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Best practices in the field of regional policy and obstacles to the use of the Structural Funds
2008/2061(INI)·6th term·BUDG / REGI·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
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
Committee(s)
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)
2🇪🇸Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
12(12 solo)
3🇧🇬Filiz HYUSMENOVA
ALDE · Bulgaria
11(11 solo)
4🇩🇪Gisela KALLENBACH
Greens / EFA · Germany
11(11 solo)
5🇬🇷Nikolaos VAKALIS
PPE-DE · Greece
9(9 solo)
6🇷🇴Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU
European People's Party (EPP) · Romania
9
7🇷🇴Alexandru NAZARE
PPE-DE · Romania
9
8🇫🇷Jean Marie BEAUPUY
ALDE · France
6(6 solo)
9🇸🇰Vladimír MAŇKA
Socialists & Democrats · Slovakia
6(4 solo)
10🇧🇬Rumiana JELEVA
PPE-DE · Bulgaria
5(5 solo)
11🇫🇮Samuli POHJAMO
ALDE · Finland
5(5 solo)
12🇵🇱Jan OLBRYCHT
European People's Party (EPP) · Poland
5(5 solo)
13🇩🇪Ralf WALTER
PSE · Germany
3(1 solo)
14🇮🇹Domenico Antonio BASILE
UEN · Italy
2(2 solo)
15🇷🇴Maria PETRE
PPE-DE · Romania
2(2 solo)
16🇷🇴Victor BOŞTINARU
Socialists & Democrats · Romania
2(2 solo)
17🇫🇷Brigitte DOUAY
PSE · France
2(2 solo)
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