9 Amendments of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is justifiable that the goals of cohesion policy have evolved over time and that the policy itself has become more closely linked to the overall policy agenda of the EU; whereas, nevertheless, the original role of cohesion policy – the strengthening of economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions, and particularly of less developed and the least favoured regions – should be reinforced; whereas cohesion policy ought not to be regarded as merely an instrument to attain the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy and other EU development strategies;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Sixth Cohesion Report (2014) the economic crisis has had a negative effect on the long-term trend towards a narrowing of regional disparities and, despite some positive tendencies, at the beginning of the new programming period disparities between regions of many different kinds remain wide;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the recent reform of cohesion policy aimed at tackling these challenges, based on a coherent strategic framework for 2014-2020 with clear objectives and incentives for all Operational Programmes; calls on all actors involved to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of the new legislative framework for cohesion policy by strongly focusing on achievement of better performance and results;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges Member States, which have not yet covered the ex-ante conditionalities applicable to their operational programmes, to strictly implement their time schedules and to avoid delays in the implementation of programmes by successfully meeting the deadline for such conditionalities at the end of 2016;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes the importance of a solid macroeconomic environment for cohesion investments and welcomes the link of the ESIF to the European Semester; Calls on the Commission to continue considering the option for applying an investment clause in the preventive arm of the SGP allowing temporary deviation, linked to the national expenditure on projects co- funded by the ESIF, from the structural deficit path towards the Medium-Term Objective (MTO) set in the country specific recommendations, or the MTO for Member States that have reached it;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is convinced that the Code of Conduct on Partnership will strengthen participation in implementation of the operational programmings in the regions, in form and substance, and has a fundamental role to play in boosting the effects of cohesion policy and consolidating its impact; calls on the Commission to inform Parliament about the partners' participation in programming for ESIF assistance for 2014-2020;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to ensure enhanced coordination between different funds and instruments in order to avoid overlapping and duplication of the support for identical projects;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for closer coordination between cohesion policy, the Instrument for Pre- accession and the EU Neighbourhood Policy, as well as for better assessment and dissemination of the results of projects;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully explore the potential of the macroregional strategies for solving common problems faced by the participating regions and thus contributing to better use of the available EU funds and achievement of mutually beneficial results;