17 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2011/0273(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty provides that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. In accordance with Article 174 of the Treaty, the ERDF contributes to reducing disparities between the levels of social and economic development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions, among which particular attention should be paid to the most disadvantaged regions and microregions such as areas affected by severe economic and social challenges, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as island, cross-border and mountain regions.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To increase the value added of the Union's cohesion policy, in particular with regard to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives, the specific provisions should lead to considerable simplification on all levels involved: beneficiaries, programme authorities, participating Member States and third countries, as well as the Commission.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens, lack of labour market transparency and the existing labour and social standards ) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration and removal of obstacles to labour mobility as well as information, counselling and job- matching for mobile workers, cooperation among universities or health centres), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Interregional cooperation should aim to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy by encouraging exchange of experience between regions to enhance design and implementation of operational programmes underto strengthen the Iinvestment forin growth and jobs goal. It should, in particular, foster cooperation between innovative research-intensive clusters and exchanges between researchers and research institutions, based on ‘"Regions of Knowledge’" and ‘"Research potential in Convergence and Outermost regions’" under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the benefit of the regions of the Union, a mechanism to organise support from the ERDF to external policy instruments such as ENI and IPA II should be set up, including where external cooperation programmes cannot be adopted or have to be discontinued. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The selection of thematic objectives should be limited in order to maximise the impact of cohesion policy across the Union while choosing at least one of the thematic objectives, laid down in points (8), (9) and (10) of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No [...CPR]1. However, the concentration under interregional cooperation should be reflected in the aim of each operation rather than in a limitation of the number of thematic objectives, in order to get the most out of interregional cooperation for the reinforcement of the effectiveness of cohesion policy under the Investment for growth and jobs and the European territorial cooperation goals. A differentiated approach depending on the regional and local context has to be taken in order to meet the specific needs of a given territory with a particular emphasis on safeguarding the accessibility of services and on supporting active inclusion of disadvantaged groups, such as the Roma population and persons with disabilities, fostering social innovation, sustainable growth and decent jobs. __________________ 1 COM(2011)0615
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to deliver on the targets andreach the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth set out in the Europe 2020 strategy, the ERDF should contribute under the European territorial cooperation goal to the thematic objectives of developing an economy based on knowledge, research and innovationfostering research and innovation, upgrading skills to promote the knowledge economy, developing human capital through education and training, assisting the transition between education, professional training and employment, promoting a greener, more resource-efficient and competitive economy, fostering high and decent employment that delivers social and territorial cohesion, and developing administrative and institutional capacity. However, the list of the investment priorities under the different thematic objectives should be adapted to the specific needs of the European territorial cooperation goal, in particular by allowing for the continuation under cross-border cooperation of legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, of cooperation in the fields of employment, training and social inclusion in a cross-border perspective, by allowing for the continuation under transnational cooperation of maritime cross-border cooperation not covered by cross-border cooperation programmes, and by the development and implementation of macro-regional and sea-basin strategies.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) exchange of experience on thematic objectives among partners throughout the Union on the identification and dissemination of good practice with a view to its transfer to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal and identifying clear and measurable targets which should contribute to reach the national objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) analysis of development trends in relation to the aims of territorial and social cohesion and harmonious development of the European territory through studies, data collection and other measures.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility, joint local employment initiatives and joint trainingworkers' mobility under fair conditions, information and counselling of mobile employers, workers and jobseekers, cross-border monitoring of the labour market and the development of skilled labour in order to tackle regional and local labour market shortages, joint local employment initiatives; joint initiatives to fight youth unemployment including those for training and education schemes and assisting the transition between education, professional training and employment (within the thematic objective of promoting employment and supporting labour mobility);
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(i a) promoting the introduction of or better access to common cross-border high-quality services of general economic interest, which are accessible to all, by ensuring cooperation of service providers (within the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and fight against poverty);
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
(i b) promoting cross-border mobility by providing better access to public transport and by improving public transport connections at the external borders, by investing in cross-border connections, by developing harmonised timetables and tariff schedules and new transport connections (within the thematic objective of promoting sustainable transport and eliminating bottlenecks in key transport infrastructure);
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) promoting gender equality and equal opportunities across borders, as well asdecent employment conditions, as well as the fight against discrimination across borders and promoting social inclusion across borders (within the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty);
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) developing and implementing joint education and training schemes as well as joint initiatives to safeguard inclusive school climate and reduce early school leaving (within the thematic objective of investing in skills, education and lifelong learning);
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens and institutions, the role of regional and local authorities, enhancing the civil and social dialogue, ensuring better access to information and participation in policy making (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration);
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e – point i
(i) the planned use of technical assistance including actions to reinforce the administrative capacity of authorities and beneficiarie, beneficiaries, social partners and non- governmental organisations as well as other stakeholders with the relevant information referred to in paragraph 2(b) for the priority axis concerned;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Member States participating in a cooperation programme may make use of an EGTC with a view to making the grouping responsible for managing the cooperation programme or part thereof, notably by conferring on it the responsibilities of a managing authority. It must be ensured that the partnership principle is respected in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No [...CPR]1. __________________ 1 COM(2011)0615