5 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2018/2054(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points to the challenges related to business activities carried out in the border regions, in particular when related to taxation, public procurement or social security systems; calls on the Member States to better align and harmonise the relevant legal provisions and achieve convergence in regulatory frameworks, in order to allow for more flexibility in the implementation of national legislation, as well as to improve the dissemination of information on cross-border issues, e.g. by creating one-stop-shops, while guaranteeing funding for existing cooperation structures;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that transport services are still insufficiently developed in the border regions, which hampers cross- border mobility; stresses, furthermore, that cross-border transport infrastructure is also particularly adversely affected by complex regulatory and administrative arrangements; awaits the forthcoming Commission study on missing railway links along internal EU borders; underlines that any such study or future recommendations should be based on information and experience from local and regional authorities; calls for a CEF axis, with an adequate budget, to be dedicated to filling the missing links in transport infrastructure in border regions;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that mutual trust, political will and a flexible approach among multi-level stakeholders are vital to overcoming the abovementioned persistent obstacles and boosting growth and development in border regions; calls, therefore, for better coordination, dialogue and a further exchange of best practices among authorities; urges the Commission and the Member States to enhance such cooperation and provide funding for cooperation structures;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that some border regions face serious migration challenges, and encourages the measured use of Interreg programmes, as well as the exchange of good practices between local and regional authorities in the border areas, in the framework of the integration of refugees under international protection, while respecting the sovereignty of the Member States; underlines the need for national governments to support local and regional authorities in addressing these challenges;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the development and cohesion of border regions; calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post-2020, as well as a significantly increased budget, particularly for the cross-border component; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;