Activities of Oldřich VLASÁK 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 (16)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that enhancing accessibility, strengthening regional and local economies and achieving cohesion is also an objective of the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) programme and is fully compatible with the need for efficient mobility, meeting the climate change challenges and the general internal market goals;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the imbalancedistribution of the planned transport investments between the different modes (road infrastructure 41 billion versus rail: €23.6 billion and inland waterways €0.6 billion), that is neither helpfulless supportive to enhance modal swift objectives to reduce CO2 emissions norand to ensure fair and efficient co-modality;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion, and in particular, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions such as rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicap,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws particular attention to the European added value of the TEN-T, particularly evident in cross border sections of projects and in their interconnection with national road, rail and inland waterways projects;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the strategic dimension of cohesion policy guaranteeing consistency with the European Union priorities - making Europe and its regions more attractive places in which to invest and work, improving knowledge and innovation for growth and creating more and better jobs - is provided and highlighted through Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (hereinafter: General Regulation), the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (hereinafter: Strategic Guidelines), the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) and the Operational Programmes (OP),
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls therefore for an increase in the overall funds available for TEN-T through earmarking cohesion funding foand for other transport projects and the dedication of an amount within this for the core TEN T network as thus would lead to a more efficient and consistent use of cohesion funding with the EU climate change and sustainable development targets and a more effective realisation of the TEN-T network;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to work out a good practice guidance for public consultation as regards large projects of general interest. The aim is to avoid not unfrequented situations when individual concerns obstruct transport projects of general interests, limit the effective use of Funds and restrain reaching Cohesion and Transport Policy goals.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NReiterates its appreciation of the national efforts resulting in average allocation of expenditure for the achievement of the Lisbon agenda of 65% of the available funds in the convergence regions and 82% in the regional competitiveness and employment regions, exceeding the levels originally requested; notes with satisfaction that a total of EUR 63 billion is reported as allocated to Lisbon earmarking projects and that project selection under Lisbon earmarking is at the same level or slightly faster than selection for other actions;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the progress rate among CSG themes is highest in the Territorial Dimension theme (30%), above average for ‘Improving knowledge and innovation for growth’, but below 27.1% in the case of the other two guidelines and that, moreover, selection rates are above average for Lisbon earmarked projects in both Convergence and Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, but amount only to 20.5% in the European Territorial Cooperation objective; regrets that, in the absence of output and result indicators for all Member States, the analysis of policy performance as presented in the strategic report has proved to have serious limitations; calls on the Commission, therefore, to review its administrative reporting requirements and calls on the Member States to be more disciplined about providing data on programme implementation;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that corrective measures need to be promptly taken to improve poor performance in some priority areas; calls on Member States in this context to step up efforts to improve project selection in the delayed themes, and to accelerate implementation of all selected projects so as to avoid the risk of not reaching the agreed objectives;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that rapid project selection and implementation is particularly needed for the activities aimed at improving human capital, supporting labour markets and enhancing social inclusion in order to overcome the negative impacts of the economic crisis;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights the fact that several Member States confirmed that the discipline imposed by the earmarking exercise has improved the quality and focus of programming; moreover Member States unanimously considered that maintaining fundamental priorities of their National Strategic Reference Frameworks and Operational Programmes linked to the Lisbon Strategy is the best instrument to tackle the crisis, and reconfirmed the relevance of the medium and long term objectives set out in these documents;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the fact that effective selection and implementation of projects in some areas is hampered by missing relevant preconditions, such as the lack of clear national priorities for certain areas of intervention, belated transposition of EU laws and lack of institutional and administrative capacity; calls therefore on Member States and regions to facilitate policy implementation by tackling these challenges and in particular by improving the legal framework in the field of state aid, public procurement and environmental rules and pursue institutional reforms;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the signs of recovery from the crisis are fragile, and in the coming years Europe has to tackle its structural weaknesses, also through Cohesion Policy interventions; stresses therefore the need for a thorough analysis of the impact of measures aimed at counteracting the crisis;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the particular added value of more synergies between ERDF and ESF, since experience clearly proves that successful performance of ESF-financed programmes is essential in order to maximise the effectiveness of ERDF funding for economic actions; notes also that greater coordination would be welcome between cohesion policy instruments and rural development policy instruments, since achieving more synergies between ERDF and EAFRD is similarly important;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers that strategic reporting, as a valuable tool of monitoring the progress of implementation creates a basis for peer review and strategic debate on EU level, therefore encourages Member States to adopt more analytical and strategic approach while elaborating national reports, and expects stronger focus on outputs, outcomes, as well as reasons for the failure to achieve the targets;