11 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2016/2148(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the Task Force for Better Implementation has helped to ease bottlenecks and backlogs in the allocation of funds;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the budget initially allocated for the current programming period under Pillar II was EUR 99.6 billion, which represents a decrease in real terms compared with the previous period, but because of provisions for additional national financing, variable co-financing rates and the possibility of fund-switching between CAP pillars, the final amount shows a slight overall increase at present; stresses the added value of multi-fund financing and insists on the need to harmonise the rules on the synergy of funds;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned by the long adoption process of the Rural Development Programmes (RDPs); expects the Commission and the Member States to have drawn lessons from this process with a view to preventing similar delays in the future; points out that the delays in adopting the RDPs and in awarding payments to farmers are contributing to the worsening crisis in the agricultural sector, and calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce transitional measures to safeguard farmers' access to financing;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that the key communication on cohesion policy projects should focus on European added value and the visibility of success stories; insists that communication on the subject of the ESI Funds should be modernised and intensified; stresses the need to identify and implement new tools for communicating the results of cohesion policy;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the higher allocation by the Member States of funds for environmental measures and for physical investments aimed at boosting competitiveness; expects that those measures will have a long-lasting impact and high economic leverage; highlights the importance of introducing the risk- management instrument as part of the EAFRD, and calls on the Member States to support the setting-up of mutual funds and insurance premiums with a view to removing vulnerabilities in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that mechanisms are in place to correlate production and sales prices and thus ensure that the main beneficiaries of CAP financing are agricultural producers;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to avoid gold-plating or adding unnecessary guidelines and procedures which could interfere with efficient implementation of the EAFRD; asks the Commission to continue the simplification of the CAP and, where feasible and necessary, to adapt the basic legislation to this effect; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated to successful fulfilment of remaining ex-ante conditionalities; is concerned that excessive bureaucracy and complex rules are making CAP-based financing less attractive;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the successful achievement of PA and OP objectives is greatly facilitated by active involvement of the local level and the Local Action Groups (LAGs) and other relevant stakeholders on the ground, in ensuring that projects are successfully embedded in their local areas and effectively operated; welcomes the success of Community-led local development (CLLD) instruments and the expertise of LAGs in project management at local level, and calls on the Commission to award more comprehensive financing and to extend its scope to include LAGs.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the need to strengthen administrative capacity as a priority in the context of cohesion policy and the European semester exercise, particularly in Member States with low absorption of funds;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points out that the slow start of some programmes, the lack of management capacity for complex projects, the delays recorded in finalising projects, the administrative burden in the Member States, overregulation and errors in public procurement procedures are the main obstacles to the cohesion policy’s implementation;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Emphasises that ESI Funds contribute to GDP in many Member Stateall Member States, and the indirect effect of cohesion policy investment in the more developed Member States can be quantified in terms of their investment in the convergence regions, an essential element to be considered in the 7th Cohesion Report, to be expected in 2017;