15. Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU - New territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020 - Acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU [2015/2279(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Iliana Iotova (A8-0074/2016)

Report on new territorial development tools in cohesion policy 2014-2020: Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) [2015/2224(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (A8-0032/2016)

Question for oral answer (O-000070/2016) by Iskra Mihaylova, on behalf of the REGI Committee, to the Commission: Speeding up implementation of cohesion policy (2016/2550(RSP)) (B8-0364/2016)

IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS
Vice-President

Iliana Iotova and Ruža Tomašić introduced the reports.

Iskra Mihaylova moved the question.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Michaela Šojdrová (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Franc Bogovič, on behalf of the PPE Group, Constanze Krehl, on behalf of the S&D Group, Mirosław Piotrowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Ivan Jakovčić, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Monika Vana, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Ryszard CZARNECKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Rosa D'Amato, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Olaf Stuger, on behalf of the ENF Group, Zoltán Balczó, non-attached Member, Daniel Buda, Liliana Rodrigues, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Isabella Adinolfi, Philippe Loiseau, Konstantinos Papadakis, Ivana Maletić, Derek Vaughan, Julia Reid, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Mercedes Bresso, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bill Etheridge, Bill Etheridge, who also replied to a blue-card question by Olaf Stuger, Joachim Zeller, Jens Nilsson, Krzysztof Hetman, Tonino Picula, Maria Spyraki, Monika Smolková, Jan Olbrycht, Viorica Dăncilă, Julie Ward, Michela Giuffrida and Csaba Molnár.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Nicola Caputo, Notis Marias, Richard Howitt, Maria Grapini and Victor Negrescu.

The following spoke: Karmenu Vella, Iliana Iotova and Ruža Tomašić.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 128(5):

—   Iskra Mihaylova, on behalf of the REGI Committee, on acceleration of implementation of cohesion policy (2016/2550(RSP)) (B8-0562/2016).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.5.2016, item 6.8, minutes of 10.5.2016, item 6.6 and minutes of 11.5.2016, item 7.4.