Activities of Kerstin WESTPHAL related to 2017/2037(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union
Amendments (6)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that cities, understood as towns, cities and urban and metropolitan areas, lack a formal role in the institutional framework of the Union, apart from that of their representatives in the Committee of the Regions (CoR); emphasises, however, that almost all EU policies have considerable direct or indirect impact on cities;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the establishment of a ‘one-stop shop’ for cities; calls, however, for better coordination and integration of instruments and programmes dedicated to cities in various EU policies, i.e. by appointing a political lead within the College of Commissioners to give strategic direction to these policies;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on partnerships working in the framework of the Urban Agenda to swiftly adopt their recommendations and action plans; furthermore, calls on the Commission to demonstrate how these concrete proposals are taken into consideration, in particular with reference to better regulation, funding and knowledge, and to projectincorporate them into future legislative proposals;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that since cities have proved their capacity to efficiently manage integrated actions for sustainable urban development, they should be given a greater possibilitiesrole in the implementation of all relevant policies;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to introduce a broad-based territorial impact assessment of the urban dimension of all relevant EU policies, in order to ensure that all future legislation is based on an analysis of the consequences of implementation at regional and local level; encourages the strong involvement of cities, city associations and CoR in this process;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that the arguments set out above conclusively demonstrateof the need for the role of cities in shaping future EU policies to be considerably strengthened; calls the EU, therefore, especially with a view to long- term considerations, to reassess the establishment of a European Urban Policy.