Activities of László SURJÁN related to 2011/0273(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal
Amendments (9)
Amendment 15 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls, in particular, that in the same resolution the European Parliament stresses that “a successful and strengthened cohesion policy needs adequate funding” and concludes that “the amounts allocated to it in the current financial programming period should be at least maintained in the next period”;
Amendment 56 #
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 human resources and capacities with regard to regional development, 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) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, 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 programmes, for example 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 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to adapt the content requirements of cooperation programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal to their specific needs. Therefore they also need to cover aspects necessary for effective implementation on the territory of participating Member States, such as the bodies responsible for audit and control, the procedure to set up a joint secretariat, and the allocation of liabilities in case of financial corrections. Capacity building of the human resources to overcome the barriers due to the different linguistical, administrative aspects of participating Member States is of utmost importance. In addition, due to the horizontal character of interregional cooperation programmes, the content of such cooperation programmes should be adapted, especially as regards the definition of the beneficiary or beneficiaries under the current INTERACT and ESPON programmes.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Due to the involvement of more than one Member State and the resulting higher administrative costs, in particular in respect of controls and translation, Member States should be encouraged to reduce administrative burdens with regard implementation of joint projects, and the ceiling for technical assistance expenditure should be higher than under the Investment for growth and jobs goal. In addition, cooperation programmes with limited ERDF support should receive a certain minimum amount to ensure sufficient funding for effective technical assistance activities.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 4 thematic objectives with an integral territorial development approach shall be selected for each cross-border cooperation programme;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) up to 4 thematic objectives with an integral territorial development approach shall be selected for each transnational cooperation programme;
Amendment 202 #
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 as promoting peaceful co-existence of communities alongside border areas and social inclusion across borders (within the thematic objective of promoting social inclusion and combating poverty);
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) under transnational cooperation: (i) development and implementation of transnational programmes, including: macro-regional and sea-basin strategies (within the thematic objective of enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration). (ii) development and implementation of programmes addressing transnational challenges of European concern, like: demography, poverty reduction or social inclusion of the Roma population.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
The amount of the ERDF allocated to technical assistance shall be limited to 6% of the total amount allocated to a cooperation programmes, but shall not be less than EUR 1 500 000, while reserving the possibility for considering individual cases presented by the Member States.