4 Amendments of Patricija ŠULIN related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the crucial role cohesion policy has played in the achievement of economic and social convergence in the EU; expresses concern, however, that inequalities persist between rich and poor regions and between the salaries of the social categories of citizens; stresses that neither the objectives nor the EU funding of cohesion policy should be watered down; further stresses that none of them must be conditioned by other EU policies or agendas;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that financial instruments in EU cohesion policy should not replace direct grants and aid, but should be treated as complementary tools; nevertheless asks that the possibilities for new financial instruments in cohesion policy should be explored;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StressUrges that the legislative proposals for the next MFF should be submitted as soon as possible to avoid delays in the programming for the next period; Takes the view that cohesion policy ceilings should be raised so that the EU can finally have all the funds it needs to meet its objectives and priorities, as set out under the Treaties;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that cohesion policy should benefit all regions, in particular those with the greatest development delays and the Outermost Regions, and that in the most developed regions it should be directed towards the peripheral areas, which are most affected by poverty and are the least attractive in terms of development and working opportunities; .