Examples of using Macro-regions in English and their translations into Czech
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Macro-regions are ideal instruments for dealing with cross-border challenges.
This report advocates the importance of developing strategies for macro-regions in the European Union.
The macro-regions, which are still in the experimental phase, should not make administration in Europe more complex.
The idea of establishing functional regions- macro-regions- began with the Baltic Sea Region Strategy.
I see this as a test case for territorial cohesion,which could then be extended to other macro-regions.
I am convinced that this strategy can serve as inspiration for other macro-regions within the EU and, in so doing, strengthen European integration.
I am voting for this motion for a resolution on the Danube andhope that similar strategies will be developed for other European macro-regions.
As for its stated desire to establish highly competitive European macro-regions, this is completely unacceptable.
The Baltic Sea and the regions of Member States that lie on its shores have the necessary capabilities tobecome part of and operate as pilot macro-regions.
In the new cohesion policy, by relying on the macro-regions' impetus, Objective 3 must be considerably strengthened, as called for in Mrs Sanchez-Schmid's report.
Firstly, the approach to the Baltic Sea can also be an example for other macro-regions, for example the Danube.
Furthermore, the Resolution states that any strategy relating to macro-regions must be incorporated into the cohesion policy, which is the coordinating policy at European Union level.
We must encourage the adoption of single, integrated maritime governance structures at regional level andthe development of strategies for the Union's maritime macro-regions.
It is hoped that this initiative will be the first of others that are able to provide the various European macro-regions with a suitable legislative and programmatic framework, based on the idea of European territorial cooperation.
The rapporteur emphasises, with good reason, the fact that the Baltic Sea strategy is a pilot project from which future strategies relating to macro-regions can take their inspiration.
Some of our urban macro-regions also have elements that the creative industries need to be sustainable on their own: that is, intensive capital, a concentration of talent and knowledge, and a vast array of already established companies.
We need to restructure forms of economic collaboration, a process in which macro-regions can play a significant role.
The idea of an integrated approach,including the creation of strategies for macro-regions that are EU-level strategies, is the best example of territorial cooperation, is a good way to increase the effectiveness of regional policy and should be supported and developed.
Ladies and gentlemen, the example of the Baltic Sea serves as a model,is an encouragement to start work on other macro-regions and testifies to significantly better integration.
Whether further macro-regions should follow depends on how these first two perform and whether other proposals are made to demonstrate a specific added value that goes beyond existing cooperation, and if they really meet the clear needs that cannot be fulfilled through other means.
The Baltic Sea Strategy already provides a model for coordinating European Union policies andfunding in geopolitical territorial units- macro-regions- defined on the basis of specific criteria.
I believe that these principles and operating methods should form the basis of the cohesion policy during the next programme period, and include a results-oriented local policy through the macro-regions.