5 Amendments of Iskra MIHAYLOVA related to 2016/2101(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the greater coherence of the new mainstreamed European Semester, which allows for more opportunities to engage and communicate with Member States and stakeholders at all levels; and welcomes the Commission’s focus on the three main priorities to further strengthen economic growth: supporting investment, pursuing structural reforms and preserving responsible public finances;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the cumulative lack of investments, which affects long-term growth and job creation; stresses the importance of swift and consistent implementation of cohesion policy 2014- 2020 operational programmes and other EU-funded programmes and initiatives; points out the importance of maximising the synergies and complementarities between ESI Funds, EFSI and other EU instruments to boost investment and better achieve Europe 2020 goals; underlines also the necessity of enhancing multi-level governance and improving the overall quality of public administration, both horizontally and vertically;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to take better account of the Europe 2020 strategy and address its key targets properly by improving its implementation, carrying out a strategy analysis in the context of the European Semester and suggesting measures and a methodology for improved monitoring of the EU Funds expenditures related to Europe 2020 goals; believes that the forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) review will provide an opportunity to analyse, evaluate and, where necessary, improve the added value of and support from ESI Funds, towards delivering the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy, having an indirect relation to European Semester processes;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that ensuring the transparency and effectiveness of public expenditure is essential for creating a growth-friendly environment; welcomes the fact that several Member States have been able to address the CSRs in their operational programmes (OPs) by means of targeted investments or reforms undertaken in the context of ex-ante conditionalities; points out that the CSRs together with the ex-ante conditionalities within cohesion policy could play a key role, as they have important positive spill-over effects on the broader investment environment; appreciates the fact that the ESI Fund investments already contribute to the implementation of structural reforms and improve overall economic performance in Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) should provide dedicated and targeted support to Member States on a voluntary basis to assist them with the design and implementation of institutional, structural and administrative reforms, only when such reforms cannot be addressed by otherat the same time ensuring that there is no overlapping/double financing with other Community instruments or supported by other types of technical assistance; emphasises that the budgetary transfer from the technical assistance under cohesion policy to the SRSP at the initiative of the Commission should not be a precedent for any future proposals.