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2009/2232(INI) Transparency in regional policy and its funding

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	REGI	TREMOPOULOS Michail (Verts/ALE)	DEUTSCH Tamás (PPE), WESTPHAL Kerstin (S&D), GODMANIS Ivars (ALDE), VLASÁK Oldřich (ECR), ANGOURAKIS Charalampos (GUE/NGL)

Lead committee dossier: REGI/7/01791
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2010/06/15 Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
- T7-0201/2010 summary
  
  The European Parliament adopted by 629 votes to 6, with 26 abstentions, a resolution on transparency in regional policy and its funding. The resolution stipulates that the European Transparency Initiative (ETI) was adopted by the Commission and that the Green Paper was published in 2006 with the aim of improving the transparency, openness and accountability of EU governance. Information on beneficiaries of EU funds is managed at Member State level, however, in the absence of a specific EU obligation or a strong ‘steer’ from the Commission, the level to which such information is made public differs substantially from Member State to Member State, making an EU-wide comparison difficult.Parliament considers that transparency in respect of cohesion policy and its programming cycle, allocation of expenditure and access to information for potential beneficiaries of the Structural Funds are key prerequisites for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy, and that transparency should therefore be introduced as a guiding cross-sectoral principle in the cohesion programming and decision-making processes.Disclosure of data on beneficiaries of cohesion funding: Members note with satisfaction that, in compliance with the ETI requirements, interactive maps providing links to the lists of ERDF and Cohesion Fund beneficiaries available on the respective national or regional websites are published on the website of the Commission’s Directorate General for Regional Policy. They call on the Member States to promote DG REGIO's website with a view to facilitating the widest possible access to that database.The resolution stresses that the usefulness of the data provided on beneficiaries needs to be improved in terms of both content and presentation. Parliament calls, therefore, on the Commission to define a more detailed and prescriptive format specifying the structure, form and content of the information to be provided. It also calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries and where needed the lists of stakeholders, such as location, summaries of approved projects, types of support and a description of the project partners. Transparency and shared management:Parliament invites theCommission to clarify how the ETI principles should be put into practice in operational terms at the level of operational programmes and their communication plans. It stresses the need to introduce clearer rules regarding the disclosure of information on the beneficiaries of funds under shared management. Parliament underlines the need to formulate regulations and implementing rules in such a way that procedures are transparent, provide better access to the Structural Funds for potential beneficiaries and reduce administrative burdens for participants. It calls on the managing authorities in the Member States to present, in transparent fashion, all stages of projects financed by the Structural Funds. Noting that cross-border and transnational programmes face specific difficulties due to the different administrative culture, national regulations and languages being used in Member States, Members consider that development of specific rules regarding transparency in coordination and cooperation among different managing authorities would be most important.The resolution underlines that, according to the EP’s study on the ETI and its impact on Cohesion Policy, non-compliance with ETI minimum requirements relates to a lack of administrative capacity on the part of Managing Authorities rather than reluctance to provide such data. It stresses the need to assure that the provision of additional data and information does not result in an additional administrative burden for potential beneficiaries. The resolution also points out that the requirement for additional information and data has to be matched, on the part of the European Commission, by the provision of additional technical support to potential beneficiaries which do not have the necessary technical capacity. Moreover, auditors are urged to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements, including ‘naming and shaming’ - particularly if a governmental actor is involved - and the use of financial corrections in confirmed cases of fraud. Transparency and partnership: Parliament reiterates the view that partnership is a prerequisite for transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation. It calls on the Member States and managing authorities fully to involve regional and local authorities and other relevant partners more closely in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, including through an internet platform at national level.Members call for more guidance from the Commission on how to put the partnership clause into practice under current programmes, and for sufficiently binding rules on partnership in future regulatory texts, particularly as regards the involvement of regional and local authorities.The resolution calls for the provision of better-targeted and regular and timely information to partner organisations and for enhanced use of technical assistance to support partnership, inter alia by giving partner organisations the opportunity to take part in training events organised for delivery bodies. These training events to be accessible in multimedia versions in order to broaden the target audience (e.g. to outermost regions) and to allow ex-post consultation by partner organisations. Improving transparency in respect of EU funding of major projects: Parliament calls on the Commission to publish online information in good time, and to guarantee direct access to project documentation on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing. Lastly, the resolution calls for information on major projects approved or submitted for approval in the 2007-2013 programming period to be published on the internet with retroactive effect.
2010/05/05 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
- A7-0139/2010
2010/04/27 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2009/12/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

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Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0139/2010
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0201/2010

Amendments	Dossier
54	2009/2232(INI) 2010/03/29 REGI 54 amendments... Amendment 1 # Elisabeth SCHROEDTER Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies1, 1 OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13. Amendment 10 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, there is an urgent need for dual-language versions (local language(s)-English) ~~should be considered~~; Amendment 11 # Sophie AUCONIE, Markus PIEPER, Maurice PONGA, Nuno TEIXEIRA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-~~English~~one of the Commission’s working languages) should be considered; Amendment 12 # Petru Constantin LUHAN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the usefulness of the data provided on beneficiaries needs to be improved in terms of both content and presentation; calls, therefore, on the Commission to define a more detailed and prescriptive format specifying the structure, form and content of the information to be provided; believes that providing the necessary information should also facilitate criterion-based search with a view to obtaining an immediate picture of the elements sought; Amendment 13 # Oldřich VLASÁK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries; recommends, therefore, that besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.) as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries;deleted Amendment 14 # Alain CADEC Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries; recommends, therefore, that besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.) as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries;deleted Amendment 15 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries; recommends, therefore, that, besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.), summaries of approved projects and possible co-financers as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries; Amendment 16 # Filiz HYUSMENOVA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries and where needed the lists of consultation bodies, interest groups or lobbyists ; recommends, therefore, that besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.) as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries; Amendment 17 # Petru Constantin LUHAN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries; recommends, therefore, that besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.) as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries; the information collected should be managed, sorted and presented to those concerned in as logical a shape as possible, to ensure its full usability; this can be done without giving rise to additional expenditure; Amendment 18 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for additional essential information to be provided when publishing the lists of beneficiaries; recommends, therefore, that besides the current minimum requirements, consideration be given to including location and comprehensive contact details, summaries of approved projects, types of support (e.g. loans, grants, venture capital, etc.) and a description of the project partners (e.g. legal status, size, etc.) as elements of the disclosure of beneficiaries; any lack of transparency should be penalised with the blocking of the funds concerned until all the information has been provided; Amendment 19 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Asks that, for programmes under the European Territorial Cooperation objective, all beneficiaries – and not only the lead beneficiaries – be listed; asks that the data in the relevant Community databases appear in a structured, comparable way in the interests of genuine transparency; Amendment 2 # Michail TREMOPOULOS Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the disclosure of EU fund recipients enables public participation in a meaningful debate about how public money is spent, which is essential for functioning democracies, Amendment 20 # Alain CADEC Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that full compliance with the ETI requirements ~~could be better ensured by means of stronger regulations and sanctions in cases of non-compliance;~~is necessary. Amendment 21 # Catherine BEARDER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that full compliance with the ETI requirements could be better ensured by means of stronger regulations, better guidance, a warning mechanism and sanctions in cases of non-compliance as a last resort; Amendment 22 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines that full compliance with the ETI requirements could be better ensured by means of ~~stronger regulations~~closer scrutiny and sanctions in cases of non-compliance; Amendment 23 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. ~~Calls on~~Asks the Commission to clarify ~~how~~in what way the ETI principles should be put into practice in operational terms at the level of operational programmes and their communication plans; Amendment 24 # Filiz HYUSMENOVA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to clarify how the ETI principles should be put into practice in operational terms at the level of operational programmes and their communication plans; stresses therefore the need of introduction of legal rules regarding the disclosure of information on the beneficiaries of funds under shared management; Amendment 25 # Ian HUDGHTON Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the need to formulate regulations and implementing rules in such a way that procedures are transparent, provide better access to the Structural Funds for potential beneficiaries and reduce administrative burdens for participants, particularly via a number of key measures such as making public the guidance notes on implementation agreed upon between the Commission and the Member States; reiterates its view that transparent and clear procedures are factors of good governance, and welcomes in this context the efforts made by the Commission to present simplification proposals; Amendment 26 # Iosif MATULA, Iuliu WINKLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the need to formulate regulations and implementing rules in such a way that procedures are transparent, provide better access to the Structural Funds for potential beneficiaries and reduce administrative burdens for participants; calls on the managing authorities in the Member States to present, in transparent fashion, all stages of projects financed by the Structural Funds; reiterates its view that transparent and clear procedures are factors of good governance, and welcomes in this context the efforts made by the Commission to present simplification proposals; Amendment 27 # László SURJÁN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that cross-border and transnational programs face specific difficulties due to the different administrative culture, national regulations and languages being used in member states, that effect not just the quantitative, but also the qualitative aspects of such initiatives; therefore development of specific rules regarding the transparency in coordination and cooperation of different managing authorities with each other would be most important; Amendment 28 # Georgios STAVRAKAKIS, Kerstin WESTPHAL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines that according to the EP’s study on the ETI and its impact on Cohesion Policy, the non-compliance with ETI minimum requirements relates to a lack of administrative capacity on the part of Managing Authorities rather than reluctance to provide such data· in that framework points out the need to assure that the provision of additional data and information does not result in additional administrative burden for potential beneficiaries especially for those already in difficulty to comply with the existing administrative and financial requirements for grants and public contracts; Amendment 29 # Georgios STAVRAKAKIS, Kerstin WESTPHAL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Points out that the requirements for additional information and data has to be matched, on the part of the European Commission, by the provision of additional technical support (workshops with the participation of Commission’s officials and local/regional staff responsible for the management of structural funds, exchange of best practices between Managing Authorities, publication of concrete guidelines) to potential beneficiaries which do not have the necessary technical capacity· only in that way it will be assured that the participants’ efforts to comply with the additional requirements in terms of data and information provided will not result in a distortion of funds from the project implementation activities as such; Amendment 3 # Elisabeth SCHROEDTER Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas no link has been established between the ETI and the more regulated and binding issue of financial controls and auditing and the full compliance with EU environmental law, Amendment 30 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the importance of accurate and timely information delivery by the Member States ~~as a preventive measure~~ in the context of the control system, and thus the need to establish a link between the ETI and financial controls and auditing; reiterates its view that the early warning system (EWS) should also ~~cover EU funds managed in partnership with Member States~~work closely with the Central Exclusion Database; Amendment 31 # László SURJÁN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Requests the Commission to monitor the utilisation of increased advanced payments received by the Member States according to the 2009 simplifications related to Council’s Regulation 1083/2006. Amendment 32 # Sophie AUCONIE, Maurice PONGA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Reiterates its request for the provision of information regarding recoveries and withdrawals under the ETI; urges the Member States ~~to provide this information in~~and the Commission, when these procedures have been carried out fuoll~~, and the Commission to make it available to the budgetary authority and the public along with information on financial corrections and fraud~~owing a confirmed case of fraud, to make this information available to the budgetary authority and the public; Amendment 33 # Petru Constantin LUHAN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Reiterates its request for the provision of information regarding recoveries and withdrawals under the ETI; urges the Member States to provide this information in full, and the Commission to make it available to the budgetary authority and the public along with information on financial corrections and fraud, thus ensuring high standards of credibility and responsibility vis-à-vis the European public; Amendment 34 # Kerstin WESTPHAL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements~~, including ‘naming and shaming’ and the use of financial corrections in cases of non-compliance~~; Amendment 35 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements~~, including ‘naming and shaming’ and the use of financial corrections in cases of non-compliance~~; Amendment 36 # Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements~~, including ‘naming and shaming’~~ and the use of financial corrections in cases of non-compliance; Amendment 37 # Iosif MATULA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements~~, including ‘naming and shaming’~~ and the use of financial or other corrections in cases of non- compliance; Amendment 38 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Urges auditors to take a tougher line on communication and information requirements, including ‘naming and shaming’ – particularly if a governmental actor is involved – and the use of financial corrections in cases of non-compliance; Amendment 39 # Oldřich VLASÁK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its view that partnership ~~can contribute to~~is a prerequisite for transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, and can increase commitment to, and public ownership of, programme outputs; calls, therefore, on the Member States and managing authorities fully to involve ~~partners more closely~~regional and local authorities and, as appropriate, other relevant partners in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation at an early stage and to give them full access to all ~~project~~ documents, with a view to making better use of their experience and knowledge; Amendment 4 # Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the logic of transparency should go hand in hand with the process of simplifying the procedures for obtaining Structural Funds; Amendment 40 # Sophie AUCONIE, Maurice PONGA, Nuno TEIXEIRA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its view that partnership can contribute to transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, and can increase commitment to, and public ownership of, programme outputs; calls, therefore, on the Member States and managing authorities to involve partners more closely ~~in all the phas~~at appropriate stages of cohesion programming and implementation ~~at an early stage~~ and to give them ~~full~~ access to ~~all project documen~~documents relevant to the projects, with a view to making better use of their experience and knowledge; Amendment 41 # Alain CADEC Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its view that partnership can contribute to transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, and can increase commitment to, and public ownership of, programme outputs; calls, therefore, on the Member States and managing authorities to involve partners more closely in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation ~~at an early stage~~, including through an internet platform at national level providing visibility as regards the existing funds and operational programmes and through good-practice leaflets, and to give them full access to all project documents, with a view to making better use of their experience and knowledge; Amendment 42 # Filiz HYUSMENOVA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates its view that partnership can contribute to transparency, responsiveness, efficiency and legitimacy in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation, and can increase commitment to, and public ownership of, programme outputs; calls, therefore, on the Member States and managing authorities to involve partners more closely in all the phases of cohesion programming and implementation at an early stage and to give them full access to all project documentsation, with a view to making better use of their experience ~~and~~, knowledge and best practices; Amendment 43 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more guidance from the Commission on how to put the partnership clause into practice under current programmes, and for sufficiently binding rules on partnership in future regulatory texts;deleted Amendment 44 # Ian HUDGHTON Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more detailed guidance from the Commission on how to put the partnership clause into practice under current programmes, and ~~for sufficient~~requests legally binding detailed rules on partnership in the future regulat~~ory texts~~ions including a clearly verifiable set of criteria; Amendment 45 # Oldřich VLASÁK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more guidance from the Commission on how to put the partnership clause into practice under current programmes, and for sufficiently binding rules on partnership in future regulatory texts, particularly as regards the involvement of regional and local authorities, i.e. elected bodies, which are essential partners in the whole process; Amendment 46 # Maurice PONGA, Sophie AUCONIE, Nuno TEIXEIRA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the provision of better- targeted and more regular information to partner organisations, and for enhanced use of technical assistance to support partnership, inter alia by giving partner organisations the opportunity to take part in training events organised for delivery bodies; calls for these training events to be accessible in multimedia versions in order to broaden the target audience and to allow ex-post consultation by partner organisations; emphasises the usefulness of such a measure for the partners of the most distant regions of the Union, such as outermost regions; Amendment 47 # Ian HUDGHTON Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the provision of better- targeted and ~~more~~ regular and timely information to partner organisations, particularly those that are members of the managing structures, and for enhanced use of technical assistance to support partnership, inter alia by giving partner organisations the opportunity to take part in training events organised for delivery bodies; Amendment 48 # Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to ~~projec~~relevant documentation ~~(application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on~~on the European Union’s financial commitments as regards major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; ~~this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects;~~ Amendment 49 # Maurice PONGA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to project documentation (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; ~~this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects;~~ Amendment 5 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that transparency in respect of cohesion policy and its programming cycle, allocation of expenditure and access to information for potential beneficiaries of the Structural Funds ~~are key~~should be obligatory initial prerequisites for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy, and that it follows that transparency should ~~therefore~~ be introduced as a guiding cross-sectoral principle in the cohesion programming process; Amendment 50 # Filiz HYUSMENOVA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls ~~for~~on the Commission to timely publi~~cation of~~sh online information~~, including~~ and to guarantee direct access to project documentation, including JASPERS projects (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects; Amendment 51 # Philip BRADBOURN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to project documentation (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects; this Commission webpage should also publish comments regarding organisations/companies who lobby for money for EU-funded projects; Amendment 52 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for the timely publication of online information, including direct access to project documentation (application, feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, environmental impact assessment, etc.) on major projects, as soon as possible after the Commission receives an application for funding from a Member State and before it takes any decision on financing; this Commission webpage should allow the submission of comments regarding such projects; asks that, before taking decisions on financing, the Commission be obliged to make a statement on the comments and take them into account when taking its decisions; Amendment 53 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a Calls for information on major projects approved or submitted for approval in the 2007-2013 programming period to be published on the internet with retroactive effect; Amendment 54 # Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Proposes establishing the circumstances in which unused funds may be reutilised and the responsibility of the institution deciding to reallocate such funds; Amendment 6 # Filiz HYUSMENOVA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that transparency in respect of cohesion policy and its programming cycle, allocation of expenditure and access to information for potential beneficiaries of the Structural Funds are key prerequisites for achieving the overall objectives of cohesion policy, and that transparency should therefore be introduced as a guiding cross-sectoral principle in the cohesion programming and in the decision-making process; Amendment 7 # Iosif MATULA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with satisfaction that, in compliance with the ETI requirements, interactive maps providing links to the lists of ERDF and Cohesion Fund beneficiaries available on the respective national or regional websites are published on the website of the Commission’s Directorate General for Regional Policy; calls on the Member States to promote, using suitable means, the DGPR’s website with a view to facilitating the widest possible access to that database; Amendment 8 # Tamás DEUTSCH Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with satisfaction that, in compliance with the ETI requirements, interactive maps providing links to the lists of ERDF and Cohesion Fund beneficiaries available on the respective national or regional websites are published on the website of the Commission’s Directorate General for Regional Policy; notes that it remains, nevertheless, extremely difficult for interested parties to keep track of how public money is being used; Amendment 9 # Kerstin WESTPHAL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-English) should be ~~considered~~made the rule; source: PE-440.029

Amendments

Dossier

2009/2232(INI)

2010/03/29 REGI 54 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Elisabeth SCHROEDTER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies1, 1 OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13.

Amendment 10 #

Tamás DEUTSCH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, there is an urgent need for dual-language versions (local language(s)-English) ~~should be considered~~;

Amendment 11 #

Sophie AUCONIE, Markus PIEPER, Maurice PONGA, Nuno TEIXEIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make these Member State databases fully searchable and compatible, so as to facilitate an EU-wide overview of the data presented, while preserving their local relevance; is of the view that, in this respect, dual-language versions (local language(s)-~~English~~one of the Commission’s working languages) should be considered;

Amendment 12 #

Petru Constantin LUHAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the usefulness of the data provided on beneficiaries needs to be improved in terms of both content and presentation; calls, therefore, on the Commission to define a more detailed and prescriptive format specifying the structure, form and content of the information to be provided; believes that providing the necessary information should also facilitate criterion-based search with a view to obtaining an immediate picture of the elements sought;

Amendment 13 #

Oldřich VLASÁK