14 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2010/2160(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas a local-development-based approach can contribute significantly to the efficiency and effectiveness of cohesion policy, and while an exclusive emphasis on urban issues and the role of cities within cohesion policy could lead to imbcohesion policy remains the key instrument in tackling the challenges particular to urban areas, the development of which must be linked to that of rural ance in the development of urban and rural areasd suburban areas through synergies between the Structural Funds and the EAFRD, particularly within the common strategic framework,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that the goal of cohesion policies should be sustainable economic growth evenly spread both territorially and socially, job creation and the implementation of the European social model, which constitutes a factor of cohesion and competitiveness for the European economyworker training for new jobs in the field of environmental transformation; notes that this will not automatically restore cohesion between different social groups and that ESF measures are necessary in order to dovetail social and territorial cohesion and guarantee social inclusion; notes that only in this way can the European social model be realised;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal on partnership contracts for development and investment aimed at improving coordination between community funds and national financing for objectives and programmes; underlines the need to involve local and regional authorities in drawing up and implementing these contracts; calls for these contracts to be coordinated with national reforms of sectoral policies with territorial impact (e.g. transport and R&D infrastructure);
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the Cohesion Fund should be gradually phased out and eventually integrated in the ERDF for convergence regions whilst maintaining the investment priorities in areas linked to sustainable development;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers cohesion policy to be a pillar of the EU’s economic policy anguarantee of support for less favoured regions and groups, leading to balanced and harmonious development for the European Union; notes that the European added value resides in the fact that all are able to benefit from the EU's economic successes; advocates accordingly that cohesion policy be maintained long- term investment strategy an independent basis with substantial funding;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, to ensure the success of the Europe 2020 strategy, EU social and territorial cohesion policieinstruments should be closely interconnected within a new joint framework establishing strong synergies between EU policies and all the structural funds; stresses that each instrument requires specific rules and objectives in order to secure properly tailored support; stresses that the European Social Fund is the only instrument specifically aimed at the labour market and social inclusion and that it therefore needs to be strengthened; social inclusion as such needs to be strengthened in order to achieve the Europe 2020 objectives; considers the existing overlap rule between the ERDF and ESF to be eminently suitable for the purpose of simplifying fund deployment, in particular for local integrated projects, and for strengthening synergies;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that synergies might be relevant for the objective of territorial cooperation between the ERDF and pre- accession and neighbourhood instruments in the context of cross-border projects;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that, in order to be used profitably, the ESF must focus on investing in not only skills, ongoing training and retraining, the proper functioning of the labour market and social conditions, with a view to promoting employability, productivity, growth and employment in Europebut also measures to combat poverty and achieve social inclusion;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that common rules on the management, eligibility, auditing and reporting of projects financed by the ERDF, the ESF, the Cohesion Fund, the EAFRD and the EFF (especially concerning measures to support the economic diversification of rural and fisheries areas) would not only play a key role in enhancing and facilitating more effective implementation of cohesion policy programmes but would also crucially assist simplification efforts; considers, moreover, that this would simplify both the use of funds by beneficiaries and the management of funds by national authorities, reducing the risk of error while providing differentiation, as needed, to reflect the specificities of policies, instruments and beneficiaries, and also facilitating participation in cohesion policy programmes by smaller stakeholders, as well as easier absorption of available funding, provided this simplification is backed up by sufficient funding for technical assistance;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses, at the same time, the importance of increasing administrative capacity in the Member States, at regional and local level as well as among stakeholders, by means of easy access to technical assistance, in order to overcome barriers to effective synergies between structural funds and other funds and to support effective policy design and implementation; insists on the essential role the Commission has to play in this regard;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to increase the ESF’s contribution in the context of the future architecture of the Structural Funds; considers that the ESF should be brought under a regulation and a basic strategic framework laying down general provisions on the cohesion funds, while maintaining its own rules, and operational and funding arrangements; urges the Commission to seek increased funding for ESF operational programmes in future;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to examine the most effective ways of increasing synergies on the ground; suggests, in this respect, that consideration be given to the possibility of allowing the Member States to choose to have a single operational programme per region, or a multi-regional operational programme in the framework of micro-regional strategies encompassing different funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, EAFRD and EFF) with a single managing authority;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines the value added by cross- financing between the ERDF and the ESF in terms of flexibility for social inclusion projects and integrated urban development strategies; calls on the Commission to publish a guide for management authorities detailing the opportunities provided by this tool and the rules in force;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the uneven impact of the economic crisis on the EU’s territory and population; believes that the new strategy for the use of funds will be more effective if it involves regional and local levels of governance, social partners, advisers on gender-related issues and non- governmental organisations, which are capable of applying the strategic objectives to local conditions, inter alia through a structured dialogue with all stakeholders;