7 Amendments of Constanze KREHL related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobUnderlines, that the generation of new and decent work through the means of cohesion policy is one of the most important aims; stresses therefore, that member states shall focus their policies on creation of decent work while implementing their operational programs for the current funding period, in order to take measures against the high youth unemployment rates and in order to enable the regions to develop healthy and sustainable economies;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its serious concern about the significant delay in the implementation of cohesion policy 2014-2020, including the delay in adoption of Operational Programmes, with only just over 100148 Operational Programmes adopted at the end of 2014, as well as a backlog in payments amounting to ca EUR 25 billion for the 2007-2013 programming period; stresses that these delays are undermining the credibility of cohesion policy, effectiveness and sustainability, challenging national, regional and local authorities’ capacity to plan effectively and implement the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) for the 2014-2020 periodbut welcomes the recent efforts of Member States and the Commission which will mean that three quarters of all Cohesion Policy programmes will have been adopted by the end of the first quarter of 2015;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises, that in order to enable innovative and productive research activities it is necessary to further increase funding for research and development; calls therefore to better align existing funding measures, i.e. the European Structural and Investment Funds and Horizon2020 funding as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that a simplification of management and procedures would also allow for error rates in the implementation of cohesion programmes to be reduced; underlines that these errors stem to a considerable degree from legislation outside of cohesion policy, such as public procurement and state aide rules; is concerned about the low rates of disbursement of financial instruments to beneficiaries, in particular in view of the objective to increase the use of these instruments; in this regard, asks Member States, managing authorities and relevant stakeholders working with these financial instruments to make full use of the technical assistance provided through the Financial Instruments-Technical Advisory Platform (FI-TAP) and the fi- compass.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates the need for better coordination between the ESIF and other Union and national funding instruments; invites the Commission to report on synergies in the forthcoming Cohesion Reports;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that cohesion policy needs to be conducted within the spirit of properly functioning multi-level governance, combined with an effective set-up for responding to the requests of the public and businesses, and with transparent and innovative public procurement, all of which is crucial to enhancing the policy’s impact; stresses, in this regard, that, notwithstanding the importance of decisions taken at EU and Member State levels, local and regional authorities often have primary administrative responsibility for public investment, and that cohesion policy is a vital tool enabling these authorities to play a key role in the EU; stresses that this level of responsibility should be taken into consideration, in keeping with the partnership principlereiterates hereby the need of widespread implementation of the partnership principle as detailed in the Common Provision Regulation and the Code of Conduct on Partnership;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that the Code of Conduct on Partnership will strengthen participation in programming in the regions, in form and substance, and has a fundamental role to play in boosting the effects of cohesion policy and consolidating its impact; stresses the importance of disseminating examples of good practices of organising partnership as detailed in the Code of Conduct on Partnership; asks furthermore the European Commission to present to the Parliament an annual report assessing the state-of-play of implementation of the partnership principle.