5 Amendments of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2012/2293(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Stresses the crucial role played by the European Parliament, and in particular its Committee on Regional Development, in ensuring social housing was eligible for funding under past and current European programmes; highlights the need to ensure targeted support to the countries that face alarming increase of unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Welcomes the Commission's proposals for a regulation laying down common provisions (COM(2012)0496), a regulation on specific provisions concerning the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (COM(2011)0614) and a regulation on the European Social Fund (ESF) (COM(2011)0607 final/2), which make full provision for priority investment in energy-efficiency improvements, the promotion of renewable energy sources, integrated sustainable urban development measures and action to combat exclusion by providing marginalised communities and the most deprived population with access to high-quality housing and social services at affordable prices; stresses, though, that the categories of beneficiaries should include all the new vulnerable population groups that crisis has created, with limited access to housing, while further innovative policies should be explored, notably through Structural Funds, in order to foster synergies and partnerships at national level;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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3. Encourages the Member States to cooperate with local and regional authorities, in accordance with the principle of multi-level governance, to establish priorities and methods of using – on a joint basis, wherever possible – the ERDF, the ESF, and, in the case of social housing in rural areas and small and medium-sized towns, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD); considers that greater integration of the Structural Funds could encourage the sustainable development of disadvantaged areas, thus avoiding the pernicious effects of segregation and promoting social homogeneity and cohesion; in that respect, stresses the importance of further promoting actions with the aim of dealing with homelessness in urban areas; hopes that technical assistance programmes and specialised funds will be maintained and extended, while becoming more flexible in order to efficiently address the new challenges in the field of social inclusion and stability that could have a significant impact on the existing health and housing inequalities both at national and regional level;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes that investment in social housing plays a part in more far-reaching policies and has a direct beneficial impact on the local economy in terms of job creation, social inclusion of the most deprived, support for local SMEs, public health and environmental protection; stresses the need to explore and define best practices, and strengthen the capacity of local authorities to implement such projects;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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5. Considers that investment in social housing can play a concrete and effective role in improving Europe's economic governance, social and regional cohesion by, in particular, countering property price bubbles and their disruptive effect on society and macroeconomic stability, particularly in this time period facing the social consequences of the economic and financial crisis, the budgetary adjustment and low growth rate in the EU.