# Investing in jobs and growth - Maximising the contribution of European Structural and Investment Funds: an evaluation of the report under Article 16(3) of the CPR

European Parliament procedure 2016/2148(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / BUDG / CULT / EMPL / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 636 committee amendments tabled by 120 Members between 2016-09-05 and 2016-09-19.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report evaluating European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds under Article 16(3) of the Common Provisions Regulation. The amendments address delays in adopting operational programmes and designating managing, paying and certifying authorities, payment appropriations under the MFF, Article 23 of the Common Provision Regulation, country-specific recommendations, the role of financial instruments versus grants, simplification, and synergies with the EFSI.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan JAKOVČIĆ | Croatia | ALDE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124754.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Steeve BRIOIS | France | ENF | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124757.md |
| Matthijs van MILTENBURG | Netherlands | ALDE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125022.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Bronis ROPĖ | Lithuania | Verts/ALE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125214.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Michela GIUFFRIDA | Italy | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124864.md |
| Eleftherios SYNADINOS | Greece | NI | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125072.md |
| Marc JOULAUD | France | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124728.md |
| Hugues BAYET | Belgium | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125002.md |
| Sophie MONTEL | France | EFDD | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124769.md |
| Martina MICHELS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/120478.md |
| Marco ZULLO | Italy | RE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125237.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |

## Official source documents

- PE587.710: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-587710_EN.pdf
- PE589.104: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-589104_EN.pdf
- PE589.176: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-589176_EN.pdf
- PE589.177: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-589177_EN.pdf
- PE589.247: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-589247_EN.pdf
- PE589.248: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-589248_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2148-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2148-INI.json

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