5 Amendments of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2011/2195(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s renewed strategy for the Union’s outermost regions (ORs), which will address OR performance within the goals of EU 2020, namely smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; underlines the advantages of developing a neighbourhood policy focuRecommends that cohesion policy be tailored to the outermost regions, as mentioned in Article 349 of the Treaty, through the adoption of specific measures; supports the EU strategy for the outermost regions, but strongly criticises the cuts in specific funding for the outermost regions proposed onby the emergence of proper integrated regional markets; notes that the implementation of the EU 2020 strategy should be adapted to the specific reality of the ORsCommission, representing a decrease of more than 40 %; calls on the Commission to propose measures of a permanent nature and with adequate funding, capable of adapting to the needs of each outermost region, so helping them to tackle these permanent constraints that they face;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its concern that in some regions, notably the outermost regions, Union financial resources have not been sufficient to counteract the negative effects of the single market, EMU and the liberalisation of international trade;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises through the allocation of Union funds, aimed at developing the productive fabric of the outermost regions and as a means of promoting workers’ rights, so enhancing region-specific products and the local economy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that particular attention should be paid to the integration of the ORs into the digital single market; considers that wireless technologies, including satellite, could provide the citizens of the ORs with immediate ubiquitousConsiders it necessary to help Member States to ensure that the inhabitants of these regions have full access to the information and communication media provided by new technologies, examples of which are the technologies of broadband, wireless technologies, including satellite, and, in particular, access to broadband iInternet.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 A (new)
Paragraph 6 A (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of enhancing public services for the economic and social cohesion of the outermost regions, specifically air and marine transport, energy, communication and research;