2 Amendments of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2011/2019(BUD)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers cohesion policy to be a crucial instrument for correcting structural imbalances and competitive asymmetries in the EU, something which is absolutely essential for the future of European integration and for enabling a stronger European Union to emerge from the current crisis;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls Parliament's conviction that whilst the budgetary resources under headings 1a and 1b should be used so as to align policy areas with the objectives of the EU2020 Strategy, the objectives of cohesion policy, namely the reduction of regional disparities, are of equal importance, and they should therefore serve to promote real convergence and genuine economic and social cohesion that will make it possible to exploit the full potential offered by endogenous growth in each country and each region, create jobs with rights, eradicate poverty and social exclusion and preserve the environment;