3 Amendments of Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO related to 2017/2114(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware of the fact that cohesion policy funding, which represents 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 in all Member States without any distinction between those inside and outside the Eurozone;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that the social economy has been overlooked by the Commission in its package of assessments/recommendations; points out that this sector encompasses 2 million businesses employing more than 14 million people and contributing to the achievement of the 2020 targets; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give social economy enterprises greater recognition and a higher profile, through a European Action Plan for the social economy; considers that this lack of recognition makes it harder for them to access funding; calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for a European statute for associations, foundations and mutual societies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that Brexit will have an important impact on the budget of the European Union; calls in this respect for a strengthening of communication efforts so as to show the added value of the contribution of cohesion policy to fostering growth and creating jobs in the regions of the EU, and thereby show that EU cohesion policy should remain the main investment tool of the EU in the next programming period;