Contribution of EU regional policy towards fighting the financial and economic crisis, with a special reference to Objective 2

Own-initiative report on the contribution of EU regional policy to fighting the financial and economic crisis, with reference to Objective 2. Amendments cite Objective 2 financing and job figures, unemployment forecasts and gendered impacts of the crisis, the Structural Funds, the European Economic Recovery Plan, the EU 2020 strategy and SME support, national co-financing and the '100% compensation' option, and reorientation of ESF operational programmes.