9 Amendments of Tamás DEUTSCH related to 2010/2160(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that social and economic cohesion and territorial cohesion are fundamental principles in determining all EU policies and activities, as laid down in Article 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and that their implementation should take due account of the provisions of Article 9 of the TFEU;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges that cohesion policy's integrated approach, that harmonises different sectoral aims with the needs and potentials of regions, is a precious feature that contributes to its effectiveness; therefore it needs to be maintained and further strengthened;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the difficulties created by the economic crisis should prompt the Commission to submit without delay a proposal for the reformvision of the Structural Funds that is ambitious and consistent with the objectives laid down by the Europe 2020 strategy and takes due account, among other things, of the needs and possibilities of Member States and regions, as well as of those positions expressed in Parliament's resolution A7- 0267/2010;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, to ensure the success of the Europe 2020 strategy, EU social and territorial cohesion policies should be closely interconnected within a new framework establishing strong synergies between EU policies and all the structural funds; stresses that the European Social Fund is the onlymain instrument specifically aimed at the labour market and social inclusion and that it therefore needs be strengthenn order to increase the effectiveness of actions, stronger synergies with the ERDF need to be ensured;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to fincrease the ESF's contributiond an appropriate place for the ESF in the context of the future architecture of the Structural Funds in order to allow for the better execution of integrated measures; considers that the ESF should be brought under a regulation and a basic strategic framework laying down general provisions on the cohesion and structural funds, while maintaining its own rules, and operational and funding arrangementsflexible arrangements to suit the specificities of measures financed from different funds; emphasizes that clear and simple rules that allow for a more coordinated use of ERDF and ESF resources should be drawn up by the Commission;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the development of human resources and a better dissemination of information is a precondition for the successful absorption of funds and for the accurate realization of different projects;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers it important to promote the adaptation of workers' skills to the demands of the labour market and to adapt lifelong-learning programmes to the promotion of future-oriented jobs in a rapidly evolving knowledge society;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Draws attention to the role that the European Regional Development Fund plays in the effective use of the European Social Fund, given that the ERDF is responsible for the creation of conditions such as proper infrastructure and adequate accessibility, without which employment-related investments cannot be efficient;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for reformvision of the Structural Funds with a view to streamlining procedures and rules for their use, improving the monitoring and evaluation system and enhancing the transparency of fund allocation in order to makeand visibility of the EU's cohesion policies more visible.