7 Amendments of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2008/2100(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, in view tof the major differences between rural areas in the various Member States, that a suitably targeted and integrated approach promoting economic dynamism and accounting for specific needs and in terms of funding, should be taken to the development of such areas, which account for up to 80% of thisEU territory;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that proper implementation of rural development policy requires due account to be taken of each area’s natural resources and specific features, as well as of their economic development capacities and existing links with urban areas;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Member States and regional authorities to formulate, in cooperation with the Commission, a transparent, long- term rural development strategy at national and regional level, in order to be able to identify clearly rural development priorities and objectives and adapt to them the various sources of funding availablensure coherence of action by means of consistency in the use of the various funds and minimising the possibility of financing the same action twice;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that including rural development policy within cohesion and regional development policy is only possible on the condition that rural development receives adequate funding, that this funding is used in line with the priorities set out for rural areas, avoiding double financing and gaps in future interventions, and that rural development measures do not drain resources intended for direct payments to farmers;.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the role played by small and medium-sized enterprises in rural development and the contribution that they make to convergence at regional and local level; calls on the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to foster entrepreneurship in rural areas, in particular by removing administrative and legal barriers, and also to offer more support to non-agricultural activities while promoting economic diversification in these areas;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the difficulties in implementing rural development policy stem from the fact that sectoral policies and territorial cohesion policy cut across each other, as do the economic and social aspects of both types of policy, and from the wide variety of responsibility allocation and policy coordination systems used in the Member States; therefore, calls on Member States to ensure coherence in the implementation of local development strategies and to encourage dialogue between managing authorities;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to apply the open method of coordination to rural development policy at Union level in order to achieve a coordinated and complementary approach that supports the restructuring and diversification of the economy in Europe’s rural areas;