2 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2010/2158(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that it is to a great extent urban areas that translate European policies into on the ground implementation; stresses that urban areas generate around 80% of the GDP of the EU and significantly contribute to the economic growth of Europe and that it should be borne in mind that only cities that can provide high-quality services and that have adequate infrastructure can attract and promote forward-looking activities with high added value; on the other hand they also bear the costs of economic productivity (urban sprawl, congestions, pollution, exclusion etc.) that put their role as 'motors of growth' into risk; considers therefore that there is a clear justification for common engagement towards the urban areas of the EU;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that urban areas are not islands within their regions and their development must therefore be closely linked with the surrounding functional or rural areas; considers that multi-level governance and the partnership principle are the most effective tools to prevent sectorialisation and fragmentation of development policies; Considers, therefore, that basic quantitative and qualitative measures should be taken, for the purpose of developing European cities and the surrounding rural areas, in the four policy areas with a special impact on their quality growth, namely economic competitiveness and employment policies, economic and social cohesion policy, trans-European network integration policies and policies to promote sustainable development and the quality of life;