European Parliament
Angelika Werthmann  (NI ),
in writing.
– I acknowledge that macro-regional strategies put together a cohesive approach for territorial cooperation, meeting the demand for investing in Europe on a territorial basis in this new way. Macro-regional strategies also help in rebuilding links and cooperating in a new fashion. In this regard, the rapporteur supports that macro-regional strategies should be based on the principle of multi-level governance, in order to ensure collaboration among local, regional and national bodies. However, he also recognised that macro-regional strategies are a complex structure in terms of governance and harder to coordinate and facilitate cooperation with. I agree and therefore I supported this report with my vote. I support the implementation of a macro-regional strategy for the Mediterranean basin, in order to structure this essential space for the future of Europe.

