10 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2015/2285(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern that despite moderate signs of recovery, the EU economy is still in a period of slow growth, high long-term and youth unemployment, increased poverty levels and widening regional disparities in terms of GDP per capita; stresses that the unprecedented inflow of refugees and asylum seekers over the last year has represented a great challenge in some Member States which requires a European-level response and joint effort;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to take better account of the Europe 2020 Strategy and its key targets by improving its implementation and carrying out a further review, in the context of the European Semester, as well as by proposing measures and methodology for better monitoring of the EU Funds expenditures related to Europe 2020 goals including by making use of indicators going beyond GDP per capita; believes that the forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) review will provide an opportunity to analyse and therefore enhance the value added by EU funding to the goals of Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that resources from ESIF in 2014-2016 are expected to account for approximately 14% of total public investment on EU average, with the highest share reaching beyond 70% in some Member States; highlights the crucial importance of ESIF support for public investment programmes;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes the significance of EU investment for less developed regions along with the importance to ensure its capacity to attract further investment, thus promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), as part of the Investment Plan for Europe, should be complementary to local and regional investment strategies and the European Structural and Investment (ESI Funds), and that Member States should closely involve the local and regional authorities and all other stakeholders concerned, in particular SMEs and NGOs, in promoting project pipelines and investment platforms; calls for further steps to be taken to ensure complementarity and synergies between the ESI Funds, the EFSI and other EU- subsidised programmes and initiatives, together with national public investments and private financial instruments, in order to obtain maximum added value and synergy by exploiting the full potential of such investments;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the closer links between the objectives of the European Semester process and the programming of the ESI Funds for 2014-2020, reflected in the Partnership Agreements, especially concerning improvements to the labour market, the reform of education systems, the functioning of public administration, improvements to the business and research and innovation environment, sustainable energy investments, health sector, access to finance and social inclusion; considers that cohesion policy investments could play a very important role in supporting structural reforms and the fulfilment of the EU’'s strategic goals by following up the relevant CSRs together with the effective implementation of the Partnership Agreements;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Member States and the Commission to ensure adequate administrative capacity in order to increase the quality of service to firms and citizens, and to ensure improved transparency, efficiency and accountability in public procurement, by utilising e-procurement and tackling corruption; calls, in this context, for the efficient use of ESI Funds also contributing to reform structures and processes, human resource management and service delivery;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has underlined that ESI Funds can play a vital role in supporting reform implementation and injecting investment directly into the real economy, if targeted wisely and effectively implemented; acknowledges that there is an urgent need to focus on improving the investment environment and points out that both CSRs and ex ante conditionalities within cohesion policy 2014-2020 have a key role to play in this context, as they have important positive spillover effects on the broader investment environment; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU funding is used to its full potential and in the most effective and efficient way;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the presence of Member States within different stages of economic cycles and therefore, given its high level of interdependence and the singleness of the Eurozone's monetary policy, indicates the danger posed by regarding the Euro area only as one macroeconomic entity; Calls therefore for the promotion of convergence, cautiously taking into regard country-specific vulnerabilities and differences in macro-economic cycles including by providing an in-depth assessment of macroeconomic imbalances;