8 Amendments of Dragoș Florin DAVID related to 2008/2183(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that, although at present the only criterion employed under the cohesion policy for differentiating the regions is GDP per inhabitant, the use starting from 2013 of additional indicators as analysed in the framework of the fourth report on economic and social cohesion (COM(2007) 0273), such as sectoral GDP, employment and unemployment rates and total expenditure on Research & Development, could help improve the orientation of structural interventions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the continuation of the URBAN programme, taking the view that the revitalisation of urban areas and the rehabilitation of ageing urban infrastructures are required in order to enhance the attractiveness of cities and conurbations which are at present in severe decline;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the importance of devising and applying special programmes in regions where the dominant industrial activities are in decline, with a view to supporting economic reconstruction activities that are liable to significantly increase the weight of the tertiary sector in the economy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Considers that, with a view to reducing pressure on large conurbations, the promotion of poles of growth is essential to ensure a higher overall growth potential;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Stresses the need also to target cohesion policy on rural areas, since territorial cohesion can only be achieved by developing an urban/rural balance;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Believes that population issues represent a key challenge for the Member States, in the context, for the great majority of them, of a declining and ageing population; stresses that this aspect is not dealt with sufficiently in the Commission communication COM(2008)0301;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Considers that transparency in the allocation of funding and administrative simplification facilitating the access of potential beneficiaries of the Funds to information are key preconditions for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Stresses the importance of consolidating capacities for cooperation and effective absorption of the funds available, using all available means, including exchanges of best practice, common actions, exchanges of new technology and development of partnerships, since this will bring in its wake the efficient implementation of the cooperation programmes under way;