23 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2015/2280(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the overarching objective of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) is to lessen the influence of national borders in order to promote a harmonious economic, social and culturterritorial development of the Union as a whole21 ; __________________ 21 Objective of European Territorial Cooperation - http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/poli cy/cooperation/european-territorial/
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas following the principles of shared management, multilevel governance and partnership, ETC programmes have been developed through a collective process bringing together a wide range of European, national and, regional bodieand local actors to tackle common challenges across borders;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that ETC has become one of the two goals of cohesion policy 2014-2020, with its own regulation; underlines, however, that the ETC budget of EUR 10.1 billion, representing a mere 2.8 % of the cohesion policy budget, does not match the great challenges that ETC has to meet, nor does it reflect the high level of its European added-value;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the disappointment of the European Parliament on the outcome of the negotiations on the MFF 2014-2020, namely as regards the cut in appropriations for ETC;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the Europe 2020 targets, ETC has been reshaped with a view to achieving a greater impact through focusing on thematic concentration and results orientation; Believes that specificities of ETC might not have been sufficiently taken into account and require reconsideration;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that cross-border cooperation (CBC) during the periods 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 was marked by a clear orientation to more strategically focused priorities and achieved best practices in the fields of better connectivity and accessibility, knowledge and innovation transfer, strengthening regional identity, tackling environmental challenges, enhancing institutional capacity, health care, education, employment and labour mobility, and creating new partnerships and consolidating existing ones;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that ETC offers a significant added value, supporting peace, stability and regional integration including in the framework of enlargement and neighbourhood policy, as well as across the world by dissemination of best practices;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the concept of results orientation requires that ETC programmes ensure high-quality project-level cooperation and adopt a new type of evaluation; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to undertake assessments and issue guidelines as to how results orientation can be better implemented and targeted, consideringadapted to ETC specificities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the lack of reliable cross- border data and evidence on the effectiveness of cross-border integration with regard to reporting on performance framework; calls, accordingly, on the Commission, Eurostat and the managing authorities to jointly coordinate and set out methodologies for the provision and use of reliable data;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the managing authorities to set up appropriately structured monitoring systems and evaluation plans in order to better evaluate the achievements of the results in terms of the Europe 2020 goals and territorial integration;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Underlines the importance of territorial cooperation for the protection of the environment, in particular waters, and biodiversity which naturally expand beyond administrative borders;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that some regions face serious migration challenges, and encourages the use of ETC programme resources to respond to the challenges in receiving refugees and the exchange of good practices in tackling them;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges that synergies and complementarity between Horizon 2020, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds should aim at maximising the quantity, quality and impact of research and innovation investments;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses thatuggests financial instruments need to become an integral part of ETC programmes through complementing grants with a view to supporting SMEs, research and innovation;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Encourages broader use of financial instruments (FIs) as flexible mechanisms to be used alongside grants; urges, therefore, the involvement of financial institutions, and in particular the EIB, so as to provide specific expertise and know-howRecalls the opportunity to benefit from specific expertise and know-how through financial engineering and technical assistance instruments from the EIB;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the ever increasing importance of cross-border labour markets with huge dynamics for wealth and job creation; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the opportunities provided by the ETC programmes to facilitate cross-border labour mobility, by adjusting, if necessary,strengthening the administrative and social regulatory frameworkcapacities;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Considers crucial to increase synergies and complementarity between ETC programmes and EURES services which have a particularly important role to play in cross-border regions with significant levels of cross-border commuting; Calls on the Member States and regions to fully exploit the opportunities of EURES services for employment and job mobility across the EU;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is convinced that the multi-level governance principle, the partnership principle and code of conduct are particularly significant for the development of ETC programmes;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that, irrespective of the existence of a separate regulation for ETC, the implementation of territorial cooperation programmes remains too complicated, and calls on the High Level Group on Simplification24 to consider measures for simplification and reducing the administrative burden on beneficiaries prior to the launch of drafting CBC programmes for the period after 2020; __________________ 24 High Level Group of Independent Experts on Monitoring Simplification for Beneficiaries of ESI Funds
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that arrangements for involving civil society and private stakeholders must be broadened and simplified; recommends the establishment of public-private partnerships, and calls on the Commission to provide timely, consistent and clear guidance on the application of financial instruments in ETC programmes;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Considers that priority should be given to joining forces on the ground and fostering mutual trust among the actors across the borders, whereby financial instruments can provide valuable assistance to these efforts;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Recalls the huge potential for grass- roots cooperation among citizens of the so-called small projects-fund providing a certain share of each programme's funding in amounts to be allocated to small and micro projects for the promotion of civil engagement, and which has already proven it efficiency in those regions where implemented; Considers that the small projects-fund should benefit from a light-touch approach for reporting, auditing and accounting;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and further develop the role of financial instruments to complement grants, wormaking more closely with the EIBfinancial instruments more coherent with the objectives of territorial cooperation;