13 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2011/2035(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, however, a significant threshold effect exists between regions with comparable levels of development but benefiting from very different levels of aid – growth regions exceeding the threshold of 75% of average per capita GDP for the EU in receipt of more financial support than stagnating regions above that threshold – and whereas this represents a real problem in terms of fairness between Europe’s regions,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the special needs of regions particularly disadvantaged by virtue of their geographical situation or natural environment; reiterates its call for special forms of preference to continue to apply in respect of those types of region, mentioned in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which are particularly disadvantaged (outermost regions, northernmost regions with very low population density and island, mountain and cross-border regions) through more favourable terms for investments in these regions, either by direct assistance or by tax exemptions;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Sees macroregional strategies as affording a major opportunity to harness forms of trans-regional potential and adopt a joint approach to challenges stemming from the natural environment, e.g. in relation to environmental protection and the use of resources and development capacities; considers that better coordination of existing support mechanisms can create scope for more targeted use of the EU Structural Funds;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Doubts whether specific operational programmes for functional geographical entities such as metropolitan regions or sea or river basins will yield additional benefits; is particularly aware, in relation to such programmes, of the absence of political bodies (including democratically elected bodies) with a sufficiently wide- ranging remit to implement them; calls instead for closer coordination of macroregional or natural- and economic- environment strategies at inter- governmental levels;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that structural and cohesion policy must not be biased towards specific types of region; calls for urban- rural partnerships to be seen in their broader socio-al, economic and environmental context;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 α (new)
Paragraph 16 α (new)
16 α. Encourages the application of the principle of the Transport Equivalent by means of ERDF resources and also national resources, given the added value of such measures in strengthening regional convergence, territorial cohesion and development activities such as tourism, which are important for remote regions, such as island regions;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a dependable and appropriate phasing-out arrangement for areas formerly eligible for maximum support underthe creation of a new intermediate category for regions with per capita GDP between 75% and 90% of the EU average, in order to resolve political problems (unequal treatment of regions in spite of their similar situations) and practical problems (difficulty of managing degressive funding) linked to the current phasing-out arrangement; considers that the creation of such a category will be made possible by the fact that a large number of regions have passed the threshold of 75% of the EU average per capita GDP and will thus automatically cease to be covered by the convergence objective; stresses that this change to the architecture of the cohesion policy should neither penalise regions currently benefiting from the Cconvergence objective (convergence regions)and the competitiveness objective, nor lead to an increase in the cohesion policy budget; considers that this new category will make it possible to strengthen the justice and solidarity which are the fundamental principles of the cohesion policy;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Incentives, conditionality, a focus on needs and results, co-financing and financing options,
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a stronger focus on needs and results, to be achieved through the ex-ante establishment of appropriate objectives and indicators; stresses that such indicators must be few in number, that they must all be clearly defined, measurable and related directly to the impact of the funding, and that they should be established by agreement with the regions/Member States;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Considers that the indicators determining regional subsidies from the structural funds and the Cohesion Fund must be based on Eurostat’s most recent statistical data, so as to take full account of the impact of the crisis on the regions in economic and social terms;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Takes the view that cohesion policy must focus on support for small and medium-sized enterprises, giving them greater access to funding, in view of the obvious advantages of job creation in terms of growth; calls on the Commission to take full advantage of the ‘Small Business Act’ initiative;