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

European Parliament procedure 2009/2234(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 68 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2010-03-26 and 2010-03-26.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4482.md |
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Kerstin WESTPHAL | Germany | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96839.md |
| Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96987.md |
| Michael THEURER | Germany | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96871.md |
| Iosif MATULA | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95017.md |
| Filiz HYUSMENOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34249.md |
| Richard SEEBER | Austria | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28252.md |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39725.md |
| Ian HUDGHTON | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2338.md |
| Franz OBERMAYR | Austria | ENF | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96981.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Sophie AUCONIE | France | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96862.md |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |

## Official source documents

- PE440.024: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.024+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2234-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2234-INI.json

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