7 Amendments of Peter POLLÁK related to 2023/2061(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the green and digital transitions present significant challenges to the objective of economic, social, and territorial cohesion, which is enshrined in the treaties; is aware of the risk of widening regional disparities, deepening social inequalities and a rising ‘geography of discontent’, as the necessary adjustments required by and the potential benefits of the twin transition vary greatly from one European region to another;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3
3. Strongly recommends the inclusion of a new policy objective on industrial transition within the EU cohesion policy beyond 2027; stresses that this objective should promote European strategic autonomy and address the adverse effects of the green and digital transitions, particularly focusing on mitigating the negative repercussions on employment through support and diversification of local and regional economies; this should be done in close cooperation with regional and local authorities; considers that particular attention should be paid to reskilling and upskilling of socially disadvantaged and long-term unemployed workers;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Considers that the EU cohesion policy beyond 2027 should follow a more differentiated and targeted approach, moving from the use of income-related criteria to determine the level of support to other criteria that also take into account regions’ characteristics and future growth potential, such as the youth unemployment rate, long-term unemployment rate, job dependency on transition sectors and research and development investment or the existing skills gap;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to expand the ‘financing not linked to costs’ approach in order to reduce reporting exercises, strengthen the focus on outcomes and impacts rather on expenditure and achieve a more efficient implementation and use of the funds while focus still needs to be placed on robust monitoring;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that digitalisation brings more economic benefits to developed regions, while less developed ones struggle owing to the need to shift from labour-intensive to capital-intensive technologies; stresses in this respect the key role played by local educational and research institutions in leading digital innovation hubs, noting the waste of expertise due to uncoordinated regional policies; emphasises the importance of investing into digital infrastructure and building digital skills in the less developed regions as the key preconditions;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the significance of providing support to all companies in the sectors undergoing the transition, with special emphasis on SMEs, which may have limited resources to achieve the necessary transformation; stresses the importance of targeted assistance to help SMEs acquire, upgrade and maintain physical assets and infrastructure, and to invest in research and development; emphasises the need for dedicated funding programmes, capacity-building initiatives and, exchange of knowledge and best practices, technical assistance specifically tailored to the needs of SMEs in order to ensure their successful integration into the sector’s evolving landscape;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to ensure an adequate and equitable ecosystem for the penetration of electric mobility and, in this regard, to provide public alternative fuel infrastructure in rural regions and regions with a low population density that are not adequately covered by private providers so as to meet the needs of the resident population; considers, in this regard, that the price of this publicly provided service should mirror the average price of the service offered by private providers in that same region or Member State; to this end a policy and regulatory framework for electric mobility needs to be developed based on an in depth-analysis of the situation in order to identify the main threats and success factors that need to be considered;