Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2011/2312(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on optimising the role of territorial development in cohesion policy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that employment and social policies play an important role infor a sustainable and socially balanced territorial development and have much to contribute to achieving the cohesion policy objectivereducing regional disparities, improving well-being of and providing equal opportunities to all citizens;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that a territorial approach can be an effective mechanism for promoting development, efinal delivery and effective imployement, education and poverty reduction, which are core objectives of the Europe 2020 strategyation of policies promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in order to meet the Europe 2020 goals such as employment, education and poverty reduction;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that indicators on the social and employment situation, such as the adjusted disposable income after social transfers, should complement the GDP criteria of eligibility for structural funds, including the ESF, as the current indicator does not always adequately reflect specific needs on a regional level, especially on NUTS 2 level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that an integrated territorial approach for the ESF is vital for implementation of the subsidiarity principle through multilevel governance and underlines the importance of ensuring adequate capaunderlines the importance of ensuring adequate capacity and ownership at local and regional NUTS 2 level, ensures the involvement of social and civil society at local and regional levelpartners as regions play a prominent role in the partnership;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; which cannot always be reflected by the current indicator GDP/inhabitant; therefore believes that programmes have to be tailored toespecially to support the most needy regionals and sub-regional needsocially excluded people by taking into account indicators reflecting the social and employment situation and considers that the ESF has to continue supporting the development of local approaches in the field of employment and social inclusion while acknowledging the added-value of a cross-sectoral approach;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important that partnership contracts and operational programmes provide a comprehensive analysis of the disparities and development needs of territories andidentified by indicators reflecting the social and employment situation and that integrated strategies to address the specific needs of those geographical areas most affected by unemployment and poverty or of target groups at highest risk of discrimination or social exclusion, with special regard to marginalised communities;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to ensure an open dialogue with the interested parties for the preparation of partnership contracts and all operational programmes; believes that, in order to efficiently use the territorial approach for actions funded from the ESF, it is essential to build mutual trust between stakeholder as laid down in the ‘Commission Staff Working Document on the partnership principle in the implementation of the Common Strategic Framework Funds - elements for a European Code of Conduct on Partnership’ (SWD(2012) 106 final); believes that, in order to efficiently use the territorial approach for actions funded from the ESF, it is essential to build mutual trust between stakeholders and to guarantee consultation and involvement in programming of non-governmental organisations representing civil society, particularly in areas such as environment, social inclusion, gender equality and equal opportunities.