Activities of Mieczysław Edmund JANOWSKI
Plenary speeches (136)
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Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
The Intelligent Transport Systems Action Plan - Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and interfaces with other transport modes (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
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Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
Eastern Partnership (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (19-20 March 2008) - European Economic Recovery Plan - Guidelines for the Member States’ employment policies - Cohesion Policy: investing in the real economy (debate)
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Reduced rates of value added tax (debate)
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Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI) (debate)
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Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate)
General and business aviation (short presentation)
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Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
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Public contracts in the fields of defence and security (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (revenue-generating projects) (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
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EU response to the world financial crisis: follow-up of the informal European Council from 7 November and of the G20 Summit from 15 November 2008 - Commission's legislative and work programme for 2009 (debate)
European Union Solidarity Fund: obstacles for its reform (debate)
Commemoration of the Holodomor, the Ukraine artificial famine (1932-1933) (debate)
Airport charges
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
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European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009) (debate)
Trade in services (debate)
Social package (First part) (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Rules for the operation of air services in the Community (recast) (debate)
Airbus/Boeing WTO disputes (debate)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
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The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (debate)
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2006 Annual report on the CFSP - Annual report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and ESDP (continuation of debate)
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Mid-term review of industrial policy (debate)
Outermost regions (debate)
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Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (debate)
The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)
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Eurostars (debate)
The challenge of EU Development Cooperation Policy for the new Member States (debate)
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security (debate)
4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
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Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential (debate)
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Airport charges (debate)
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European Aviation Safety Agency (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Air pollution: ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)
A renewed EU tourism policy: towards a stronger partnership for European tourism (debate)
Christian communities in the Middle East (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
European Ombudsman's activities in 2006 (debate)
Sudan: Killing of African Union peace-keeping soldiers
European Statistical Governance Advisory Board - European Statistical Advisory Council (debate)
Airport capacity and ground handling (debate)
i2010: Digital libraries (debate)
Single European Sky (debate)
Community Statistical Programme (2008-2012) – Timely transmission and verification of statistical data provided by Member States (debate)
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century (continuation of debate)
Common rules for air transport services (debate)
Consumer confidence in the digital environment (debate)
Family life and study (debate)
Innovation Strategy (debate)
Structural policies and EU cohesion (debate)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
Relations between EU and Switzerland (debate)
Multilateral Agreement on the Establishment of a European Common Aviation Area: Commission statement and report (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Regional policy (islands and natural and economic constraints) (debate)
European Aviation Safety Agency (debate)
Economic policy guidelines for 2007 – Member States’ employment policies (debate)
A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy – Biomass and Biofuels – Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (debate)
Situation of people with disabilities
Joint Undertaking for the European air traffic management system (SESAR) (debate)
Support for rural development by the EAFRD – Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP (debate)
Strategic guidelines on cohesion (debate)
ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund (general provisions) – Establishment of a Cohesion Fund – European Social Fund – European Regional Development Fund – European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (debate)
Harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in air transport (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Common rules in the field of civil aviation security (debate)
Flood assessment and management (debate)
Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument – Instrument for Stability – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (debate)
A European information society for growth and employment (debate)
Developing the agenda for the Community’s external aviation policy – EU-Russia and EU-China relations in the field of air transport
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Direct state aid as a tool of regional development
Activities of the European Ombudsman (2004)
The urban dimension in the context of enlargement
Quality assurance in higher education
Renewable energy in the EU
Regional development
Structural Funds
Social inclusion in the new Member States
EAFRD support for rural development
EU information and communication strategy
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research
Community air traffic controller licence
Economy/Public finances
Digital content in Europe
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Reports (1)
REPORT on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union PDF (213 KB) DOC (134 KB)
Opinions (2)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: An action plan for airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012
Written declarations (3)
Amendments (44)
Amendment 4 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9a (new)
Citation 9a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 September 2005 on the role of territorial cohesion in regional development1,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the main conclusions of the public consultation on the future of EU cohesion policy, as presented in the Fifth Progress Report on economic and social cohesion; is satisfied by the great interest that different stakeholders in the field of regional policy, in particular, local and regional authorities, have already attached to this debate;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 115 #
2008/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that territorial cohesion should not only be limited to the effects of EU regional policy on the European territory, but to also be concerned with the territorial dimension of other sectoral Community policies with a strong territorial impactactivities; underlines, in the context of territorial cohesion, the importance of improving synergies between the different Community policies in order to coordinate and maximise their territorial impact on the ground; notes, however, that all Community policies will always keep their autonomy, and that this process does not imply the subordination of one policy to another;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the vision for the future of European cities set out in the 2003 New Athens Charter,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU's objectives as set out in the Leipzig Charter are to ensure an integrated approach to urban development policy implementation in order to create high quality urban spaces, to modernise transport, energy, public utilities and information networks, and to encourage life-long learning, education and innovation particularly in deprived inner cities and areas,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas despite the fact that there are diverse political, institutional and constitutional arrangements in the Member States, EU urban areas are facing common challenges and common opportunities for meeting them, which underlines the need for mutual cooperation and applying good practice,
Amendment 15 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas EU spatial development faces the challenges of economic restructuring, high unemploymenstrong fluctuations in the labour market, non-accessible and congested transport, limited useable territory exacerbated by urban sprawl, threats to democracy associated with a declining andpopulation, ageing population, rising migration, social exclusion, high and rising crime rates, "ghettoisation" of certain city districts, dilapidatethe emergence of ghettos in certain city districts, the existence of areas of substandard housing, the worsening of the quality of life in deprived areas, insufficiency of parks and recreation areas, environmental pollution, water and waste management control and the need for secure energy,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas coordinated governance using new electronic technologies and in particular e-governance with all relevant stakeholders could minimissignificantly reduce existing problems and might lead to urban expansion being addressed in an integrated manner in cooperation taking account of suburban areas, and bordering on rural space, and in line with modern approaches to urban planning, such as smart growth, new urbanspatial planning and intelligent urbanism,
Amendment 20 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas urban development activities are particularly favourable to the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly in the services sector, and cohesion policy has become increasingly oriented towards promoting the competitive advantage of cities,
Amendment 24 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of sustainable urban development and the contribution of urban areas to regional development and calls on the Commission regularly to evaluate, measure, benchmark and discuss the impact of EU policies on the economic, and social, situation, particularly issues relating to education and culture, and the health, transport, environmental and security situation in urban areas;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses concern that the urban dimension is inadequately taken into account by some Member States, and calls on the Commission and Member States in cooperation with regional and local authorities to analyse and evaluate the impact of mainstreaming the URBAN initiative and regularly to monitor and examine the applicationeffects of EU funds in urban areas;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that the possibility of sub-delegation, possibly by means of global grants to municipal authorities within the operational programmes financed by the ERDF, has so far not been fully utilised and is convinced that a clear role for urban areas as intermediary bodistructures should be envisaged in the context of the multi-level governance approach in the next programming period, and is of the opinion that the urban dimension and sub delegation in regional policy should be mandatory;
Amendment 58 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the difficulty for urban authorities in reconciling the domains of ESF whilst pursuing economic and social development and ERDF whilst planning phystechnical infrastructure investments, believes that the single fund principle should be abandoned and calls on the Commission to study the possibility of merging the two funds;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the idea of the revolving principle of JESSICA and its potential for economic growth in urban areas and believes that in the next programming period regional policy as a whole needs to be based substantially more on revolving funds offering favourable credits than solely on grants as is the case at present;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the urban development potential of the private sector and believes that the use of Public Private Partnerships should be systematically envisaged and encouraged for the establishment of innovative financing schconsiderably more extensive use should be made of Public Private Partnerships in tackling the substantial economic and social problemes and projectof urban areas;
Amendment 73 #
2008/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the approcess of urban development needs to be balanced with the interests ofpriate implementation of regional development policy requires a balance between measures relating to urban areas and to suburban areas, and closelythe coordinated with support for rural developmention of those measures with action for rural areas and reiterates the fact that rural development policy has significant spatial impact and that there is insufficient integration of urban and rural development policies; underlines the need for real synergy between these policies culminating in real development potential and the promotion of the attractiveness and competitiveness of rural areas.
Amendment 13 #
2008/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on regional and local authorities to take advantage of the great opportunities offered by the Structural Funds by opting for infrastructure investment linked to water management, in particular to address the challenge of water efficiency in the consumer, industrial and agricultural sectors;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the practical solutions which our fellow citizens expect to see devised for problemmatters affecting publicliving conditions, including local services (such as public transport, drinking water, social housing, etc.), can be achieved only by means of good governance, involving two complementary systems: firstly, the institutional system, which provides for the allocation of powers and budgets between the State and regional and local authorities; and, secondly, the partnership system, which brings together all the public and private bodies concerned by a given topic in a given territory,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 15 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas an integrated approach must not only take account of the economic, social and environmental aspects of territorial development, but must also servek to reconcile the interests of the various actors involved, in the light of a territory's specific characteristics, with a view to meeting local and regional challenges,
Amendment 39 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Member States and regional and local authorities to coordinate more effectively the various Community funds (Structural Funds, Community programme for research and development, European Regional Development Fund, etc.) whose purpose is to promote regional and(including urban) development;
Amendment 59 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, working together with regional and local authorities, to examine immediately the issue of the rationalisation and simplification of the procedures for implementing cohesion policy with a view to reducing the bureaucratic burden on the individuals and bodies involved;
Amendment 81 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Draws attention to the requirement to hold public consultations – including with non-governmental organisations – on the issue of programming and notes that the efforts to involve the public in the preparations for the operational programmes for the period 2007-2013 were not entirely successful; calls on the Commission, therefore, to identify good practicesmake it possible for good practices to be brought to bear with a view to improving public involvement ahead of the next programming period;
Amendment 102 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to decentralise the implementation and application of cohesion policy, so that the system of multi-level governance can work effectively and in keeping with the subsidiarity principle, and calls on them to take the decentralisation measures required;
Amendment 115 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Commission, without seeking to cast doubt on the relevance of the NUTS II level, to identify the size of area best suited to the implementation of genuinearea in which, on the basis of experience gained, an integrated policiesy for the development of territories as they are experimight best be implemencted subjectively and territoriein territorial terms, plus areas which form the basis for projects, in particular:;
Amendment 116 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Commission, without seeking to cast doubt on the relevance of the NUTS II level, to identify the size of area best suited to the implementation of genuine integrated policies for the development of territories as they are experienced subjectively and territories which form the basis for projects, in particular - population and labour catchment areas, i.e. towns and the surrounding rural areas, - territories which justify specific thematic approaches, such as mountain ranges, river basins and coastallarge wooded areas, national parks, river basins, coastal areas and environmentally degraded areas;
Amendment 119 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that within the Council there is no department which has specific responsibility for the strategic monitoring of cohesregional policy, which accounts for the largest volume of appropriations in the European Union budget, and calls on the Member States to schedule specific Council sessions involving the ministers responsible for cohesregional policy;
Amendment 137 #
2008/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Proposes the creation of an ERASMUS programme for regional and local elected officials;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and Commission to define more precisely, together with Parliament, the concept and objective of territorial cohesion and, bearing in mind that definition, take better account of the territorial impact of all EU policies having a strong territorial dimension; notes the important role that the Committee on Regional Development will play in defining this objective;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Calls, with a view to enabling local and regional communities better to understand the changes brought in by the Lisbon Treaty, for the publication, at the earliest opportunity, of consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union including the changes.
Amendment 1 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Agrees with the Commission’s assertion in its Green Paper ‘Towards a new culture of urban mobility’ (COM(2007)0551) that urban mobility is an important facilitator of economic growth and employment, as well as balanced regional development in the EU, thus contributing to the achievement of the goals of the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategies;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that ensuring that citizens enjoy equal access to transport services in urban areas, in particular public transport, is crucial to achieving EU territorial cohesion;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that urban mobility plays a significant role in ensuring internal cohesion in urban centres and that urban transport development strategies must therefore be closely linked to wider strategies for spatial development and the development of urban areas;(Does not affect English version).
Amendment 15 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to adopt an integrated approach to transport investment planning for urban areas and rural areas that adjoin them, forming an agglomeration;
Amendment 3 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas one of the Community's goals, as laid down in Article 158 of the EC Treaty, is to promote the harmonious economic and social development across the whole of the Community and reduce socio-economic disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured individual regions,
Amendment 7 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cohesion policy does not constitutes an end in itself, and the people of the Union should be the focus of all action, and therefore its scope should not be reduced to supporting other strategies' objectives, which could hamper economic, social and territorial cohesion,
Amendment 18 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Lisbon Treaty lisets territorial cohesion as one of the EU's objectives and provides for shared competence between the Union and the Member States in this area,
Amendment 34 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K whereas most of the least favoured micro-regional territories are facing complex multi-dimensional problems related to their peripheral location, lack of adequate infrastructure (in particular, in terms of transport and information technology), socio-economic under- development, de-industrialisation processes, low levels of education and training, lack of administrative capacity, generational unemployment, deteriorating housing and living conditions, low access to services of general interest and concentration of segregated minorities and vulnerable groups,
Amendment 46 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out therefore that due to the territorial nature ofthe fact that exclusion and social segregation are often of a territorial nature means that the problem should be addressed in the context of territorial cohesion;
Amendment 50 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises in this connection that horizontal actions are not sufficient to overcome the problems of territorial exclusion and recommends therefore that the Member States apply a holistic territorial development strategy, carrying out an equalizing policy, putting the cross- sector integrated approach into practice and focusing on the potential of these territories while also taking into consideration their geographical handicaps;
Amendment 69 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to present, in the framework of the forthcoming Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion, a comprehensives unambiguous as possible a definition of territorial cohesion and define the means available for achieving territorial targets;
Amendment 79 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. In this connection takes the view that new quantifiable development and social indicators other than GDP per capita should also be used in order to indicate intra- regional disparities, evaluate implementation and policy efficiency and be used as guidance for development planning;
Amendment 89 #
2007/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Council and, the Commission and the Member States to address territorial development disparities through smaller comparable territorial units; recommends in this respect NUTS 4 (LAU 1 and LAU 2) level territorial units be targeted with a new instrument that is sufficiently funded and dedicated to cope with intra-regional disparities in order to avoid the growing exclusion of peripheral and least favoured areas;