10 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2015/2280(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with concernDeplores the late adoption of ETC programmes, and urges the Commission and the Member States to mobilise their efforts for their successful implementation, in order to avoid the critical issues already highlighted in the 2007-2013 programming period;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges that synergies 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 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that financial instruments need to be an integral part of ETC programmes throughmay complementing grants with a view to supporting SMEs, research and innovation; suggests, in this regard, that better information and empirical evidence of the usefulness of financial instruments in cohesion policy should be provided;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that ETC programmes mayshall, in complementarity with other appropriate funding, support responses to migration- related challenges within the framework of their existing intervention logic; emphasizes that ETC should deal with territorial and urban aspects of migration and refugee inflow and that it should foster effective integration policies;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Encourages broadera cautious 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-how;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that during the programming period 2007-2013 the possible complementarities between the ETC programmes and other EU-funded programmes were not sufficiently assessed; calls for the setting-up of appropriate coordination mechanisms to ensure effective coordination, complementarity and synergy between the ESI Funds and other Community and national funding instruments, as well as with the EFSI and EIB;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Is convinced that the multi-level governance principle and the actual implementation of the code of conduct are particularly significant for the development of ETC programmes;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Stresses that arrangements for involving private stakeholders must be broadened and simplifiedsimplified, always taking into account the need of transparency and accountability; recommends that the establishment of public-private partnerships, and could offer a number of potential benefits but entails a risk of conflict of interests that should be adequately addressed both by hard-law and soft-law tools; suggests, in this regard, that the issues of access to services, cost to citizens, fairness and equity, financial accountability, stability and quality of services provided, along with a more active involvement of SMEs, should be properly considered in the setting-up, and in the implementation, of the PPPs; calls on the Commission to provide timely, consistent and clear guidance on the application of financial instruments in ETC programmes;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the basic cooperation philosophy and current structure of ETC should be maintained, as well as the emphasis on the cross-border component; stresses that there should be a fair distribution of funds under ETC programmes, on the basis not only of population size but also of a set of harmonised criteria, considering territorial specificities; recommends suitable funding opportunities for the programmes involving regions that are facing, and will probably face also in the next future, relevant challenges like the ongoing migration crisis and refugees inflow;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and further developconsider cautiously the role of financial instruments to complement grants, working more closely with the EIB in the support of SMEs, and mobilizing EC and EIB's financial and technical expertise to act as a catalyst for investments;