5 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2016/2100(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 4 February 2016 on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP)),
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Commission that for the EU's single market to function smoothly, it is imperative to allow national and regional authorities to intervene in situations which emanate from geographical handicaps that impede on the market's ability to flourish in both its economic and social dimension;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Considers that isolated and/or peripheral regions and islands should be allowed wider margins for the implementation of state aid provisions than is currently being done, not least under conditions of double isolation or insularity, especially when such provisions would have limited to minimal effect on the wider European market, and when they are intended to help stimulate economic activity and social cohesion in ways that would not otherwise be feasible in the short to medium term;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Stresses that state aid is sometimes necessary in order to assure the delivery of services of general economic interest (SGEI) including energy, transport and telecommunication; Emphasises that state intervention is often the best possible policy tool to assure services crucial for the support of economic and social conditions in isolated, remote or peripheral regions and islands in the Union;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Welcomes the inclusion of social aid for transport residents of remote regions in the GBER where the problem of connectivity is being recognised; Stresses that the connectivity of peripheral island regions is also essential for sustaining and developing acceptable levels of economic and social initiative by maintaining vital business connections;