Activities of Michael THEURER related to 2009/2234(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the contribution of EU regional policy towards fighting the financial and economic crisis, with a special reference to Objective 2 PDF (385 KB) DOC (345 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the significant problem posed by the reduction in the contribution of national co-financing to programmes, which affects Objective 2, due to the major financial problems of many Member States, and supports Commission policy regarding a ‘100% compensation’ option, following a request by Member States concerning their public expenditure share in co-financed projectbut considers the 100% financing proposed by the Commission to be excessive, since it takes away the incentive for the Member States to ensure that the supported measures are effective and efficient through national co-financing, and concurs with the view taken by the Council, which rejects ‘frontloading’ as its stands;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the Council’s proposal to increase advances for 2010 by 4% in the case of the ESF and by 2% in the case of the Cohesion Fund, but only for Member States whose GDP has fallen by more than two digits or have received IMF balance-of-payments support; calls on the Commission to study the causes of the delays in implementation and to find flexible solutions for the n+2/n+3 rules, so that funds are not forfeited to the Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the support measures for undertakings under the cohesion policy (approximately EUR 55 billion between 2007 and 2013), most of which concerns strengthening innovation, technology transfer and modernisation of SMEs, and understands that the proposed measures under the intervention in favour of undertakings must be targeted at their long- term restructuring outcomes and not at fire- fighting interventions for economic survival, which in many cases are incompatible with State aid policies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, on a continuous basis, the impact of the crisis in various structural and development fields and the use made of the opportunities offered by the financing instruments earmarked for Objective 2 primarily to support competitiveness and employment, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and SMEs; there is great potential in the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11