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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Encourages the Commission to further support the development of locally administered city-wide investment programs, independent from financial and managerial point of view;

2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL

Eva KAILI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Urges the Commission to ensure that urban regions are allocated sufficient budgeting for promoting their respective cultural heritage and investing in the further development of a sustainable tourism industry;

2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL

Eva KAILI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration, when allocating funds, the effects of the financial crisis which have weakened the ability of urban regions to deal with major issues such as rapid demographic changes, pollution, the provision of public services and social exclusion in their territories. Specific instruments should be made available to cities in order to implement the 2020 goals, accounting for the specific characteristics of each region. Special attention should be directed to sustainable housing and the various private ownership skims since local authorities often lack the resources (human and financial) or the competences to ensure an effective response to the Strategy of Smart Cities and Communities, a problem which needs to be addressed in order to ensure effectiveness;

2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL

Eva KAILI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Is of the opinion that the future of the European Union will be at a great extent designed in cities and that the development of a "knowledge-based" economy requires adequate funding in order to improve digital infrastructure and the ICT skills of its citizens in urban areas.

2015/03/06
Committee: EMPL

4 Amendments of Eva KAILI related to 2014/2213(INI)

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