8 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2011/2312(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out that territorial cooperation and macro-regional strategies could be useful instruments for identifying and combating regional disparities, such as access to education and employment, and for promoting convergence between European regions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there are considerable employment and social disparities both between and within regions; believes that programmes have to be tailored to regional and sub-regional needs and concentrate on a small number of priorities responding to the specific challenges they face and considers that the ESF has to continue supporting the development of local approaches in the field of employment and social inclusion;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that responding effectively to many problems in the area of social exclusion and poverty requires an adjusted and differentiated approach that has to take into account the specific needs of a given territory, such as metropolitan areas or rural areas;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Believes that mobility of workers and young graduates could be a possible solution for regional and local labour market shortages and encourages Member States and regions to use it more effectively in order to encourage territorial development and cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Considers it essential to coordinate the actions supported by the ESF at different policy levels in order to enable an efficient territorial approach; in particular, considers it necessary to link the educational services and facilities at the local level to the labour market needs;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that operational programmes and projects must be designed and implemented at the appropriate level and attention must be paid to the role of cities, functional geographic territories, and areas facing specific geographical or demographic problems;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Considers that institutional capacity at different levels of intervention is a significant element ensuring the success of applying the territorial approach;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Supports the proposal of the creation of Intermediate regions which will help to ensure a proportionate and targeted response to the situation in regions where GNI is increasing and also regions where GNI is decreasing;