1 Amendments of Ambroise GUELLEC related to 2008/2007(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the EU’s main ports are generally well equipped and efficient; considers, however, that the technological changes needed to enable intermediate ports to meet the challenges of an increased volume of traffic will have major financial implications for the regions concerned; therefore urges these regions to make use of the possibilities of the ERDF and the Cohesion Fundconsiders that these regions should be entitled to draw on the structural funds to that end, particularly to finance the acquisition of advanced technological facilitieinstallations, to create jobs in innovative fields and to rehabilitate urban areas freed up by the transfer of port business to out- of-town areas;