4 Amendments of Andrey KOVATCHEV related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and create a society with fulla high employment level; stresses that the European Structural Funds can encourage the regions to take initiatives to create new, sustainable jobs;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. further underlines that, especially in urban areas, regional and local authorities are the best positioned and most capable of creating the conditions necessary for the growth of clusters of innovative enterprises which currently provide the most sustainable form of employment creation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. calls on the responsible authorities in the Member States and the Commission to pay greater attention to the sustainability of jointly financed measures, as provided for in the General Regulation (1083/2006); urges the responsible authorities to ensure that resources from the Structural Funds remain committed in the long term and that companies that might transfer jobs are not funded unless they have been inspectedfunding is only provided after ensuring the durability of operations, as stipulated in Article 57 of the General Regulation (1083/2006);
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. reiterates its support for the pilot project ‘Erasmus for elected local and regional representatives’, which could help local and regional authorities to exchange best- practice models and could also have a multiplier effect in the area of labour market policy; emphasizes the need to specify implementation-related elements of the project and to closely cooperate with the Committee of the Regions and organizations representing networks of regions;