17 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2016/2326(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the shortcomings of the financial planning and implementation system that led to the accumulation of unpaid bills and the build-up of an unprecedented backlog that rolled over from the last MFF to the current one; is increasingly concerned about the slow start-up of the implementation of the 2014- 2020 operational programmes, which may lead to the same situation in the future; calls on the Commission to come up with a structural solution to solve such problems before the end of the current MFF and to prevent them from happening again in the next MFF; calls for a good balance of financial instruments and grants in the cohesion policy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the increasing need for flexibility in the EU budget in general, includingnotably in cohesion policy; encourages the Commission to explore different solutions that would enable the policy to be readily adapted to new challenges during a programming period; considers the creation of a reserve at EU level an interesting option in this context; believes, however, that efforts in this regard should be made both at EU level and at national and regional levels; calls for more flexibility for Member States, while supporting the shared management implementation method;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of endorsing simplification and coherence of the cohesion policy to minimise many different sets of rules and to make financing more efficient;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for sufficient auditing and control over the financing of programmes to ensure scrutiny and also to maximise visibility of the cohesion policy;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these principles should be maintained and consolidated after 2020 in order to ensure sound economic governance, continuity, legal certainty, accessibility and transparency of policy implementation;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in order to render the cohesion policy a success, it is essential to reduce the administrative burden for its beneficiaries, as it today often is perceived as too complex;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the current categorisation of regions, the thematic objectives and the performance framework have demonstrated the value of cohesion policy and should be consolidated; asks the Commission to present ideas for greater flexibility, such as an unallocated reserve or a simplification of re- programming, in order to adapt ESIF investments to unforeseen events and to the specific needs of each region; reiterates, nevertheless, that re- programming should only take place in exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure the stability and predictability of the multiannual investment strategy;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) are supporting the strategic programming of the ESI Funds and have led to an increased performance orientation on the ground; pleads, therefore, to maintain this ex ante conditionality in the next policy framework;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. OpposWelcomes macro-economic conditionalities and highlights that the link between cohesion policy and economic governances it improves the effectiveness of cohesion policy and, at the same time, creates processes should be reciprocal and that a greater recognition of ure on Member States to comply withe territorial dimension would be beneficial for the European Semesterhe EU economic governance rules;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the need to simplify the cohesion policy’s management system at all governance levels in order to make it more accessible and effective; believes that there is a need for greater legal certainty and clarity and the that the prevention of goldplating, when implementing the ESI Funds, is essential; supports the conclusions and recommendations hitherto adopted by the ‘High Level Group monitoring simplification for beneficiaries of ESI Funds’;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to reflect on solutions based on proportionality and risk based differentiation, especially with regard to the multiple layers of audit and the number of controls, to a greater harmonisation between cohesion policy and competition policy, in particular state aid rules, as well as with regard to the possibility of a single set of rules for all ESI Funds;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests an increased better use of ESI Funds in order to tackleto create jobs and growth in regions facing demographic change and addressto tackle its regional and local consequences; notes the increasing importance of the Territorial Agenda and of successful rural-urban partnerships, as well as the exemplary role of smart cities as microcosms and catalysts for innovative solutions for regional and local challenges;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for a substantially increased budget for ETC in the next programming period to provide adequate support to cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation projects;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Underlines the importance of the current Interreg Europe cooperation programme for European public authorities to facilitate the exchange of experience and transfer of good practice; suggests to set enlarge the funding possibilities in the succeeding Interreg Europe-programme after 2020 to enable investments in physical pilot projects and demonstration projects with involvement of stakeholders across Europe also to be taken into account;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls the great interest in the new instrument called Urban Innovative Actions; believes that urban authorities should be equipped with more financial resources in order to answer increasingly complex challenges they face; calls, therefore, to continue with this instrument in the post 2020 period and to increase its financing;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the fostering of economic, social and territorial cohesion and solidarity across the EUthe steering of EU Funds towards growth, jobs and competitiveness to be put at the top of the EU agenda, and; further, asks to maintain the fight against poverty and social exclusion, as well as against discrimination;