Activities of Lena EK related to 2010/2139(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Report 2010 on the implementation of the Cohesion Policy programmes for 2007-2013
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that cohesion policy and projects need to be better linked to the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs and become more results oriented; underlines the need to set clear objectives and to assess whether the goals were achieved, and to allocate clear competences to each level of governance;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for a link between the allocation of subsidies and previous results and for more opportunities for the Court of Auditors and OLAF to initiate proceedings to recover European funds where member states make inappropriate use thereof as well as the elimination of unnecessary administrative burdens, more flexible project management and synchronised controls in order to simplify them and to avoid confusion and erroneous interpretations that current administrative practices often create;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to identify the obstacles preventing a higher percentage of these funds from being used in thefor energy sphereefficiency and to present additional measures remedying this situation; such measures could include ensuring better information flow to the local level or establishing one-stop shops and ensuring that those measures be evaluated in terms of energy efficiency gains;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the national authorities to improve the link between the cohesion funds and the research framework programme, underlines that cohesion funds should be used to enhance research infrastructure to enable research to reach the level of excellence necessary for access to research funds, calls for an improved information flow between cohesion funds and research programmes where projects with great potential would require access to better facilities for a successful application;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of a competitive forest sector in regional development, especially in rural areas, where it contributes greatly to economic growth, jobs and prosperity;