19 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2278(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 22 February 2016 entitled ‘Investment Plan for Europe: new guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the EFSI,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 13 September 2013 entitled ‘Measuring innovation output in Europe: towards a new indicator’ (COM(2013)0624),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A7- 0462/2013),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas during these times of economic, financial and social crisis the EU must step up its efforts to create smart and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that smart specialisation strategies (S3s) support thematic concentration and strategic programming of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and lead to increased performance orientation on the ground, thus contributing to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives; emphasises that the aim of these strategies is to create knowledge- based and sustainable growth, not only in well-developed areas, but also in regions in transition as well as in less developed and rural regions;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the authorities concerned to put a stronger focus on financial instruments, as innovation should not only be focused on grants, but also be able to find alternative means of finance, whilst at the same time maintaining a balance between grants and alternative means;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that some Member States have decided to opt for national RIS3 without giving local and regional authorities a chance to develop their own views, and calls for better coordination between national and regional S3s whenever appropriate;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the quality of cooperation between government and the relevant actors in regions will have a decisive influence on the RIS3 strategy, and will markedly reduce the risk of wrong priority choices being made; underscores, in this connection, the importance of consulting with businesses, and with SMEs in particular, since a ‘vision of innovation’ will only be successful if businesses have the appropriate potential to put it into practice;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Suggests that a favourable framework for innovation and research needs to be created for the new programming period, by guaranteeing synergy in their funding; stresses in this connection the importance of intensifying dialogue and cooperation between the EU institutions (EP and Council), as well as at executive level (Commission and the national implementing authorities);
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on authorities at all levels to simplify procedures and reduce bottlenecks in the administrative process of the strategies; encourages investments in human capital, including via EU interregional partnerships, to increase administrative capacities and to manage and implement the RIS3 process successfully;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Criticises the lack of synergies across ESI Fundsalls for measures to take advantage of the complementarity between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and other EU financing instruments, which hinders coordination, coherence and integration of EU funding, and reduces their results and impacturopean Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the possibility of combining funds, so as to order to make full use of the EU guarantees to finance investment platforms;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the integrated use of ESI Funds with Horizon 2020 and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) provides excellent options to boost innovation at regional, national and EU level;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the communication from the Commission of 22 February 2016 entitled 'An Investment Plan for Europe: new guidelines on combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)'; calls on local and regional authorities to make the most of the possibilities for combining EFSI and ESI Funds, given that, although the two instruments were differently designed, while complementary in terms of motivation, conception and legislative framework, they are mutually sustaining;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the need for the further development and extension throughout Europe of the concept of 'smart and connected cities';
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the intention of the Dutch EU Presidency to create a bottom-up approach, empowering cities, in coordination with regional authorities, to develop the EU Urban Agenda, and to evolve from smart to excellent cities; supports, in this context, the preparation of the ‘Pact of Amsterdam’, with its focus on sustainable growth and job creation, on fostering connections between all parties, citizens and social organisations, and on promoting sustainable and socially inclusive development;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for periodicon the EU and the Member States to carry out periodic (annual and mid-term) monitoring – both quantitative and qualitative – of the implementation of the strategies; criticises the factnotes that both regions and Member States face similar problems in terms of evaluation of monitoring, and calls on regions to develop strong qualitative and quantitative measures, and to publish regular reports on achievements of their objectives, in order to better analyse the impact of RIS3;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets that RIS3 often recognise the need to help enterprises exploit all forms of innovation, but then only support innovation based on technology knowledge; suggests in this regard that the RIS3 consider innovation in other areas also, such as services and the creative sector;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urges the EU and Member States not to forget that this instrument must be viable, operational and efficient so as to avoid burdening to beneficiaries with bureaucracy;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to push forFor this, a review of the strategies after 2017 seems mandatory in order to boost their efficiency and effectiveness of RIS3 strategies, taking into account the lessons learnexperience acquired from the firstinitial years of their implementation, and to organise a European-wide conference, prior to the 7th Cohesion Report, with Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and other stakeholders;