8 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2011/0273(COD)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Article 174 of the Treaty states that particular attention should be given to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1-B) Article 349 of the Treaty states that specific measures shall be adopted to take account of the social and economic situation of the outermost regions, which is compounded by certain specific features which severely restrain their development.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9-A) However, there are European regions that are unable to participate in cross-border cooperation because of their remoteness and the distance criterion from a sea border.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9-B) Nevertheless, these regions’ integration and their accessibility to geographical areas beyond the EU is not only measured by their geographical remoteness. The wealth of historical, linguistic and cultural bonds that connect them with different countries put them in a strong position to strengthen these relationships and thereby reinforce the EU throughout the world. They should therefore qualify for the cross-border cooperation programmes.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land borders other than those covered by programmes under the external financial instruments of the Union, and all NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km, without prejudice to potential adjustments needed to ensure the coherence and continuity of cooperation programme areas established for the 2007- 2013 programming period other than for the outermost regions, where this geographical distance criterion does not apply.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv-A) Promoting investment to create, develop and improve cross-border and transnational transport
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv b (new)
(iv-B) Including the necessary infrastructure.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Operations concerning interregional and transnational cooperation under Article 2(3)(a) and (b) shall involve beneficiaries from at least three countries, at least two of which shall be Member States.