5 Amendments of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2011/2146(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the subsidiarity principle must be strictly respected, since in most cases it is local and regional administrations that have the relevant powers in social matters and that are in the best position properly to serve citizens,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that any reform of the EU state aid rules must take into account the special function of SGEI and must adhere strictly to the principle of subsidiarity, as the primary responsibility for commissioning, providing, financing and organising SGEI, in accordance with Protocol No 26 TFEU, rests with the Member States, which have wide discretion in that regard; considers that the subsidiarity principle should also be applied at regional and local level, particularly in those cases where administrations have their own powers in this area;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that access to compensation for the net cost of delivering public services is among the economic and financial conditions necessary for undertakings entrusted with the operation of public services to perform the particular tasks assigned to them by public authorities properly, especially in these times of crisis, in which public services are playing a vital role as an automatic stabiliser, protecting the most vulnerable sections of the public and thus helping to mitigate the social impact of the crisis;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
5b. Would emphasise here that development of public-public cooperation, by pooling resources, offers great potential for increasing efficiency in the use of public resources and modernising public services to meet the new needs of people in their local areas; also emphasises the importance of cross- border cooperation;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate thresholds for the ‘de minimis’ arrangement that exclude from the scope of state aid control all local public services which are based in particular on the local associative fabric and on local social micro-enterprises linked to social development at local level; suggests as a possible reference in this respect the combined indices of size of municipality, amount of compensation payment and level of turnover of the undertaking entrusted with the operation of the service;