon economy, employment, social inclusion, education and capacity-building have increased as compared with the previous programming period, while the level of support for transport and environmental infrastructure has decreased;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to establish structured dialogue processes with stakeholders and civil society, to improve the implementation and assessment of the EU 2020 strategy, and contribute to the assessment process at local, regional and national levels;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls therefore for the scope of the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy to be laimited, and focused ont deepening, widening, adjusting and better interlinking the strategy's five objectives and its flagship initiatives and on identifying methods as to how they could be better carried forward and evaluated without creating additional layers of complexity and excessive administrative burden; emphasises that focus on macro-economic criteria of fiscal and economic governance must not impede progress towards the EU2020 targets on innovation, research and development, education, health and social services, social protection, on the alleviation of poverty, increased employment, and action to tackle climate change;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls for a balanced mid-term review, which does not only focus on the pursuit of GDP growth, but also tackles the underlying structural weaknesses of the EU economy, by giving far higher priority to achieving longer term objectives of increased societal and individual wellbeing, environmental sustainability, greater social equality and inclusion, as well as cultural diversity and gender equality; notes that cohesion policy is a key instrument to attaining these long term objectives;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Emphasises that, while gender equality is not one of Europe 2020's explicit flagship objectives, the strategy must aim to promote gender equality in Europe, and have a gender equality perspective mainstreamed into all of its component parts;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to provide information about the role of territorial aspects as factors of sustainable economic growth, and demands that the review of the Europe 2020 strategy address territorial impacts and provide guidance on how to address them;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to take into consideration the special characteristics and constraints of rural areas and more particularly of the EU's outermost regions, as highlighted in Article 349 TFEU, when reviewing the Europe 2020 goals and objectives;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that both future cohesion policy and the future EU long-term strategy will be designed at the end of the current mandate, imposing significant specific time constraints on the co- legislators as regards the negotiation calendar; notes, at the same time, that negotiations will be also entered into on the future MFF; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take into consideration all the specific constraints generated by interlinkages and timing coordination requirements and to develop a coherent approach as regards the future EU long- term sustainable growth and jobs strategy, the EU budget and the instruments under the MFF;