3 Amendments of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2008/2063(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Council and Commission to define more precisely, together with Parliament, the objective of territorial cohesion and, bearing in mind that definits well as the indicators, methodology, budgetary implications and instruments of territorial cohesion and the recipients of funding under that policy and, bearing in mind the objective of territorial cohesion, 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 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Stresses that pursuing the objective of territorial cohesion should not lead to an increase in the support provided for the achievement of other EU objectives; emphasises that cohesion policy constitutes an objective in itself and that the tendency to increase the scope of that objective, due to its horizontal nature, weakens rather than strengthens the concept and the EU's ability to achieve the objective;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Reiterates that addressing disparities between the more prosperous and the least developed regions remains the objective of cohesion policy; emphasises that the inclusion of the objective of territorial cohesion complements this primary objective;