29 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2011/0275(COD)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
5. The ERDF should contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy, thus ensuring greater concentration of ERDF support on the priorities of the Union. According to the category of regions supported, the support from the ERDF should be concentrated on research and innovation, small and medium-sizedtrengthening competitiveness between enterprises and climate change mitigation. The degree of concentration should take into account the level of development of the region as well as the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita for the 2007-13 period was less than 75% of the average GDP of the EU-25 for the reference period.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
8. Building on the experience and strengths of the integration of measures in the field of sustainable urban development into operational programmes supported by the ERDF during the 2007-2013 period, a further step should be taken at Union level by establishing an urban development platformexisting urban development networks and platforms should be reinforced.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
11. Specific attention should be paid to the outermost regions, namely by extending, on an exceptional basis, the scope of the ERDF to the financing of operating aid linked to the offsetting of the additional costs resulting from their specific economic and social situation, which is compounded by the handicaps resulting from the factors referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty, namely their remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate and their economic dependence on a few products, the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development. In order to support the development of existing and new economic activities, at least 50 % of the specific additional allocation should be allocated to actions contributing to the diversification and modernisation of the economies of the outermost region and competitiveness.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 5 – point b
Article 5 – point 5 – point b
(b) promoting collective infrastructure and investment to address specific risks, ensuring resistance to extreme phenomena, disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The ERDF shall contribute to the financing of support which aims to reinforce economic, social and territorial cohesion by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development, competitiveness and structural adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and regions, those lagging behind and the outermost regions.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investment which contributes to creating and safeguarding sustainable jobs through direct aid to investment in small and medium enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall establish in its Partnership Contract an indicative list of cities where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented and an indicative annual allocation for these actions at national level.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) freight transport services and start-up aid for transport services, based on sustainable mobility;
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) fixed investment in machinery, equipment and small-scale infrastructure;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) networking, cooperation and exchange of experiences betweenand good practice between islands, regions, towns, and relevant social, economic, educational and environmental actors;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
b) Promoting business R&I investment, development of products and servicesand engineering of products, services and processes, organisational and market innovation, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
c) Supporting technological and applied research, laboratory capabilities, industrial property, prototypes, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production in Key Enabling Technologies, as well as developing and diffusion ofng general purpose technologies.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c A (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c A (new)
c A) Support for the development and re- structuring of science and technology parks, including the promotion of strategic synergies between science and technology entities and enterprises, the creation of incubator companies and business accelerators for technological enterprises, and the strengthening of regional investment in competitive and technology centres.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
c) Strengthening ICT applications for e- government, e-learning, e-inclusion and e- health and technological platforms in education;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
38. developing new business models for SMEs, in particular for internationalisationcreasing their productivity, flexibility and ability to respond and have an active presence in international markets;
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
41. promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy use in SMEcompanies;
Amendment 475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point e
44. promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, including investment in renewable energy and in converting energy infrastructure into more efficient and sustainable systems;
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point e
(e) action to improve the urban environment, including regeneration of brownfield sites and reduction of air pollutioninvestment in cultural, sporting and tourist infrastructure;
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
56. enhancing regional mobility through connecting, in particular sustainable transport infrastructure and connections between secondary and tertiary nodes toand the TEN- T infrastructure;
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
58. developing comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway and port system;
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
60. development and restructuring of business incubators and investment support for self- employment and business creation and risk capital financing systems;
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
78. passenger and freight transport services and start-up, development and improvement aid for transport services;
Amendment 771 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
79. operations linked to storage constraints, the excessive size and maintenance of production tools, education and lack of human capital in the local market, and cultural, sporting and sustainable tourism investment.
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
81. The amount to which the rate of co- financing applies shall be proportionate to the additional costs referred to in paragraph 1costs incurred by the beneficiary in the case of operating aid and expenditure covering public service obligations and contracts only, and may cover the total eligible costs in the case of expenditure for investment.
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 A (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 A (new)
3a. All companies intending to make investments in the outermost regions can access the ERDF funds or the specific additional allocation, irrespective of their characteristics or economic activity, to contribute to increasing the development and competitiveness of these regions and reducing economic, social and territorial asymmetries.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – point b