2 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2016/2047(BUD)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the Commission’s efforts in developing the strategy ‘EU budget focused on results’; calls on the Commission to further simplify EU funding, especially with regard to the implementation and management of EU- funded projects; in that respect stresses the need for the Commission to implement a streamlined approach to the entire life- cycle of EU-funded projects with a strong focus on timely payments, measurable results and updated indicators;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that around one third of the annual EU budget is targeted at economic, social and territorial cohesion; underlines that cohesion policy is the Union’s main investment policy and a tool for reducing disparities between all EU regions, and that it plays an important role in the delivery of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; in this framework calls on the Commission to take into consideration the uneven impact that the refugee crisis has had at local and regional level and asks for flexibility in order to limit its effect on disparities within the Union;