Activities of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2010/2155(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
5th cohesion report and strategy for the post-2013 cohesion policy - Implementation of cohesion policy programmes for 2007-2013 - European urban agenda and its future in cohesion policy - Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation - Increased effectiveness between ERDF and other structural funds (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 A (new)
Paragraph 2 A (new)
2a. Stresses that the objective of territorial cooperation, based on the principle of economic, social and territorial cohesion, concerns all the EU's regions in that it helps to promote the harmonious development of the Union as a whole; in that connection, points out that special attention needs to be paid to the less- favoured regions, i.e. those which are lagging behind in their level of development;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls nonetheless – with a view to ensuring the coherence and continuity of territorial cooperation measures and given the strategic nature of the projects in question – for greater flexibility in exploiting the scope offered by Article 21 of the ERDF Regulation with regard to the location of cross-border and transnational cooperation activities; to that end, calls for a reviewthe abolition of the geographical limit of 150 km set for cross-border cooperation programmes for coastal and maritime regions; draws attention, in this connection, to the particular case of the outermost regions, which qualify for this status because they are islands or by virtue of their remoteness;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for funds for territorial cooperation no longer to be allocated by Member State, but at EU level and on a programme-by- programme basis, on the basis of the criteria laid down in Annex 2, paragraph 5 of the basic regulation so as to provide a strategic, integrated response to the needs of each territory or area involved; invites the Commission to consider other relevant, strategic and measurable criteria that could reflect the needs of territories and reduce the emphasis on the most important criterion: demography, taking account of the long-term economic and social challenge posed to the EU's regions by demographic change and, in particular, the ageing of the population;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to conduct an in- depth study of the results of the first strategies implemented; believes that the process has met with a level of interest that should be built on, with lessons being learnt for the implementation of future new macro-regional strategies; advocates the use of transnational programmes to support these territorial strategies by coordinating the work of devising, framing and steering current and future macro- regional strategies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that EGTCs represent a unique, highly valuable territorial governance instrument which meets a need for structured cooperation with reference to financing, the legal status of projects and multi-level governance; also stresses their key role in contributing to the successful implementation of a multi-level governance model;