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5 Amendments of Maria PETRE related to 2008/2149(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Indent 1
- Emphasises the role of the regions in economic and social development and for this reason, the importance of the IPA instrument for assisting the Western Balkan countries in the process of democratisation and, of economic and social change and of alignment with European standards and for bringing these countries closer to the structures of the European Union;
2008/10/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Indent 2
– Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use any funds available under other programmes in order to endow the IPA instrument with the additional financial resources needed to develop more ambitious projects and to provide real assistance at local and regional levels;
2008/10/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Indent 4
– Welcomes the fact that one of the priorities of the IPA is to contribute to developing institutional and administrative capacities in the Western Balkans, at both the national and the regional level, and urges the Commission to reinforce this type of activity in order to stimulate the development of governance and to prepare these countries and regions for the proper take-up of the structural funds and participation in EU regional policy in the future;
2008/10/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Indent 5
– Stresses the importance of cross-border and international cooperation for developing joint projects and establishing lasting links betweenoth among the regions of the Western Balkans and between the latter and regions in the EU Member States; stresses also that the benefits of such cooperation are not just economic in nature, but also have a political and human dimension, fostering a closer relationship between peoples and between governments and guaranteeing long-term stability and prosperity in the region;
2008/10/13
Committee: REGI
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Indent 6 a (new)
– Stresses the need to take account of the development of and economic and trade cooperation in the specific area of the Danube with a view to contributing to the exploitation of that area’s potential, thereby bringing the European Union and the Western Balkans region together.
2008/10/13
Committee: REGI