4 Amendments of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2009/2233(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the views expressed in the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion con the main factors in territorial cohesion; makes specific reference to respect for regioncerning competitiveness, which 'depends on building links with other territories to ensure that common assets are used in a cordinated and sustainable way' in order to release the potential inherent in the territorial diversity andof the development of regional potential and competitiveness, emphasising the importance of accessibility through public services and suitableEuropean Union; in that connection, emphasises the importance for competitiveness and the opening-up of all territories of the coordinated and integrated development of transport and ICTs and the pooling, where appropriate, of energy, healthcare, research, education and environmental protection infrastructure, and; calls on the Commission to bring forward concrete proposals for implementing the objective of territorial cohesion;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that the Member States must support a place-based approach to framing and implementing cohesion policy; acknowledges that the role of the regions varies between Member States depending on their political and administrative structure; requests that an improvement be sought, by promoting the principle of decentralisation, over the current programming period, in which the regions are administering on average only 30.5% of the overall budget allocated to cohesion policy, with the remainder being administered by central governments;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that border territories in particular highlight the problems which the European Union is facing in connection with the challenges of opening up borders, completing the internal market and globalisation; emphasises that the competitiveness of such territories may be undermined by the need to cope with competing fiscal and welfare systems, complex administrative arrangements and migratory flows between regions and states; stresses the importance of developing the tools needed for cross-border cooperation and multi- level governance and calls on the Commission to encourage exchanges of information and best practices;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that if the key indicator in deciding which areas are eligible for EU financial assistance should be the level of GDP and that, the introduction of other indicators can only be admitted after studies have been conducted on their relevance and on the way in which that information is collected and processed;