Activities of Ville ITÄLÄ related to 2010/2139(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Cohesion policy: Strategic Report 2010 on the implementation of the programmes for 2007-2013
Amendments (3)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that about 23.7% (€82 billion) ofresources from the Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds allocation 2007 - 2013 are intended for transport, but only half of it will be spent on TEN T projects (€17 billion on must be distributed in such a way as to provide the best support for TEN -T priority network and €27.2 billion for the comprehensive part); the other half is supposed to be invested inogrammes and that in distributing the funds account must also be taken of national, regional and local projects not indicated in the TEN T maps;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that projects which transcend the EU’s internal borders must be taken into account in constructing the TEN-T network; observes that border crossing points present a challenge to the TEN-T network, because political consensus alone regarding them is not sufficient – practical implementation is also needed in order for the network to function properly even in cross-border regions; observes that, in addition, attention should be devoted to border crossing points at the EU’s external borders;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that Member States ought more than previously to focus on ensuring that the EU’s cohesion funds are used for the right purposes, as the margin for error has been remarkably large in some EU Member States;