9 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2014/2246(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy for 2014-2020 is the EU’s main investment policy aligned with the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, with a budget of EUR 350 billion until the end of 2020, with a budget of EUR 350 billion, takes up the bulk of EU resources;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is crucial that different EU initiatives for growth and jobs maintain a coherent approach; whereas the Europe 2020 strategy flagship initiatives play a key role in enhancing coordination at local and regional level as regards the implementation of cohesion policyare implemented on the basis of a coherent territorial, synergistic and practical approach;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a growing need for stronger co-ownership of the strategy by the different lemulti-level governance, territoriality, co-ownership of objectivels of governance and for sharedand sharing of responsibility at all levels of project implementation; whereas multi-level governance should be enhanced need to be enhanced if cohesion policy is to be effective;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the goals of cohesion policy have unquestionably evolved over the time, demonstrating their effectivenessevolved in a manner that goes against the general interest of the Member States as a whole, fostering growth in only some Member States and distorting competition on the internal market; whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments could brings new elements to the overall EU strategy aimed at creating growth and jobs;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy affords an opportunity to improve existing interashows that that strategy has failed, as a result of which the objectionves and links between various EU policies; whereas this stage is essential for shaping future cohesion policyarchitecture of EU structural policy need to be rethought;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that anthe current economic governance system (the European Semester) was put in place to provide for the coordination of action at the EU and national levels and to support the delivery of the strategy; stresses that cohesion policy for 2007- 2013, aligned with the predecessor Lisbon Strategy and having similar core objectives, was already in the implementation phase when the Europe 2020 strategy was launched, and that reprogramming in accordance with the new strategy objectives would therefore have been both difficult and counterproductive; points out, nevertheless, that cohesion policy, through ‘Lisbon earmarking’, substantially supported the implementation of the strategy, as shown by the sixth cohesion report and by several Commission communications and studies is not working;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that cohesion policy for 2014-2020, the key EU instrument for must focus on investmenting in the real economy, is fully aligned with the Europe 2020 objectives without distorting competition in the internal market; stresses in this context that, through thematic concentration, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) are oriented towards 11 thematic objectives derived straight from the Europe 2020 objectives, and that preconditions linked directly to these thematic objectives have been established in order to ensure that investments are made in such a way as to maximise their effectiveness;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Commission launched the strategy review process in 2014 by publishing its communication entitled ‘Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’, and considers it regrettable that very limited reference was made to cohesion policy and the associated instruments in that document; appreciates the fact that the process continued with a public consultation carried out between May and October 2014 with a view to collecting evidence for the review process, and welcomes the fact that the strategy’s relevance and the meaningfulness of its objectives and priorities were confirmed;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importanceVoices its doubts about the effectiveness of the new EU investment instrument, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), and emphasises that it should be complementary and additional to the ESI Funds; points out that the EFSI is not clearly linked to the Europe 2020 strategy, but that through its objectives it contributes to the implementation of the strategy; stresses, moreover, the imperative of ensuring full coherence and synergies between all EU instruments, in order to avoid waste and any overlapping or contradictions among them or between the different levels of policy implementation; appreciates that the review of the Europe 2020 strategy, as the EU’s long-term strategic framework for growth and jobs, must address this challenge with a view to using all the available resources effectively and achieving the expected results as regards the overarching strategic goals;