13 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its commitment to shared management and the principles of partnership and subsidiarity, which contribute to the added value generated by cohesion policy; stresses that the added value of this policy stems primarily from its ability to take into account ofnational development needs along with the needs and specificities of each territory and to bring the European Union closer to its citizens;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European added value is also reflected in European territorial cooperation, in all its dimensions; calls for an increase in its share ofstability in the budget allocated to cohesion policy, while improving coordination between different programmes to avoid overlaps;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of supporting rural areas in all their diversity, by valuing their potential, encouraging investments in improving transport connectivity and very high-speed broadband and providing support to help them meet the challenges they face: rural desertification, the destruction of city- centre communities, areas without health care, depopulation etc.;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that middle-income regions have not grown at the same rate as low- income regions and regions with very high income, as they face the challenge referred to as the ‘middle-income trap’, because of their excessively high costs in comparison with the former and excessively weak innovation systems in comparison with the latter; notes, moreover, that these territories are characterised by struggling manufacturing industries and by their vulnerability to shocks caused by socioeconomic alterations due to globaliszation;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that a major challenge for future cohesion policy will be to provide appropriate support to these regions, and that cohesion policy must both reduce disparities and prevent vulnerable regions from falling behind, by taking account of the different trends and dynamics; calls on the Commission to address the phenomenon of the middle- income trap;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs; stresses that employment, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change, the demographic challenge and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that vulnerability to climate change varies widely from one region to another; considers that the ESI Funds should be used as effectively as possible to help the EU meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement; insists that funding under the solidarity instruments for use in the event of natural disasters should be made available as rapidly as possible while taking into consideration intra- regional disparities, which could affect the necessary threshold for the activation of such instruments;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for ESI funds to be used to address demographic challenges (ageing, population loss and, demographic pressure, inability to attract or retain skilled workforce) which affect European regions in a variety of specific ways;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to facilitate a timely start of the next programming period in order to prevent late payments and decommitments which hamper positive results of cohesion policy;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Regrets that the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) has been not used to its limits; calls to explore of new opportunities to better support coastal areas;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the 7th Cohesion Report highlights the need to take account of indicators complementary to per capita GDP for the purpose of allocating funds, in line with the challenges and needs identified, including at sub-regional level; notes the importance of taking as a basis data which are of high quality, up to date, reliable and available; supports the use of social criteria, in particular the unemployment rate and, the youth unemployment rate as well as long-term unemployment rate;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that financial instruments canhave been proven to be an effective lever and that they should be promoted if they generate added value; stresses, however, that their effectiveness hinges on many factors (nature of the project, of the territory or of the risk) and that all regions, regardless of their level of development, must be free to determine the most appropriate method of financing; calls however on the Commission to increase the administrative capacity of regions and facilitate the deployment of financial instruments; opposes any binding targets for the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the smart specialisation strategies to be continuintensified, and acknowledges the importance of ex-ante conditionalities, which have proved their worth, but stresses that they have been a source of complexity and delays in the development and launching of programming; calls on the Commission to reduce the number of ex ante conditionalities and, in this field, to improve compliance with the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity, making maximum use of existing strategic documents;