9 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2009/2009(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission staff working document 'Regions 2020 - an assessment of future challenges for EU regions' (SEC(2008)2868),
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, as is noted in the Commission working document 'Regions 2020', the consequences of climate change represent a particular burden for economic, social and territorial cohesion and negative impacts of climate change on EU regions cause immense long-term financial costs unless adequate countermeasures are immediately introduced to halt climate change and EU cohesion policy is concentrated on such countermeasures,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for administrative burdens to be lessened for NGOs and the social economy and asks the Commission to address the problem whereby NGOs, local government and social economy projects experience great difficulty in finding the necessary levels of match funding in the present economic crisis;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States and the regions to guarantee that the partnership principle laid down in Article 11 of the General Regulation on the Structural Funds (Regulation (EC) No. 1083/2006) is fully applied and that the requirement of full involvement of partners is complied with;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that measures, such as acceleration of payments, the use of lump sum payments and flat rates will stimulate the implementation of projects especially in infrastructure and the energy and environmental sectors; calls on the Member States and the regions to reinforce their sustainable development path and to invest in climate-friendly infrastructures and innovations;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that Commission and Member States are too hesitant in responding to the requirements for climate protection; Calls on the Commission to revise the Lisbon earmarking list by deleting categories that cause additional damage to the climate and by introducing further climate friendly categories in order to direct Member States to focus on low-carbon investment;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the proposal that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energies in the housing sector should be eligible for ERDF funding throughout the EU; urges the Member States and the regions to make comprehensive use of this new possibility and to adapt their operational programmes accordingly;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Member States and regions to scrutinise projects that will benefit from sped-up payments with regard to their climate relevance ('climate check') and to grant funds only to those projects that positively contribute to climate protection;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to monitor the effects of the changes in the implementation of the Structural Funds particularly assessing compliance with the transparency requirements, and to take its observations into account in the mid-term review of the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion;