13 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2009/2234(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas although it is true that initially the crisis affected men more, currently the rate of job loss is similar for men and women, and women’s presence in the labour market is lower than that of men in most countries of the EU; whereas we have learned from other crises that women who lose their jobs are more likely to be unable to find other work; whereas equality between men and women has a positive impact on productivity and economic growth, and the participation of women in the labour market has many social and economic benefits,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. stressing the fact that, based on the National Strategic Reports for 2009, the Member States appear to have made rather different uses of the instruments, means and methods for facilitating cohesion policy proposed by the Commission to combat the crisis and increase actual expenditure (such as use of 100% financing, changes to the strategic guidelines and the axes and financing for the operational programmes and the response to the simplification of implementing procedures),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Structural Funds are powerful instruments, designed for helping the regions in their economic and social restructuring and in promoting social, economic and territorial [sic] cohesion, as well as for implementation of the European Economic Recovery Plan and, in particular, development of competitiveness, supporting their systematic and effective use;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Supports the proposal by the Commission to table an initiative to improve European networks with the aim of building a European ‘supergrid’, ‘smart networks’ and interconnections with the support of the Structural Funds and the EIB which will help to reduce regional disparities and consolidate sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warmly supports the key priorities of the EU 2020 strategy aimed at attaining smart, sustainable, inclusive growth: exploiting new sources of growth via the digital economy, improving the regulatory framework for strengthening territorial cohesion and promoting better conditions of competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation for all the regions, developing SMEs and supporting their growth potential; calls for these policies to be strengthened further within the framework of the forthcoming deepening of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that economic, social and territorial cohesion is at the heart of the EU2020 Strategy: cohesion policy and the structural funds are a key tool for achieving the priorities of smart, sustainable, inclusive growth in the Member States and the regions;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the significant problem posed by the reduction in the contribution of national co-financing to programmes, which affects Objective 2, due to the major financial problems of many Member States, and supports Commission policy regarding a ‘100% compensation’ option, following a request by Member States concerning their public expenditure share in co-financed projects;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Sixth progress report on economic and social cohesion reflects the different socioeconomic situations in the three types of region, particularly with regard to their capacity for creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. Both the current economic crisis and the different variables which affect the opportunities for regional development (demography, accessibility, capacity for innovation, etc) provide evidence of the existence of important data that must be taken into consideration when assessing the situation of local and regional economies and formulating an effective cohesion policy, making it necessary to incorporate new indicators into GDP per head to classify regions with a view to the new programming period beyond 2013;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that in order to tackle the crisis investment is needed in research and development, innovation, education and technologies that use resources efficiently, such investment will benefit traditional sectors, rural areas and highly skilled service economies and will therefore strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion; notes that it is necessary to provide for an affordable, accessible funding mechanism in which the structural funds play a key role;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the assistance policy for large projects for the regions (financing of EUR 50 million and above) introduced by the Commission in 2009, values the importance of financial engineering instruments and EIB cooperation, especially JASPERS, JEREMIE AND JESSICA and calls for a further increase beyond 25% in the financing provided through JASPERS (Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions) with a view to preparation and very rapid implementation of large projects;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Insists that greater flexibility is required in the N+2 rule having regard to the objectives pursued by cohesion policy and the effects of cyclical economic changes on the public finances and private investment;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recommends that all funds that remain unspent in a region under N+2 and N+3 are allocated to regional venture capital and seed-capital funds which could, through the EIB, provide access to finance for SMEs, social undertakings and community initiatives either under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help retrain workers in environmentally friendly jobs or a future Climate Change Adjustment Fund with the express purpose of establishing projects to promote innovation and development aimed at SMEs;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises the positive effect which equality between men and women has on economic growth; notes in that regard that some studies calculate that if the rates of employment, part-time employment and productivity of women were similar to those of men, GDP would increase by 30% programming period beyond 2013; therefore requests special scrutiny for those projects financed under the structural funds which promote equality and the inclusion of women in the labour market.