amendment list, 23 July 2026
Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities
Document REGI-AM-791872 · (2026/2027(INI))
Committee on Regional Development
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Amendment 1
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
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| – having regard to Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) |
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Amendment 2
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 2 a (new)
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| – having regard to Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union (CFEU) |
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Amendment 3
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
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| – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), |
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Amendment 4
Elena Nevado del Campo
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Citation 6 a (new)
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| – having regard to Regulation 2025/1914 (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2025 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review, |
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Amendment 5
Elena Nevado del Campo
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Citation 6 b (new)
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| – having regard to Regulation 2021/695 (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, |
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Amendment 6
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
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| – having regard to the EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities receiving funding from Horizon Europe and the EU Mission Label; |
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Amendment 7
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 12 a (new)
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| – having regard to Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/1021 of 22 May 2025 on transport poverty: ensuring affordable, accessible and fair mobility, |
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Amendment 8
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 16 a (new)
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| – having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2021 on establishing an EU strategy for sustainable tourism |
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Amendment 9
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 22 a (new)
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| – Having regard to its resolution of 27 November 2025 on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (2025/2057(INI)), |
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Amendment 10
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 23 a (new)
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| – having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2026 on enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage, and driving local excellence in European tourism: destination management and regional tourism growth (2025/2120(INI)) |
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Amendment 11
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 24 a (new)
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| – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) |
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Amendment 12
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
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| – having regard to the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘Union of Equality: Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030’ (COM(2021)0101), |
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Amendment 13
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Citation 26 a (new)
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| – having regard to the EU Gender Equality Strategy and the EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights, |
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Amendment 14
Fredis Beleris
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Citation 27 a (new)
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| – having regard to the report of January 2026 produced by ESPON URDICO – ‘Urban Dimension of Cohesion Policy and other EU programmes’ |
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Amendment 15
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
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| – Having regard to the report of January 2026 produced by ESPON URDICO – ‘Urban Dimension of Cohesion Policy and other EU programmes’; |
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Amendment 16
Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
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| – Having regard to the report of January 2026 ‘Urban Dimension of Cohesion Policy and other EU programmes’, produced by ESPON URDICO, |
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Amendment 17
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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| A. whereas the inhabitants of cities and other urban areas represent around three quarters of the EU’s population; | A. whereas the inhabitants of cities and other urban areas represent around three quarters of the EU’s population and almost the entire university student population is concentrated in cities; whereas the metropolitan areas include nearby villages with a population working, studying and participating in the cultural life of cities, using services and infrastructure; whereas functional urban areas and metropolitan regions require integrated planning approaches that take into account the increasing interdependence between cities, peri-urban areas and surrounding rural communities; |
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Amendment 18
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
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Recital A
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| A. whereas the inhabitants of cities and other urban areas represent around three quarters of the EU’s population; | A. whereas the inhabitants of cities and other urban areas represent around three quarters of the EU’s population; whereas Europe’s cities, whether located in coastal, island, inland, mountainous, rural or border regions, display a high degree of social, economic, territorial, demographic, cultural and historical diversity. |
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Amendment 19
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
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Recital A a (new)
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| Aa. whereas balanced territorial development remains an essential objective of cohesion policy pursuant to Article 174 TFEU, which requires the Union to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion by reducing disparities between regions and ensuring that all territories, including urban areas of different sizes, can contribute to and benefit from sustainable development and competitiveness; |
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Amendment 20
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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| Aa. Whereas urban areas are responsible for 70% of global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being among the largest contributors; |
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Amendment 21
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; | B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and are major drivers of innovation and competitiveness, and their sustainable development is supported by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; whereas the economic transition and multiple crisis are having a heavy impact on the life and services the cities are expected to offer to both industries and citizens; whereas cities are increasingly called upon to address the social and economic consequences of industrial transformation, demographic change, energy transition and geopolitical challenges; |
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Amendment 22
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; | B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; whereas there is no distinct and clear EU funding instrument for cities, leading to a risk of overlapping between different instruments and creating administrative complexity for municipalities benefitting from EU funding; |
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Amendment 23
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; | B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic, social vitality and promoting public health, disease prevention, and the well-being of citizens, in accordance with the “Health in All Policies” approach and the WHO Healthy Cities program. Their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; |
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Amendment 24
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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| B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; | B. whereas cities play a central role in Europe’s economic and social vitality and climate adaptation and their sustainable development is guided by key EU instruments such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the urban agenda for the EU; |
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Amendment 25
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ba. whereas urban centres, as complex ecosystems which – through their housing, mobility and energy systems – shape and experience climate dynamics, should function as experimentation hubs and governance innovation models in order to speed up the green transition and achievement of the goal of climate neutrality; |
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Amendment 26
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ba. Whereas according to the principle of subsidiarity, decisions should be made at the level closest to citizens, taking an upward approach from local to regional, national and EU levels; whereas democratic values and citizens involvement in public policy have more visibility and direct impact at the local level; |
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Amendment 27
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ba. whereas the EU Agenda for Cities should complement, and not compete with, other territorial policies, promoting mutually beneficial cooperation between cities, surrounding regions and rural areas; |
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Amendment 28
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ba. whereas the principles of cohesion and convergence are foundational to the European project, and Europe will thrive when no region, no city and no other urban area is left behind; |
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Amendment 29
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ba. whereas local and regional authorities implement and apply around 70 % of EU legislation; |
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Amendment 30
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Bb. Whereas cities have played a historic role in the configuration of political communities; whereas cities still play a central role in the creation of a citizen’s identity and civic engagement in their local communities; whereas cities are key for the promotion of European culture, values and traditions, including its cultural heritage; |
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Amendment 31
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Bb. Whereas the implementation of the EU Agenda for Cities should built upon existing cohesion policy instruments and governance structures, avoiding unnecessary administrative duplication and additional institutional complexity; |
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Amendment 32
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; whereas this population influx from rural areas to urban areas, and from medium and small-sized cities to large metropolitan areas have a direct impact in housing availability; whereas the population growth in large metropolitan areas and the loss of purchasing power within low and middle income households negatively affects their possibility to acquire or rent affordable housing in major cities; whereas this difficulty in acceding affordable housing forces many citizens to postpone important life decisions such as the formation of new families; whereas cohesion policy is fundamental to address both the distribution and retaining of population between regions and areas, as well as the lack of affordable housing in urban areas; |
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Amendment 33
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities, rising housing prices, the growing effects of climate change, and deeply entrenched micro-territorial inequalities; whereas child poverty has a distinct spatial dimension, and whereas the risk of social exclusion and exposure to multiple vulnerabilities increases exponentially in marginalised or peripheral urban districts with respect to other neighbourhoods in the same city, making ecological and infrastructural synergies with the surrounding rural, mountainous and inland areas absolutely essential; |
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Amendment 34
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices, aging infrastructure, abandoned buildings and industrial spaces, low levels of air quality, heat waves and other climate impacts/natural disasters; whereas the housing market for students is putting an unprecedented financial stress on families and young people exponentially increasing the cost of higher education; |
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Amendment 35
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; whereas Europe is facing not only a housing crisis but, above all, a crisis of affordability, whereas in the EU, between 2010 and the second quarter of 2025, rents increased by 28.8 % and house prices by 60.5 %; |
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Amendment 36
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from climate change, urban population growth, rising housing prices and processes of gentrification that are exacerbating social and economic inequalities and progressively reducing access to essential services and decent living conditions, with a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable residents; |
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Amendment 37
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new, multiple and overlapping challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices and housing shortages; increasing infrastructure needs, higher energy costs, climate-related risks and security challenges, which require integrated and place-based response tailored to local circumstances; |
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Amendment 38
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges stemming from population influx to cities, not to mention rising housing and energy prices, making the necessary housing development and new environmental protection and energy conservation measures essential; |
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Amendment 39
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from internal and external migratory population pressures, growing demographic imbalances between urban and rural areas and rising housing prices; |
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Amendment 40
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| C. whereas urban areas are burdened by new challenges, including those stemming from population influx to cities and rising housing prices; | C. whereas urban areas are burdened by many challenges, such as rising costs, congestion, pollution, housing affordability, territorial disparities, poverty, inequality and social exclusion. |
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Amendment 41
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ca. whereas Local Heating and Cooling Plans and National Building Renovation Plans are often developed through separate governance frameworks, resulting in fragmented planning, misaligned investment cycles and difficulties for local authorities in optimising energy infrastructure, reducing emissions and avoiding stranded investments; whereas stronger coordination between these planning instruments is essential to ensure an integrated, efficient and place-based approach to the Union’s climate and energy objectives; |
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Amendment 42
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ca. whereas the medium and small cities are confronted with the economic transition, industrial migration and demographic change struggling to keep and attract young people and investors to maintain and develop the local economic and social ecosystem, to build and modernise the infrastructure and offer quality public services; |
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Amendment 43
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ca. whereas medium and small-sized cities and lagging urban centres are directly affected by the demographic challenge; whereas urbanisation is mostly happening in larger cities, metropolitan areas and their surroundings; whereas there is a tendency to overconcentrate population and services in large cities and metropolitan areas; |
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Amendment 44
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Ca. whereas uncontrolled migration has placed increasing pressure on housing markets, education systems, healthcare services and public infrastructure in a number of European cities, further exacerbating existing urban challenges; |
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Amendment 45
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cb. whereas the successful integration of legally residing third-country nationals depends on the capacity of local communities, the avalaibility of housing, public services and employment opportunities and should not undermine social cohesion; |
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Amendment 46
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cb. whereas the financialisation of housing, speculative investment and the rapid expansion of short-term accommodation markets have further reduced the availability of affordable housing in many urban areas; |
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Amendment 47
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cb. whereas homelessness, material deprivation and poverty are among the major social problems for Europeans living in cities; |
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Amendment 48
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cc. whereas cities are at the forefront of implementing both the green and digital transitions and require adequate financial resources, technical expertise and regulatory flexibility to test and deploy innovative solutions that improve sustainability, competitiveness and quality of life; |
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Amendment 49
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cc. Whereas urban policies frequently involve trade-offs between environmental, economic and social objectives and should therefore be designed in a balanced manner taking into account local circumstances and territorial specifies; |
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Amendment 50
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cd. Whereas ensuring safe public spaces, combating organised crime, violence, vandalism and other forms of urban insecurity is a prerequisite for sustainable urban development and for maintaining citizens´confidence in public authorities and quality of life of residents; |
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Amendment 51
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Cd. whereas Cohesion Policy remains the Union's principal investment policy for delivering sustainable territorial development and reducing regional disparities, and should continue to provide the main framework for integrated urban development; |
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Amendment 52
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; whereas the financial instruments should contribute to the modernisation of the housing inventory that is required to adapt to the new regulations regarding the sustainability of the buildings; whereas cohesion policy should also contribute to the support of the regeneration and conversion of abandoned and vacant buildings into affordable housing and community facilities; |
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Amendment 53
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people by supporting investment that increases the supply of adequate housing, regenerates underused urban areas, improves essential infrastructure and strengthens the long-term social, economic and demographic resilience of cities and regions; |
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Amendment 54
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; whereas young Europeans are particularly affected, finding it increasing difficult to leave their parents’ home, which, in 2023, was happening at an average age of 26.3; |
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Amendment 55
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people, while fully respecting the competence of Member States, regions and local authorities for housing and spatial planning and covering both affordable rental housing and access to home ownership; |
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Amendment 56
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially low- and middle-income families, urban residents, families with children, women and young people; |
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Amendment 57
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible, sustainable, decent and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially vulnerable groups, and young people; |
Or. en
Amendment 58
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families, the middle class and young people; |
Or. pt
Amendment 59
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; | D. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible, sustainable and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; |
Or. en
Amendment 60
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Da. whereas EU cohesion policy should contribute to an accessible and affordable housing market for all people in the EU, especially families and young people; whereas the mid-term review of cohesion policy highlighted the need for increased targeting of funds towards investments in affordable housing and urban regeneration, reflecting the severity of the housing crisis in many Member States; whereas the future cohesion policy should move further in this direction, giving Member States and local authorities greater flexibility to use European funds to build, renovate and make homes more energy efficient; |
Or. ro
Amendment 61
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Da. whereas the structural disadvantage at micro-territorial level is compounded by the combination of poor housing conditions, a shortage of high-quality school and education infrastructure, and the lack of green areas and accessible public spaces; whereas there is a danger of this 'social and educational void' hampering full implementation of the European pillar of social rights and the actual exercise of the rights of the child, thus fuelling patterns of social stigma that shape the future aspirations of younger generations; |
Or. it
Amendment 62
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Da. whereas a very serious increase in the night and daytime temperatures in European cities has already been observed and is expected to worsen, impacting on health, human productivity and overall environmental quality; |
Or. en
Amendment 63
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Db. whereas students and young people in training encounter significant barriers to housing access and face an unsustainable rate of housing cost overburden; whereas the availability of decent and affordable housing is a prerequisite for encouraging youth emancipation, protecting mental health, and safeguarding the right to study and to academic mobility across the Union; |
Or. it
Amendment 64
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| E. whereas the EU agenda for cities outlines the vision, policies and a set of actions of the European Union applicable to cities of all sizes; | E. whereas the EU agenda for cities outlines the vision, policies and a set of actions of the European Union applicable to cities of all sizes and also provides a forward-looking framework for sustainable and integrated urban development; |
Or. it
Amendment 65
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| E. whereas the EU agenda for cities outlines the vision, policies and a set of actions of the European Union applicable to cities of all sizes; | E. whereas the EU agenda for cities outlines the vision, policies and a set of actions of the European Union applicable to cities of all sizes, while recognising their diverse territorial, demographic and economic characteristics; |
Or. en
Amendment 66
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ea. whereas demographic imbalances affect both expanding cities, which are facing increased pressures on the housing market, infrastructure and public services, and declining cities, which are facing population ageing, depopulation, the exodus of young people and skilled labour, as well as a shrinking economic and fiscal base; whereas cohesion policy should provide differentiated and flexible place-based solutions that are adapted to the specific needs of each city and region; |
Or. ro
Amendment 67
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ea. Whereas there is no single legally binding definition of a city at Union level, reflecting the diversity of territorial, administrative and governance structures across the Member States and the EU Agenda for Cities should therefore be implemented through a flexible, place-based approach that takes into account the different characteristics, functions and capacities of cities of all sizes, while fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality |
Or. en
Amendment 68
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ea. whereas the Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) is uniquely positioned, by virtue of its expertise, experience and longstanding engagement with cities and regions, to lead the implementation of the EU Agenda for Cities and related urban policy actions; |
Or. en
Amendment 69
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Eb. whereas the sustainable development of cities cannot happen without the balanced development of rural and peri-urban areas; whereas the concentration of investment and economic opportunities in big urban centres, coupled with the underdevelopment of many rural areas, favours internal migration, increases pressure on the housing market, transport and public services in cities and accentuates territorial disparities; whereas cohesion policy should promote polycentric development, strengthening small and medium-sized cities and their links with rural communities, through investments in connectivity, public services, infrastructure and local economic development; |
Or. ro
Amendment 70
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fa. whereas the regeneration of urban neighbourhoods and the reuse of abandoned or underused land and buildings is an essential tool for sustainable urban development, helping to limit the uncontrolled expansion of cities, protect agricultural land and green spaces and make more efficient use of existing infrastructure; whereas these investments help revitalise declining neighbourhoods, improve citizens’ quality of life, create new economic opportunities and jobs, attract private investment and increase the attractiveness of cities as places to live and invest; whereas cohesion policy should give more priority to integrated urban regeneration projects, in close cooperation with local and regional authorities; |
Or. ro
Amendment 71
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fa. whereas cohesion policies should promote the right to stay in all regions, including urban areas and cities, by creating the conditions people need to live, work and thrive where they choose to reside through access to quality public services, including health and education services, and better connections and mobility conditions; |
Or. pt
Amendment 72
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fa. whereas urban ecosystems and urban innovation ecosystems have the potential to be a driving force for digitalization, modernization and sustainable solutions in all sectors; whereas innovation ecosystems can contribute significantly to smart mobility, urban safety, climate resilience and the provision of quality public services; |
Or. en
Amendment 73
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fa. Whereas municipalities are the level of government closest to citizens and play a decisive role in promoting health, social cohesion, and reducing inequalities, as well as in addressing crises of all kinds; |
Or. en
Amendment 74
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fb. whereas, according to the 2025 Eurobarometer, the lack of affordable housing (51 %), unemployment or lack of job opportunities (33 %), the lack of quality public services (32 %) and poverty and homelessness (32 %) are the main concerns of people living in urban areas and this highlights the need to expand the role of cohesion policy in addressing these challenges; |
Or. pt
Amendment 75
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Fc. whereas cities and towns are key drivers of European competitiveness and bring together talent, innovation, research and economic activity, and whereas connectivity, cities and towns’ capacity to promote sustainable growth, resilient value chains, entrepreneurship and quality jobs should be improved, thus ensuring that competitiveness contributes to a more cohesive and inclusive Union; |
Or. pt
Amendment 76
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities and local authorities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; whereas competent local authorities should be involved in the design, implementation and monitoring of EU funds in those policy areas in which they are competent, including housing and urban mobility; |
Or. en
Amendment 77
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle, which should also be implemented throughout all relevant EU funds and programmes; |
Or. en
Amendment 78
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process and in managing and implementing the agenda through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the principles of partnership and subsidiarity; |
Or. pt
Amendment 79
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the effective cooperation and the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, where appropriate, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; |
Or. en
Amendment 80
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process and swift implementation, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; |
Or. en
Amendment 81
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a bottom-up, place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; |
Or. ro
Amendment 82
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through a place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; | G. whereas the agenda’s success depends on the meaningful involvement of cities in the policymaking process, through an integrated, place-based approach and effective multilevel governance in line with the partnership principle; |
Or. en
Amendment 83
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ga. whereas, in order to address the long-standing asymmetries between urban hubs and rural and inland areas, the place-based approach should be rooted in the principle of 'territorial fairness', so as to ensure equal citizenship rights, equal investment and equal access to basic services, irrespective of geographical location; |
Or. it
Amendment 84
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| H. whereas strengthening administrative capacity calls for simplified administrative procedures, targeted technical assistance and capacity-building mechanisms adapted to cities of all sizes; | H. whereas strengthening administrative capacity calls for simplified administrative procedures, targeted technical assistance and capacity-building mechanisms adapted to cities of all sizes to provide greater flexibility and a more effective response to areas’ specific characteristics and needs; |
Or. pt
Amendment 85
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ha. whereas different urban areas and cities have their own challenges and specific characteristics, particularly those located in the outermost regions, which have to deal with permanent structural constraints, as recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, owing to their geographically remote and insular locations that offer limited access, and therefore require tailored approaches and specific measures under cohesion policy; |
Or. pt
Amendment 86
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ha. whereas cohesion policy must aim not only to develop big urban centres but also to strengthen a polycentric network of small and medium-sized cities capable of generating economic development and reducing pressure on large urban agglomerations; |
Or. ro
Amendment 87
Christian Doleschal
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ha. whereas cities form functional economic, living and working and cultural spaces with rural areas, with their development closely linked; whereas cohesion policy should promote corresponding territorial synergies; |
Or. de
Amendment 88
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hb. whereas accessibility and connectivity are key factors in cities’ economic, social and territorial cohesion and whereas 29 % of people surveyed in the 2025 Eurobarometer cited the availability of accessible and well-connected public transport as one of the areas most in need of improvement; whereas, furthermore, the outermost regions face specific connectivity and accessibility challenges as a result of their insular and remote locations and the fact their land is split, which calls for tailored and targeted solutions in a POSEI Transport-type programme for road, air and sea transport, particularly to improve city-to-city connections and fully integrate cities into the European area and single market; |
Or. pt
Amendment 89
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hc. whereas cities play a central role in preventing, preparing for and responding to crises, including natural disasters, extreme climate events and other emerging risks, and whereas bolstering urban resilience and civil protection systems requires an integrated approach based on cooperation between the different levels of governance, protection of critical infrastructure, improved local capacities and the use of innovative solutions; |
Or. pt
Amendment 90
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hd. whereas some cities in the Union play a strategic role in European defence and security as a result of their location in land or maritime border areas, including peripheral Atlantic regions and outermost regions, the geostrategic positions of which in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Indian Ocean boost the Union’s presence and deployment capacity; |
Or. pt
Amendment 91
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| He. whereas cities face increasing challenges linked to illicit drug trafficking, including the increased circulation of new psychoactive substances, ‘new synthetic drugs’, with a significant impact on public health, urban security, poverty and social exclusion, including worsening homelessness and vulnerability, and require an integrated approach combining prevention, risk reduction, social response and enhanced cooperation among authorities; |
Or. pt
Amendment 92
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hf. whereas cities play a central role in the Union’s digital and energy transitions and in adaptation to climate change, requiring investment in innovation, energy efficiency, digitalisation of public services, sustainable mobility and nature-based solutions in order to bolster urban resilience, reduce inequalities between areas and promote sustainable and inclusive urban development, with the ultimate goal of improving people’s quality of life; |
Or. pt
Amendment 93
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hg. whereas cities play a key role in promoting equitable access to quality education and training, skill development and lifelong learning, which help reduce inequalities, improve social mobility and provide better opportunities for all; |
Or. pt
Amendment 94
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hh. whereas cities play an essential role in promoting public health and well-being through accessible health services and community-based programmes geared towards prevention, mental health, social inclusion and local care, contributing to more resilient, person-centred health systems and strengthening social and territorial cohesion, and whereas 42 % of people consider access to health services to be one of the areas where improvement is most needed in their cities; |
Or. pt
Amendment 95
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hi. whereas cities on coasts, islands and in outermost regions have strategic potential for the development of a sustainable blue economy, scientific research and environmental monitoring of the oceans and for sustainable tourism, and should be supported in upgrading their maritime resources, protecting ecosystems and creating new economic opportunities to the benefit of the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion; |
Or. pt
Amendment 96
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Hj. whereas cities play an essential role in promoting the digital transformation and closing the digital divide, as drivers of innovation and disseminating technology, and equitable access to quality digital infrastructure, skills and services must be provided in order to improve competitiveness, digital inclusion and territorial cohesion; |
Or. pt
Amendment 97
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities; | I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities; whereas there is no provision guaranteeing the funding for cities and urban areas and the establishment of urban chapters within the NRP Plan; whereas in the current programming period 2021-2027 there are operational programmes within the ERDF specifically tailored for cities and urban areas; |
Or. en
Amendment 98
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities; | I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities and regions and risks weakening the regional and local dimension of cohesion policy, the partnership principle and shared management by shifting decision-making to the national level; |
Or. en
Amendment 99
Klara Dostalova, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities; | I. Whereas national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) should fully respect the partnership principle by ensuring the meaningful participation of cities, regions and other relevant stakeholders, while preserving Member States' responsibility for the programming and management of cohesion policy; |
Or. en
Amendment 100
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities; | I. whereas the proposal for national and regional partnership plans (NRPs) does not adequately recognise the strategic role of cities and does not guarantee that their contribution will be included in the final version of the Plans; ; |
Or. en
Amendment 101
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ia. whereas cities in the Union’s external border regions disproportionately bear the economic, social and security costs resulting from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, including through reduced investment attractiveness, disruption to trade flows and pressures on infrastructure and public services; whereas these are key elements of the Union’s connectivity, resilience and security and should benefit from targeted support under cohesion policy for investments in infrastructure, mobility, digital connectivity, housing and urban regeneration; |
Or. ro
Amendment 102
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ia. whereas cohesion policy must remain a place-based, regionally managed policy governed by the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and partnership, and must not be turned into a centralised, performance-based instrument that removes regional and local authorities from the design and management of investments; |
Or. en
Amendment 103
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ib. whereas many European cities and their surrounding areas face demographic decline, ageing and low birth rates, and whereas cohesion policy should support families, generational renewal and the conditions that allow young people to remain in or return to their home territories; |
Or. en
Amendment 104
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Ic. whereas an EU agenda for cities must not lead to the neglect of rural, mountain, border and sparsely populated areas, and whereas urban and rural areas are functionally interdependent and should be supported in an integrated and balanced way; |
Or. en
Amendment 105
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; | 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; stresses that the Agenda should fully complement, and not replace, the territorial dimension of cohesion policy, recognising that sustainable urban development depends on strong functional links with surrounding regions and rural areas; underlines however that this agenda can only be implemented if the cities and metropolitan areas have access to proper financial instruments at European and national level and they are eligible under all direct European funds; |
Or. en
Amendment 106
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; | 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; stresses that its implementation should fully respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, strengthen the place-based approach of cohesion policy and avoid creating unnecessary administrative burdens; |
Or. en
Amendment 107
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; | 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; emphasises that the agenda recognises that local authorities implement 70 % of EU legislation and play a decisive role in delivering core priorities such as competitiveness, climate transition and social inclusion; |
Or. en
Amendment 108
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union; | 1. Welcomes the European Commission’s communication entitled ‘An EU Agenda for Cities: Driving Growth and Prosperity’, which sets out a comprehensive framework for urban development in the European Union and DG REGIO is uniquely positioned to lead the implementation of the EU Agenda for Cities and related urban policy actions; |
Or. en
Amendment 109
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1a. Welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to put in place regular dialogues with cities and the organisation of an annual high level political dialogue for cities; Believes it is crucial to maintain direct contact with local authorities to identify bottlenecks and challenges in specific policy areas, uncover opportunities for simplification and harmonisation, and provide information on necessary adjustments to EU policies, as well as recommendations for targeted support; supports that these political discussions must be completed with targeted consultations at technical level with urban practitioners, and with the participation of relevant Commission services on a regular basis; |
Or. en
Amendment 110
Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1a. Welcomes the agenda's recognition that local authorities implement 70% of EU legislation and play a decisive role in delivering key priorities such as competitiveness, the climate transition and social inclusion; |
Or. en
Amendment 111
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1a. Welcomes that the agenda recognises that local authorities implement 70% of EU legislation and play a decisive role in delivering core priorities such as competitiveness, climate transition and social inclusion. |
Or. en
Amendment 112
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 1b. Demands that simplification efforts and the reduction of potential bottlenecks should be made for the benefit of cities as beneficiaries of EU funding and implement actors of EU policies; |
Or. en
Amendment 113
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; | 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam, the urban agenda for the EU, the Ljubljana Agreement, the New Leipzig Charter and the territorial agenda 2030; highlights the contribution made by the New European Bauhaus to promoting new urban solutions; points out that EU instruments and policies targeting cities remain fragmented, making the case for a more integrated and coordinated approach; |
Or. it
Amendment 114
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; | 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; Stresses the need to further strengthen multi-level governance mechanisms, involving urban authorities, Member States, the Commission and other stakeholders in the design, implementation and evaluation of policies with an urban impact; |
Or. ro
Amendment 115
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; | 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; stresses that the holistic approach promoted by the Pact is the best solution for mobility challenges in metropolitan areas, creating space for cooperation and common projects that cover the urban and rural areas leading to sustainable and connected regions; |
Or. en
Amendment 116
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; | 2. Recalls the results achieved over time, from the Pact of Amsterdam to the territorial agenda 2030; calls for the continued implementation of their principles through stronger place-based policies, balanced territorial development, simplified implementation and reinforced partnership between the Union, Member States, regions and cities; |
Or. en
Amendment 117
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2a. Welcomes the EU Cities web-portal as an important tool that could simplify access of cities to all current EU support available to them; underlines that administrative support is highly important to increase the participation of small and medium size cities to European actions and funding and to navigate through the legal labyrinth of complex procedures and overlapping European and national legislation; stresses that this tool should allow for direct dialogue and access to tailored made solutions to help local and regional authorities in clarifying and solving punctual issues and challenges related to the European funded projects; |
Or. en
Amendment 118
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2a. Stresses that urban development cannot be treated separately from territorial development; calls on the Commission to promote integrated investments that strengthen links between cities, small and medium-sized cities and neighbouring rural areas, thereby reducing regional disparities and pressure on large urban agglomerations; |
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Amendment 119
André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 2a. Points out that, in view of the content of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), housing is not a Union competence, and that it falls exclusively within the competence of the Union's Member States; |
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Amendment 120
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; points out, in this regard, that the experience of the national recovery and resilience plans has shown the benefits of a direct relationship between central authorities and municipalities, and therefore believes that harnessing such experiences in future cohesion policy is a matter of priority, so as to put a stop to any trend towards centralisation and ensure the full involvement of local authorities – not only in project implementation but also in the financial programming phase and in setting the strategic priorities; |
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Amendment 121
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; stresses that local and regional authorities have the best knowledge of territorial needs and calls for them to be systematically involved in defining investment priorities and designing cohesion policy-funded programmes; |
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Amendment 122
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy and priorities; underlines therefore that local and regional authorities should be recognised as key partners in the implementation of the Agenda, reflecting their responsibilities for policies such as transport, spatial planning and housing; |
Or. en
Amendment 123
Irmhild Boßdorf
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities should be appropriately involved in the preparation and implementation of policies directly affecting them, in accordance with the competences of the Member States, their national constitutional structures and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; |
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Amendment 124
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be actively involved, together with regional and national authorities, in the implementation of Union policies and in structured dialogue on future policy initiatives; |
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Amendment 125
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and co-creating EU policy and therefore need a stronger EU framework that acknowledges the interconnected nature of urban challenges; |
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Amendment 126
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and co-creating EU policy and therefore need a stronger EU framework that acknowledges the interconnected nature of urban challenges; |
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Amendment 127
Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and co-creating EU policy and therefore require a stronger EU framework that reflects the interconnected nature of urban challenges; |
Or. en
Amendment 128
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities and functional areas are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy through structured multilevel governance in accordance with the partnership principle; |
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Amendment 129
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges and should therefore be involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; | 3. Stresses that cities are at the forefront of addressing Europe’s main challenges, in particular through their role in implementing EU policies on the ground, and should therefore be fully and structurally involved in both implementing and creating EU policy; |
Or. en
Amendment 130
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 3a. Recognises, however, that the success of the EU Agenda for Cities will depend on its ability to translate political objectives into adequate financial resources, stronger multilevel governance and clearer implementation mechanisms; |
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Amendment 131
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Takes note of the midterm review of cohesion policy and stresses that the reallocation of resources should have been centred solely around social challenges, reducing territorial gaps, the housing crisis and infrastructure emergencies related to the water crisis; is deeply concerned by the broadening of cohesion objectives to sectors extraneous to its original mission, at the expense of the budget for territorial development; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions, while emphasising that the right to stay can be upheld only by tackling depopulation through the creation of quality jobs, support for local entrepreneurship, and digital connectivity in peripheral, rural and inland areas; |
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Amendment 132
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Welcomes the existing flexibility regarding the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; Stresses that flexibility must not end up diminishing the fundamental objective of cohesion policy, which is that of reducing economic, social and territorial disparities, nor must it weaken integrated and place-based approaches or come at the expense of predictability and stability, which are essential elements for long-term investment planning; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; |
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Amendment 133
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities such as housing and water and energy infrastructures; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; demands that the ‘right to stay’ principle initiative addresses amongst others, the challenges faced by small and medium-sized cities and their shrinking population; |
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Amendment 134
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities such as affordable housing, industrial decarbonisation, water resilience, energy transition and reducing administrative burden for SMEs; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; |
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Amendment 135
Irmhild Boßdorf
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Takes note of the midterm review of cohesion policy; stresses that any reallocation of cohesion funding must remain voluntary for the Member States concerned and must not weaken the original objectives of cohesion policy or reduce support for less developed, rural, border and demographically disadvantaged regions; |
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Amendment 136
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, mountainous, rural, coastal regions and outermost regions; |
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Amendment 137
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4. Welcomes the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes, also, initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; | 4. Acknowledges the midterm review of cohesion policy, which has made it possible to effectively reallocate resources to emerging priorities; welcomes initiatives relating to the ‘right to stay’ principle, and to islands, coastal regions and outermost regions; |
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Amendment 138
Daniel Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 4a. Calls for urban needs assessment and resource allocation to take into account, in addition to the resident population, the population actually served, the floating population, the number of students, daily commuting flows and public service users throughout the functional urban area; calls on the Commission to develop a common methodology for measuring urban and metropolitan pressure, applicable in the programming of cohesion policy funds; |
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Amendment 139
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; underlines that strong urban economies are a precondition for Europe’s strategic autonomy, given the concentration of industrial capacity, research infrastructure and skilled labour in urban areas; |
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Amendment 140
Alexandra Mehnert
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of small, medium-sized and large cities and regional centres as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity, especially in regions affected by demographic change and economic structural change; |
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Amendment 141
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity, while emphasising the need to ensure that economic and social benefits are distributed more evenly and that urban development remains inclusive ; |
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Amendment 142
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment, economic activity and as well as key players in promoting health, prevention, and healthy living; |
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Amendment 143
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity, while ensuring balanced territorial development across all regions; |
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Amendment 144
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of sustainable and inclusive economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; |
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Amendment 145
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, cultural heritage, education, sport and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; |
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Amendment 146
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; | 5. Recognises the role of cities as drivers of economic growth, innovation, culture, education, social inclusion and European competitiveness, and as hubs for attracting talent, investment and economic activity; |
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Amendment 147
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5a. Underlines the role of the cities in urban innovation ecosystem as entities with structured governance and operational capacity for piloting, testing and deployment of innovative solutions; stresses that the support, the access to European financial instruments and the development of the Urban Innovation Hubs is crucial for the functioning and development of these systems, leading to sustainable growth and increased competitivity of the European cities; highlights in particular the potential of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and data-driven governance to improve mobility management, energy efficiency, urban safety, air quality monitoring and the delivery of public services; |
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Amendment 148
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5a. Recalls that strengthening competitiveness and promoting territorial cohesion should be mutually reinforcing objectives of future Union investment policies; recognises the importance of local and regional ecosystems in strengthening the competitiveness of European cities by connecting businesses, universities, research organisations and public authorities; stresses that strengthening the competitiveness of European cities should go hand in hand with strengthening their resilience, economic adaptability and capacity to respond to future crises; |
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Amendment 149
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5a. Recognises the role of cities in the promotion of European culture, values and traditions as well as its cultural heritage; Underlines the importance of taking into account historical city centres and preserving European historic and cultural heritage when designing any housing or energy efficiency initiative that may affect this heritage; whereas urban areas are a cornerstone of the European identity and cultural heritage and diversity; |
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Amendment 150
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 5a. Emphasises the importance of creating favourable conditions for private investments and entrepreneurship, including SMEs and StartUps. |
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Amendment 151
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; | 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; highlights, to that end, the need for a systemic transition to integrated place-based policies, backed by geo-referenced data and geographic information systems (GIS), to map inequalities in an analytical manner; calls for an end to the fragmented nature of calls, since this often places local authorities with less administrative capacity at a disadvantage, and a move towards structural funding and co-design mechanisms; asks that such instruments be aimed primarily at bridging micro-territorial opportunity gaps and remedying educational poverty, thus ensuring full implementation of the European Child Guarantee in the most vulnerable urban areas; |
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Amendment 152
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; | 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; to which the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women are integral; highlights the widespread gender data gap in the field of cohesion policy and urban planning and calls on the Member States to introduce data collection methods using sex-disaggregated data; |
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Amendment 153
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; | 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; recalls that cohesion policy should remain a strong place-based investment policy supporting balanced territorial development, reducing regional disparities, strengthening competitiveness and ensuring that no territory is left behind |
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Amendment 154
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; | 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; stresses the need to reduce inequalities and deliver high-quality, accessible public services; |
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Amendment 155
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6. Emphasises that social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; | 6. Emphasises that economic, social and territorial cohesion is an essential component of sustainable urban development; |
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Amendment 156
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6a. Is deeply concerned by the worsening 'urban heat island' (UHI) effect, which is a growing challenge for public health and quality of life in the city; calls on the Commission to promote urban greening plans and integrated ecosystem regeneration measures among the priorities of the urban agenda for the EU, including green and blue corridors and soil de-sealing; recommends that such measures promote natural shading and the permeability of public, school and pedestrian infrastructure on the basis of shade maps and local microclimatic analyses, in order to provide solutions geared towards protecting the most vulnerable population groups; |
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Amendment 157
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6a. Highlights the role of cities as key actors in delivering the twin green and digital transitions; calls for cohesion policy and other Union instruments to support local authorities in deploying innovative technologies, improving resource efficiency, reducing emissions and strengthening digital public services in a manner that leaves no citizen behind; |
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Amendment 158
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 6a. Emphasizes that health promotion, disease prevention, and the reduction of health inequalities must be horizontal objective of all urban development policies and cohesion policy, in line with the World Health Organization’s “Health in All Policies” approach; |
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Amendment 159
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; stresses, in this regard, that urban security cannot be based solely on surveillance and monitoring measures but should be pursued via an integrated social security strategy; stresses the importance of investments aimed at the regeneration of public spaces, the creation of social, cultural and sports amenities and the restoration of the community fabric, as key measures to prevent marginalisation, fight crime and foster lively and inclusive neighbourhoods; |
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Amendment 160
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security especially on the Eastern border as underlined in the Communication of the European Commission on Eastern Border Regions, February 2026; stresses that cities and local authorities are in the frontline when it comes to quick reaction to crisis situation being them natural or not; highlights the importance of the civil protection infrastructure, mechanisms, protocols and of the local dissemination of important information concerning these aspects; |
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Amendment 161
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security and public safety, including through measures aimed at preventing increasing urban crime rates, improving road safety and strengthening the image of public spaces; highlights that safe, secure and well-functioning urban environments are also essential for addressing demographic challenges in urban areas, improving quality of life and making cities more attractive places to live, work and raise families; |
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Amendment 162
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security and civil preparedness; points out that cities in the eastern border regions are directly exposed to the consequences of hybrid threats, including drone incursions into Union airspace, which have disrupted air traffic, tourism and investor confidence well beyond the immediately affected areas; considers that these cities require dedicated support under cohesion policy and the EU Agenda for Cities; |
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Amendment 163
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; stresses that effective urban security policies should address the root causes of crime and violence, strengthen the cooperation between the local authorities and law enforcement authorities and ensure that public spaces remain safe and accessible for all citizens |
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Amendment 164
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security, including public order, crime prevention and the management of the local effects of irregular migration, and stresses that adequate resources and competences must remain with national, regional and local authorities; |
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Amendment 165
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security and crisis preparedness; points to the need to pay particular attention to cities in border regions and areas more exposed to geopolitical risks; |
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Amendment 166
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security; | 7. Highlights the role of cities in enhancing security and tackling hybrid threats, highlighting, in this context, the unique situation faced by cities in the eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine; |
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Amendment 167
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Calls on the Commission to present a new European strategy to tackle synthetic drugs by strengthening prevention, cross-border cooperation, monitoring of new psychoactive substances and an integrated approach linking health, including mental health and public health, safety and social inclusion, and taking into account the growing impact those drugs have on cities and the most vulnerable groups, and the need to consider the different trafficking routes, including Atlantic routes, and the specific characteristics of cities in border, peripheral and outermost regions in this regard; |
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Amendment 168
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Calls for urban civil preparedness investments, including public shelters, stockpiling capacities, emergency communications and electronic counter-drone capabilities of critical urban infrastructure, to be eligible under cohesion policy instruments and the national and regional partnership plans; calls, furthermore, for improved funding conditions for cities in the eastern border regions, including higher Union co-financing rates and increased pre-financing, reflecting their security exposure and constrained fiscal capacity; |
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Amendment 169
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Stresses that the effectiveness of integrated social security strategies also depends on the administrative and operational capacity of the local authorities; highlights the need to step up measures aimed at training municipal staff responsible for delivering community-based services, such as social workers, street educators and cultural mediators, thus ensuring the continuity of structures promoting legality and inclusion in the most challenging neighbourhoods; |
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Amendment 170
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Recognises that persistent pressure resulting from migration may place significant burdens on housing, education, healthcare and other local services and may also create additional challenges for public security; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take these impacts into account when developing urban policies; |
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Amendment 171
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Highlights that the Technical Support Instrument should include a dedicated urban strand for small and medium size cities, directly accessible to cities and functional urban areas, to support administrative capacity, public sector innovation, project preparation and reforms needed to deliver the EU Agenda for Cities; |
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Amendment 172
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Stresses that in exceptional circumstances the cities, local and regional authorities need swift and simplified procurement procedures, fast track permitting and clear communication and coordination procedures with other responsible authorities in order to ensure the security and safety of the citizens; |
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Amendment 173
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7a. Supports family-friendly environments and community-based infrastructures in cities to promote favourable conditions in the formation of new families for young people and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 174
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7b. Highlights the importance of moving away from segregated urban models which give the impression of insecurity; highlights, to that end, the need to promote functional and temporal variation in peripheral neighbourhoods and at interchange hubs, backing timetables and urban schedules as tools for territorial governance with which to regulate and synchronise the rhythms of the city, so as to reconcile the patterns of daily life with the needs of workplaces and public services; points out that this approach, which makes it easier for services, small traders and cultural activities to establish themselves at different locations, is essential to ensure footfall and natural and continuous social surveillance; |
Or. it
Amendment 175
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7b. Supports the establishment of green spaces and natural landscapes in urban areas through adequate planting policy; Considers that green spaces in urban areas contribute to a higher quality of life through the improvement of air quality and have positive effects in the citizens’ health; recognises that the promotion of green spaces in urban areas contributes to better environmental protection and the fulfilment of EU climate objectives. |
Or. en
Amendment 176
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 7c. Reaffirms that the urban space is a key common asset, the accessibility and equal public enjoyment of which should be shielded from the dangers of territorial fragmentation and social exclusion highlights the need to support urban regeneration projects based on the shared management of common assets and well-planned environmental design, as key tools to promote a widespread community presence and active, natural social surveillance on the ground; highlights, in this regard, the value of targeted urban forestation as a strategic means of integrated security with the power to both convey a sense of institutional and community presence, so as to prevent petty crime and damage, and to boost climate resilience by reducing the heat island effect, mitigating flooding risks and improving liveability and public health in vulnerable urban spaces; |
Or. it
Amendment 177
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Highlights the need to tackle the housing crisis as a political priority and is deeply concerned by the growing housing challenges faced, in particular, by students and young people in training in the EU, for whom the rate of housing cost overburden is consistently above average; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; also highlights the importance of supplementing the construction of new builds with the restoration, reuse and renovation of the existing building stock, and of combining accessible housing with energy efficiency measures and the seismic retrofitting of buildings, in order to expedite housing solutions and combat land take; |
Or. it
Amendment 178
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; emphasises that cohesion policy can make a significant contribution in cities to addressing housing challenges by supporting investments in affordable, sustainable and energy-efficient housing; stresses the importance of increasing the availability of quality social housing and ensuring that housing policies respond to the real needs of vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, older persons, low-income households, young people and families, by promoting accessibility, affordability and social inclusion; |
Or. en
Amendment 179
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; notes that increasing pressure on housing markets in many European cities is driven by a combination of insufficient housing supply, demographic developments and migration pressures and therefore requires comprehensive policy responses; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; stresses that increasing housing supply remains essential for improving housing affordability; calls for support for both construction of new housing and the renovation of existing housing stock while respecting national competences; |
Or. en
Amendment 180
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; recalls that housing policies remain primarily the responsibility of the Member States and local authorities and that Union action should focus on facilitating investment, removing barriers and supporting the exchange of best practices while fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity; |
Or. en
Amendment 181
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of Member States, regional and local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan, provided that it respects national competence, supports both affordable rental housing and access to home ownership, and mobilises rather than diverts existing cohesion resources; |
Or. en
Amendment 182
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; calls for greater support for regeneration of brownfield sites, the reuse of existing urban areas and the renovation of underused buildings as a means of increasing housing supply while reducing pressure on undeveloped land; |
Or. en
Amendment 183
André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis – in particular, the social housing crisis in the outermost regions (ORs) of the European Union – is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in developing effective housing strategies; while pointing out that the European Union has no competence in the field of housing, which runs counter to the very logic of the upcoming European affordable housing plan; |
Or. fr
Amendment 184
Irmhild Boßdorf
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; stresses that Union action in the field of housing must fully respect the competences of the Member States, the diversity of national and local housing systems and the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; |
Or. en
Amendment 185
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political and social priorities; stresses that the crisis differs considerably across cities and territories; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping and swiftly implementing effective housing strategies, through place-based solutions developed jointly by cities, regions and Member States; and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; |
Or. en
Amendment 186
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the Union’s main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping and implementing effective housing strategies, particularly by developing solutions that promote access for young people, families and the middle class; welcomes the initiative on the upcoming European affordable housing plan; |
Or. pt
Amendment 187
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; stresses that increasing the supply of sustainable social affordable public housing should become one of the strategic investment priorities of the future Cohesion Policy; |
Or. en
Amendment 188
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies. Welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan and supports the recourse to public and private investments to boost the affordable housing stock; |
Or. it
Amendment 189
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan; | 8. Recognises that the housing crisis is one of the main political priorities; highlights the central role of local authorities in shaping effective housing strategies and welcomes the upcoming European affordable housing plan and calls for it to be accompanied by sufficient financial resources; |
Or. ro
Amendment 190
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the forthcoming EU Sustainable Tourism Strategy addresses the growing negative impact of mass tourism and the proliferation of short-term rentals on housing as well as on urban economies and liveability, also in terms of essential services displacement, which exacerbate gentrification, particularly in high-pressure urban, coastal and rural areas; stresses the need for concrete legislative and financial measures to support Member States, regional and local authorities in regulating tourist accommodation market in line with the CJEU's case-law, tackling the conversion of residential housing into tourist units, including illegal ones, and enforcing legality; believes that preserving cities as places where people can live in - not just visit - must be a core pillar of a sustainable tourism model; |
Or. en
Amendment 191
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Stresses the role of local authorities in addressing housing challenges by way of modernising existing building stock, integrated urban regeneration strategies, renovating and maintaining buildings and infrastructure (for which EU funds should be made available in justified cases), energy efficiency and decarbonisation of housing, and repurposing public or vacant buildings for new social and economic uses; encourages the uptake of innovative and sustainable solutions, for instance under the New European Bauhaus initiative, that promote social inclusion, upgrade local heritage and improve neighbourhoods’ resilience; |
Or. pt
Amendment 192
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Recalls that the competence on housing is a competence directly involving local entities and urban authorities; insists that any action in this field must respect the role and competences of national, regional and local authorities in this regard; further stresses that any initiative from the Commission should fully respect the principle of subsidiarity starting from the local level and specifically respect local authorities in this domain; suggests that at EU level actions could consist on supporting local entities through EU funds, reducing excessive bureaucratic procedures and easing the fulfilment of energy requirements at construction level; |
Or. en
Amendment 193
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Calls on the Commission, when implementing the European affordable housing plan, to attach social conditions to the allocation of EU funding for student housing, so as to ensure that investments are directed primarily at non-profit management bodies, projects aimed at the urban regeneration of unused public space and permanent rent-controlled cooperative housing, as an essential means of addressing disparities in the attractiveness of regions as places to study and safeguarding territorial cohesion; |
Or. it
Amendment 194
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Highlights that access to sustainable affordable housing should be addressed through integrated urban regeneration strategies and place-based urban development, combining social and public housing, neighbourhood regeneration, public space, energy-efficient renovation, climate adaptation, sustainable mobility, accessibility to essential services and social infrastructure; stresses that such strategies should respond to the specific needs of cities and functional urban areas and reflect as much as possible the principles of the New European Bauhaus; |
Or. en
Amendment 195
Daniel Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Calls for the rate of European co-financing to take into account the metropolitan nature of the investment, its contribution to the Union’s climate and social objectives, the actual number of beneficiaries and the ability of the project to generate revenue, not the region's development category alone; calls for an increased co-financing rate for inter-community projects, Climate City Contracts investments and essential public infrastructure without sufficient revenues; |
Or. ro
Amendment 196
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Stresses that one of the greatest challenges for the cities is the housing crisis that needs to be approached from both perspectives: the lack of quality, affordable houses for families and young people, and the abandoned buildings; underlines that abandoned buildings and spaces are not just missed housing opportunities but also security hazards that are lowering the quality of the neighbourhoods and the quality of life in the area; |
Or. en
Amendment 197
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide targeted financial tools under cohesion policy to assist local authorities in high-demand coastal and island urban areas in expanding public, student, and affordable housing stock, preventing the displacement of young people and essential local workers; |
Or. en
Amendment 198
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8b. Stresses that the transition towards a decarbonised building stock should be supported through integrated territorial strategies that link energy planning, renovation policies and sustainable urban development from the outset; highlights the key role of cities and regions in coordinating Local Heating and Cooling Plans with National Building Renovation Plans and calls for their effective involvement in the design, implementation and monitoring of related policies and investments; |
Or. en
Amendment 199
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8b. Underlines that the students are specially affected by the housing crisis and the European Plan for Affordable Housing and all the other European programmes should consider a variety of European and national financial instruments to quickly solve this challenge, improving the quality of life and the affordability of higher education for young Europeans; |
Or. en
Amendment 200
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8b. Underlines that it is vital to explore ways on how to prevent depopulation in rural areas and in medium and small-sized cities, while promoting housing access through measures that combine both housing actions and the adequate provision of social, health, educational, energy and transport infrastructure in areas affected by demographic decline; |
Or. en
Amendment 201
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8b. Recommends systematically introducing a 'child check' as an established instrument for territorial analysis and ex ante monitoring to cohesion policy-funded urban regeneration and social housing programmes, in order to assess the generational impact of every urban planning initiative on the rights of the child; |
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Amendment 202
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8b. Points out that island and peripheral urban areas face higher construction and transport costs for raw materials; urges the Commission to allow increased flexibility and higher co-financing rates for housing renovation and energy-efficiency projects in these regions; |
Or. en
Amendment 203
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8c. Calls for the consideration of housing access and associated services as a key area within policy objectives in future cohesion policy funds, especially directed to our next generations, and for the policy agenda on cities; stresses in this regard, that the housing related measures that may be funded with cohesion funds must be eligible according to the demands and necessities of regional and local authorities, considering their own specificities; |
Or. en
Amendment 204
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8c. Underlines that the shortage of affordable student accommodation in many European cities constitutes a growing barrier to equal access to higher education, mobility and skills development; calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to explore dedicated funding mechanisms and public-private partnerships aimed at increasing the supply of affordable, high-quality student housing; |
Or. en
Amendment 205
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8c. Stresses the urgent need to protect vulnerable households facing severe financial distress and the risk of foreclosure; calls on the Commission and Member States to use cohesion policy to finance local advisory services, debt-mediation mechanisms, and housing safety nets aimed at preventing forced evictions and securing the retention of primary residences; |
Or. en
Amendment 206
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8d. Believes that any use of cohesion policy funds for housing projects must be aligned with the policy itself and should avoid promoting overpopulation in high-populated urban areas; considers that the use of cohesion policy funds for housing projects should respect its aim to combat depopulation in lagging regions; suggest that the objectives to combat depopulation in certain regions and cities, as well as the shortage of housing facilities can be both tackled simultaneously through enhanced connectivity projects; |
Or. en
Amendment 207
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8d. Expresses deep concern over the large-scale acquisition of land and residential real estate by speculative funds and third-country investors, which artificially inflates property prices and displaces local communities; calls on the Commission to support local authorities in implementing regulatory safeguards and targeted local screening mechanisms to protect regional housing markets from predatory non-EU investments; |
Or. en
Amendment 208
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 8d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the cities in their effort to boost renovation and conversion of vacant and abandoned buildings into affordable housing, student accommodation and social infrastructure; expresses concern over the growing financialisation of housing and the impact of excessive speculative practices and short-term rental markets on housing affordability; |
Or. en
Amendment 209
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; stresses that this principle can only be guaranteed by investing in quality jobs, affordable housing, infrastructure, public services and connectivity, especially in regions facing demographic decline and depopulation; highlights that this objective is all the more important considering that the population of predominantly rural regions in the EU has decreased by an average of 0.1 % per year between 2015 and 2020, while the population of predominantly urban regions has increased by 0.4 % per year, highlighting the need for balanced territorial investments; |
Or. ro
Amendment 210
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; highlights, in this regard, the need to coordinate urban agendas with strategies for inland and mountainous areas, so as to ensure investments in digital and physical infrastructure to tackle depopulation and population ageing, particularly in regions facing structural disadvantages; |
Or. it
Amendment 211
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová, Elsi Katainen
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; stresses that the Eastern border cities are especially challenged due to the war in Ukraine leading to closing borders, cutting economic and social ties, and decreasing the attractiveness or the regions for investors and economic actors; |
Or. en
Amendment 212
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; stresses that addressing demographic decline should become an integral part of urban development policies by creating conditions that encourage young people and families to remain work and raise children in European cities; |
Or. en
Amendment 213
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right of all people to remain, live and prosper in the place where they choose to live, through effective access to opportunities, quality services of general interest, education, healthcare, decent employment and adequate living conditions, without being compelled to leave due to economic or social disparities; |
Or. en
Amendment 214
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home,supported by access to quality public services, including transport, affordable housing, high quality employment and equal opportunities; |
Or. en
Amendment 215
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; calls on the Commission for this principle to be effectively and concretely implemented in the new MFF period; |
Or. en
Amendment 216
Irmhild Boßdorf
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of enabling people to remain in their home communities by ensuring access to stable employment, affordable housing, education, healthcare, transport and other essential public services, with particular attention to young people and families; |
Or. en
Amendment 217
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home; | 9. Stresses the importance of the ‘right to stay’ principle, understood as the right for people to choose whether to live, work and build their future in the territories they call home, which should also be applied in urban areas and cities; |
Or. pt
Amendment 218
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Calls for connectivity projects in medium and small-sized cities to ensure the right to stay and enable local population to live in their place of origin; believes that enhanced connection to capitals, major cities and urban centres, and metropolitan areas could aid in combating depopulation, while increasing the number of dwellings available in the market; considers that this type of investment should go hand in hand with the provision of other basic services such as health, education, energy and water services in areas affected by demographic decline; |
Or. en
Amendment 219
Daniel Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Calls for the eligibility of the purchase of land and buildings, the conversion of unused buildings, the regeneration of degraded land, the construction and rehabilitation of public housing for rent, and the infrastructure needed for new affordable housing developments; calls for the possibility for support to be aimed at young people, families, students, vulnerable people and critical workers, with the establishment of long-term affordability conditions and measures to prevent the displacement of existing communities; |
Or. ro
Amendment 220
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Highlights, in this regard, the need to coordinate the EU agenda for cities with local strategies for inland and mountainous areas, so as to ensure targeted investments in digital and physical infrastructure in order to tackle depopulation and population ageing, particularly in regions facing structural disadvantages or serious long-term demographic challenges; |
Or. it
Amendment 221
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Emphasises that Europe’s cities are at the forefront of climate crisis, facing more frequent and extreme heatwaves; stresses the need to unlock cities’ potential to lead transformative changes by fostering sustainable planning, tree restoration and engineering innovations and to help cities reach climate neutrality by 2040; |
Or. en
Amendment 222
Piotr Müller, Waldemar Buda
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Stresses that cohesion policy should actively help to reverse demographic decline by supporting families, affordable family housing, childcare and services that encourage young people to remain in or return to their home territories, and by fostering conditions favourable to natural generational renewal; |
Or. en
Amendment 223
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9a. Emphasises that the ‘right to stay’ principle and demographic decline requires integrated territorial policies supporting young families, affordable childcare, active ageing, talent retention, intergenerational solidarity and the attraction of skilled workers in urban and peri-urban areas. |
Or. en
Amendment 224
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9b. Highlights that, despite higher average GDP per capita compared to rural areas, many cities face growing intra-urban inequalities, acute housing affordability pressures, homelessness and pockets of poverty in disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods; stresses that Cohesion Policy and the Right to Stay agenda must address these challenges through integrated, place-based investments in affordable housing, public services, sustainable mobility, climate resilience and social infrastructure; |
Or. en
Amendment 225
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 9c. Underlines that, in cities, upholding the "right to stay" principle requires systemically addressing the rising cost of living, which is deepening inequalities and progressively pushing out low and middle income households, young people and workers, including in fundamental sectors, thus eroding the social fabric of cities and residents' claim to the urban space they live in; |
Or. en
Amendment 226
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including: |
| a)transport: integrated sustainable mobility systems, including public transport, cycling infrastructure, walking networks, multimodal transport hubs, zero-emission mobility, accessible transport services and intelligent transport systems | |
| b)education: affordable childcare, schools and kids friendly public spaces | |
| healthcare: preventive healthcare, mental health services, digital health infrastructure, healthy urban planning and equitable access to primary healthcare | |
| c) social care: accessibility, ensuring equal access for persons with disabilities to transport, housing, education, healthcare, public services, digital infrastructure and public spaces | |
| d) employment-related services: job coaching, upskilling, reskilling | |
| Calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety and accessibility of public spaces, with a particular focus on large families, single-parent families, young people, women and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 227
Denis Nesci
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the strategic and indispensable role of cities in providing high-quality essential services, with a particular reference to transport, education, healthcare and active employment policies. Calls, therefore, for the promotion of specific investments in sustainable mobility, public transport network upgrades and, as an absolute priority, conserving safety and the urban landscape, in both city centres and, above all, the suburbs. Such measures should aim to ensure comprehensive monitoring and an active presence in the area, restoring public spaces that are safe, well-lit and accessible to all. A particular and primary focus should be paid to protecting women, minors, the elderly and all the most vulnerable groups, clamping down on any form of damage or any criminal behaviour in order to uphold the fundamental right to safety and the freedom to access one's own city. |
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Amendment 228
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, taking into account specific characteristics of each area and the different geographical capacities for implementing appropriate mobility solutions, including road, rail, maritime and air transport, and the need to provide suitable modes of transport and create, modernise and maintain the necessary infrastructure; stresses the need to ensure that these policies address the needs of women and the most vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 229
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; stresses the need for accessible, affordable, practical and safe public transport adapted to the needs of children, older persons and persons with disabilities; highlights the importance of developing urban nodes, intermodal transport systems, multimodal transport links and last-mile connections linking cities with surrounding peri-urban and rural areas as well as improving cross-border connectivity; |
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Amendment 230
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; calls, in this context, for coordination between urban planning and the implementation of the plans under the European Youth Guarantee, to ensure robust support for socio-educational facilities and free-to-access community-based education infrastructure in areas with the highest rates of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE); |
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Amendment 231
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality, accessible and affordable essential services, including transport, education, healthcare, housing, childcare, long-term care, digital public services and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable, technologically neutral and affordable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women, older persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups; calls for greater support for urban transport infrastructure that improves connectivity, reduces congestion and strengthens economic competitiveness; |
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Amendment 232
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces including measures to improve environmental quality in cities by addressing the urban exposome notably air pollution, noise, heat islands and access to green spaces, with a particular focus on women and other vulnerable groups; calls for the promotion of quality public spaces, universal accessibility and child-friendly and age-friendly urban design; |
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Amendment 233
Rosa Serrano Sierra, Marcos Ros Sempere
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in ensuring and providing quality public services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls increased public and private investment in sustainable mobility, affordable and accesible public transport, in better walking and cycling infrastructure, an efficient transport system with good internal (local) and external (regional) connectivity, and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women,vulnerable groups and especially users with reduced mobility and with disabilities; |
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Amendment 234
Mārtiņš Staķis
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; warns that gentrification and rising living costs are progressively eroding equal access to these services within cities, disproportionately affecting lower-income and vulnerable communities; calls for the promotion of investment in accessible and affordable essential services, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 235
Irmhild Boßdorf
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a view to ensuring safe, accessible and well-maintained public spaces for all citizens, in particular children, families, older persons and persons with disabilities; |
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Amendment 236
Gabriella Gerzsenyi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, childcare, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems, the accessibility of public transport and public buildings for persons with disabilities and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 237
Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Ľubica Karvašová, Dan Barna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, including cycling, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 238
Elena Nevado del Campo
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women and vulnerable groups; | 10. Emphasises the role of cities in providing quality essential services, including transport, education, healthcare and employment-related services; calls for the promotion of investment in sustainable mobility, public transport systems and the safety of public spaces, with a particular focus on women, elderly people and vulnerable groups; |
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Amendment 239
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Stresses the urgent need to move on from temporary, time-limited projects in the fight against educational poverty; calls for long-term socio-educational facilities to be conceived as free-to-access community-based structures that are open continuously, including outside school hours and during the holidays, and governed by 'community-based education pacts' established between schools, local authorities and the third sector; insists that their structural funding be ring-fenced as a social priority enshrined in the EU's future post-2027 financial architecture; |
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Amendment 240
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Calls for investments in childcare, after-school services and local healthcare infrastructure in order to strengthen social cohesion and equal opportunities; highlights the importance of developing child-friendly cities through safe public spaces, accessible transport, quality childcare and educational facilities, recreational infrastructure and inclusive urban planning that supports children's well-being, development and participation in community life; |
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Amendment 241
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Highlights the growing importance of water resilience in cities, including sustainable water management, de-cementing and proper use of existing natural sources, water efficiency, flood prevention, drought preparedness plans under nature-based solutions, social inclusion, accessibility to water and adapted architectural design of quality; |
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Amendment 242
Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Highlights that, despite recording higher average GDP per capita than rural areas, many cities face severe housing affordability pressures, growing intra-urban inequalities, homelessness and pockets of poverty in disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods; |
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Amendment 243
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Recognises that sustainable urban development depends on strong cooperation between cities, surrounding municipalities and rural areas; encourages integrated territorial planning across functional territories; |
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Amendment 244
Daniel Buda, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10a. Recognises culture's contribution in increasing economic attractiveness and competitiveness, supporting social cohesion and improving quality of life in urban environments; |
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Amendment 245
Klara Dostalova, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Tamás Deutsch, André Rougé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10b. Stresses that families are the cornerstone of strong, resilient and prosperous cities and that supporting family life should therefore be recognised as an integral part of urban development policies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote family-friendly urban environments by improving access to affordable housing, quality education, childcare, healthcare, safe public spaces and employment opportunities, thereby contributing to social cohesion and addressing long-term demographic challenges; |
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Amendment 246
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10b. Stresses the importance of younger generations playing an active and leading role in local decision-making processes, in line with the community-led local development (CLLD) approach; calls on the Member States to use resources intended for technical assistance and administrative capacity gains to pay for professionals specialising in territorial facilitation, youth work and intercultural mediation in vulnerable areas; |
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Amendment 247
Dan Barna, Ľubica Karvašová
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10b. Calls for stronger cooperation between local authorities, educational institutions, social services and law-enforcement authorities in preventing and addressing cases of missing children and other risks affecting minors, including through the use of innovative technologies and awareness-raising measures while fully respecting fundamental rights and data protection rules; |
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Amendment 248
Marcos Ros Sempere, Hannes Heide, Rosa Serrano Sierra, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Marko Vešligaj, Sérgio Gonçalves
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10b. Stresses that cities are not only at the forefront of addressing Europe's main challenges but are also essential partners in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Union policies, given that a substantial share of Union legislation directly or indirectly concerns cities and the investments on the ground; |
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Amendment 249
Isabelle Le Callennec
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10b. Stresses that Cohesion Policy and the Right to Stay agenda must address these challenges through integrated, place-based investment in affordable housing, sustainable mobility, public services, climate resilience and social infrastructure; |
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Amendment 250
Valentina Palmisano
on behalf of The Left Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
|---|---|
| 10c. Calls on the Commission to mainstream a 'generational perspective' as a cross-cutting criterion into the planning and monitoring of sustainable urban development strategies, so that intergenerational fairness becomes a guiding principle in cohesion policy; |
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