7 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2016/2303(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the positive impact of the work of the Task Force for Greece and the Support Group for Cyprus on the implementation of the ESI Funds in those two countries, and in particular on absorption rates; however notes that according to the European Court of Auditors special report entitled 'More attention to results needed to improve the delivery of technical assistance to Greece', there have been mixed results in achieving effective and sustainable reform;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the technical assistance strategy prepared by the Commission’s DG for Regional and Urban Policy; suggests a broader technical assistance strategy or other coordinating mechanism covering all DGs that deal with the ESI Funds, as well as the activities of the Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS) related to cohesion policy, in order to streamline the support provided, avoid duplication and maximise synergies and complementarities; calls on the Commission to report in particular on results achieved by the SRSS operations in Greece in designing and monitoring reforms;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of technical assistance in the domain of financial instruments, the use of which is exponentially increasing while they are rather complex by their nature; welcomes, in this respect, the partnership between the Commission and the European Investment Bank on the establishment of the fi- compass platform; welcomes the technical enhancements of the European Investment Advisory Hub for the combination of ESIF with the EFSI; stresses, however, that a sign of greater capacity and simplification in this area should ultimately be a reduction of technical assistance;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned that in certain Member States technical assistance does not reach the local and regional authorities, which usually have the lowest capacity, in an effective way; highlights that it is crucial to establish sound communication channels between the different levels of governance in order to successfully implement the ESI Funds, but also to restore trust in the effective functioning of the EU and its policies;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses that increased communication on and visibility of the results and successes achieved with the support of ESI Funds can contribute to regaining citizens' confidence and trust in the European project; calls, therefore, for the creation of a separate envelope for communication within the technical assistance at the initiative of the Member State;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that technical assistance in the future should be increasingly focused ontailor made to the beneficiary/project level, taking into account their diverse specific features, and avoiding one-size-fits-all approach;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for better reporting by Member States in the post-2020 programming period of the types of actions financed by technical assistance, as well as the results achieved; stresses that greater transparency is needed in order to increase the visibility of technical assistance and track how and where it is spent; with the aim of achieving better accountability, including a clear audit path; considers that regularly updated and publicly available databases of actions planned and undertaken by the Member States should be considered in this respect, drawing on the experience of the Commission's Open Data Portal for the ESI Funds;