# Best practices in the field of regional policy and obstacles to the use of the Structural Funds

European Parliament procedure 2008/2061(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee BUDG / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 110 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2009-01-12 and 2009-01-28.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Filiz HYUSMENOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34249.md |
| Gisela KALLENBACH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28236.md |
| Nikolaos VAKALIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28573.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Alexandru NAZARE | Romania | PPE-DE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95019.md |
| Jean Marie BEAUPUY | France | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28205.md |
| Vladimír MAŇKA | Slovakia | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28192.md |
| Rumiana JELEVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38609.md |
| Samuli POHJAMO | Finland | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2340.md |
| Jan OLBRYCHT | Poland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28288.md |
| Ralf WALTER | Germany | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1910.md |
| Domenico Antonio BASILE | Italy | UEN | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72722.md |
| Maria PETRE | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34002.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.285: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.285+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE418.350: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.350+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE419.859: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.859+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2061-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2061-INI.json

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