7 Amendments of Ambroise GUELLEC related to 2008/2174(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cohesion policy has already been successful in creating important synergies with other Community policies with the aim of increasing their impact on the ground and for the benefit of European citizens and synergies that established between cohesion policy and research and innovation or the Lisbon strategy represent success stories that have delivered tangible positive results that must be confirmed and expanded;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Observes that the view expressed in its above-mentioned resolution of 21 February 2008 includes the rejection of any attempt for re-nationalisation and the commitment to a single Community policy, which should also be in a position to address common challenges like globalisation, climate and demographic change, migration, energy efficiency; the strong belief that this policy should cover all EU regions, by representing an added value for everyone; the need to set priorities in the spending of EU structural policies and actions and the endorsement, with reservations, of the "earmarking" exercise;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly wWelcomes the adoption of the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion by the European Commission, which responds to a long-standing demand of the European Parliament; fully endorses the decision to proceed with the analysis of “"territorial cohesion”", which has long been at the forefront of any debate on regional policy, despite the fact that the Lisbon Treaty has not yet been ratified;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Endorses the position of the Green Paper that territorial cohesion, based on the principle of equal opportunities, is about ensuring the harmonious development of places with different characteristics and specificities, and about making sure that their citizens are able to make the most of inherent features of different territories; places emphasis on the fact that territorial cohesion is a horizontal concept that underpins the development of the Union as a whole by turning diversity into an asset of all its regions; strongly believes that territorial cohesion should prevent the prospect of an asymmetric Union;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the conclusions of the research by ESPON on future development scenarios for the European territory until 2030, which bring tangible data in support of the policy debate on the shape of EU and national policies, so as to create the right instruments to avoid polarisation and depopulation of EU territoriesmeet new challenges having a major local or regional impact such as demographic change, urban concentration, migratory movements and climate change and develop optimal conditions for a quality life for their citizens;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Green Paper acknowledges the particular development challenges of regions with specific geographical features, such as mountainous regions, island regions and sparsely populated regions; also notes that border and outlying regions face specific policy challenges in terms of accessibility, quality and efficiency; rejects the view that territorial cohesion should be a policy exclusively dedicated to addressing the problems of those regions; considers, however, that special consideration should be given to the development of those regions in order to offset their handicaps and enable them to effectively contribute to the harmonious development of the Union as a whole;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to elaborate, in the context of territorial cohesion, additional qualitative indicators with the purpose of better designing and implementing the corresponding policies on the ground, taking into account the different territorial specificities; underlines, however, that the GDP that these additional indicators must be linked to GDP, which, in future, should not remains the only eligibility criterion for receiving financial assistance from the Structural Funds;