6 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2016/2101(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the strong links that cohesion policy has established with the wider economic governance framework by providing support for recovery efforts to stimulate compliance with the European Semester rules; underlines, however, that the legitimacy of cohesion policy derives from the Treaties, and that this policy is the expression of European solidarity; is therefore of the opinion that measures linking the effectiveness of ESI Funds with sound economic governance should be applied judiciously, if at all, with caution and only as a last resort; recalls, moreover, that the application of such measures should always take into consideration the specific socio-economic circumstances of the Member State concerned, in order to avoid restricting regional and local investments;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that simplification should be pursued more vigorously with a view to reducing the administrative burden of procedures and management for beneficiaries;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the necessity to include local and regional authorities in the implementation of the guidance, commitments and good practices of the European Semester at local and regional levels.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognizes that further involvement of national parliaments would contribute to ensure legitimacy, ownership and democratic accountability of the European Semester as acceptance of the common rules and compliance in Member States are still low.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Believes that the division of the Semester into two phases – the European phase (from November to February) and the national phase (from February to June) would better identifies the different areas of responsibility and enables European social partners to take part in in depth consultations on reform processes in Europe.