Procedure
Best practices in the field of regional policy and obstacles to the use of the Structural Funds
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): KREHL Constanze (PSE)
Summary
This own-initiative report concerns best practices in regional policy and obstacles to using the Structural Funds. Amendments reference the URBACT/URBAN programme and territorial cohesion, list obstacles such as complex regulations, changing eligibility criteria, lack of transparency on co-financing and bureaucratic administration, and call for simplifying procedures, a single monitoring system, measures for regions with specific geographical characteristics, and disseminating best practices.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled12 Jan 2009 – 28 Jan 2009
- Procedure completed
110
Amendments
distinct, in window
17
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
12 Jan 2009 – 28 Jan 2009
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
17 Members · by amendment count1
Emmanouil ANGELAKAS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇷 Greece
14(14 solo)
2Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
12(12 solo)
3Filiz HYUSMENOVA
ALDE · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
11(11 solo)
4Gisela KALLENBACH
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
11(11 solo)
5Nikolaos VAKALIS
PPE-DE · 🇬🇷 Greece
9(9 solo)
6Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
9
7Alexandru NAZARE
PPE-DE · 🇷🇴 Romania
9
8Jean Marie BEAUPUY
ALDE · 🇫🇷 France
6(6 solo)
9Vladimír MAŇKA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
6(4 solo)
10Rumiana JELEVA
PPE-DE · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
5(5 solo)
11Samuli POHJAMO
ALDE · 🇫🇮 Finland
5(5 solo)
12Jan OLBRYCHT
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇱 Poland
5(5 solo)
13Ralf WALTER
PSE · 🇩🇪 Germany
3(1 solo)
14Domenico Antonio BASILE
UEN · 🇮🇹 Italy
2(2 solo)
15Maria PETRE
PPE-DE · 🇷🇴 Romania
2(2 solo)
16Victor BOŞTINARU
Socialists & Democrats · 🇷🇴 Romania
2(2 solo)
17Brigitte DOUAY
PSE · 🇫🇷 France
2(2 solo)
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