7 Amendments of Gerardo GALEOTE related to 2008/2174(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ca (new)
Recital Ca (new)
Ca. Whereas cohesion policy is an essential objective of the Union and the most visible, palpable and quantifiable expression of European solidarity and equity;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Cb (new)
Recital Cb (new)
Cb. Whereas this policy is one of the principal tools facilitating convergence between increasingly diverse regions and ensuring its sustainable and harmonious development;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes thatEmphasises the importance of the view expressed in its above-mentioned resolution of 21 February 2008 includes thewhich rejection ofs any attempt for re-nationalisation and the commitment to a single Community policy, which should also be in a position to. In that regard: - Considers that the commitment is necessary, not only in order to maintain that Community policy, but to strengthen it so that it is in a position to go beyond mere investment in infrastructures, by promoting innovative activities aimed at creating employment pursuant to the Lisbon Agenda, and addressing common challenges like globalisation, climate and demographic change, migration, or energy efficiency;management; - Expresses the strong belief that this policy should cover all EU regions, by representing ansufficient added value for everyone; the need to set priorities in the spending of EU structural polto help them address those challenges; - Insists on the need to clearly define its priority actions, and, in line with the principles of efficiesncy and actions and the endorsement of the ‘earmarking’ exercise; as well as the need for synergiefairness, on the need for resources allocated to them to be used to their full advantage and remain part of that policy by contributing to the achievement of its objectives in those regions with the capacity to absorb them; - is con the ground and an integrated approachvinced of the need to take an integrated approach by encouraging synergies between the different sectoralUnion policies in order to achieve the optimal result for growth andand between all parties involved in the process of making and implementing decisions as the only way of achieving sustainable, harmonious development onf the ground; various European territories and regions.
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that territorial cohesion is a central to the development of EU cohesion policy; considers, therefore, the debate on the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion to be directly linked to the future reform of EU regional policypillar for achieving the objectives pursued by EU cohesion policy; considers, therefore, that the future reform of EU regional policy should incorporate the conclusions of the debate on the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need for future cohesion policy to provide satisfactory responses for regions which are currently regarded as ‘transition regions’ in such a way that neither their convergence nor their competitiveness is put at risk;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers it necessary for future revisions of the rules governing the implementing provisions of the Cohesion Funds act to simplify controls, as this is can facilitate investment and as a result improve the financial capacity of the European regions;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to elaborate, in the context of territorial cohesion, additional qualitative indicators with the purpose of better designing and implementing the corresponding policies on the ground, taking into account the different territorial specificities; underlines, however, that the GDP remainstresses its concern at the fact that the undeniable increase in convergence between countries often masks the increasing number of differences between and within regions, and on that ground insists on the need for in-depth consideration of the merit of GDP as the only eligibility criterion for receiving financial assistance from the Structural Funds;