Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2017/2037(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union PDF (329 KB) DOC (69 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas a clear distinction should be made between cities' representatives enshrined in the treaties such as members of the Committee of the Regions and between associations representing cities' interests;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas new challenges posed by security and immigration, demographic shift, youth unemployment, and challenges relating to the quality of public services, access to clean and affordable energy, natural disasters and environmental protection demand a stronger commitment from cities when designing and implementing EU policies;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas an increased cities’ participation in the EU policies will contribute to stronger, more capable public institutions, to a reinforced local ownership of EU policies, to better governance, to the improvement in the quality of public services at the scale of the whole EU and thus the development of the citizens’ right to live in the city, as a significant part of the right to have a good public administration;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that there is no legal basis in involvement of the Treacities allowing cities to be formally involved in decision-making at EU level; believes, however,in decision-making process at EU level is organized through their participation in the Committee of the Regions as a consultative and advisory body; believes that the current institutional set-up allows for encouraging informal platforms of cooperation between cities, and between cities and the decision-making bodies at both national and EU level;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that at the level of secondary law, cities do have a certain role in the implementation of certain policies and instruments, such as in the area of the European structural and investment funds; in that sense, calls the cities to work towards more territorial cohesion in an integrated way by cooperating with all levels of administration, the private sector and the civil society;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. welcomes the platforms of cooperation between cities that allow the creation of synergies for cross-border cooperation and a better implementation of EU's policies on the ground; believes that the EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy is a good example to be followed;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deems it necessary to build upon the current institutional set-up of the EU and to gauge recent developments, in order to reinforce cities’ involvement in the current EU decision-making and institutional architecture and particularly regarding legislation that affect cities directly in order to reduce existing overlaps and inconsistencies, in the light of the principle of subsidiarity, and to strengthen democratic legitimacy and accountability within the spirit of the Treaties, while also safeguarding transparency in policy and decision- making;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends a stronger political representation of cities in the current structures, including a stronger cities’ role within the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates the consolidation of the involvement of associations representing local authorities and urban interests in policy design, such as the Eurocities network and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), and considers that such associations should become permanesignificant consultants of EU policies through the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Council to consider launching meetings of the Council especially dedicated to urban matters; calls for cities and regions to have access to the Council working groups so that they can follow and more accuratelygreater cooperation between the Council and local authorities; calls for cities and regions to provide input into the work of the Council in areas that impact them and their competences;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the attribution of sufficient support to cities and local authorities to enable them to improve the urban dimension of EU policy-making;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the consolidation of the cities’ position in shaping the EU policies does not undermine the trust in othe Member Statesr levels of governance, as it reinforces multi-level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structures;