6 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2020/2039(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, although the EU population has seen substantial growth in previous decades, the growth rate is now falling and the population is expected to decrease significantly in the longer term (by 2070 Europe’s population will have decreased by a twentieth); whereas Europe will account for less than 4 % of the world’s population by 2070, and long- term demographic trends in European regions indicate lower birth rates and ageing societies;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that Europe is manifestly experiencing population ageing, affecting the dependency ratio and having negative effects on workforce growth, which is far behind the previous decade; warns of a visible decline of the labour force in eastern, southern and central European regions; recognises that, without creating the conditions for growth of the birth rate within both the Union and the Member States, the measures proposed below are only a solution to the consequences, but not the cause, of negative demographic trends;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines, on the other hand, that overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas has already led to side- effects, such as congestion, rising housing and transport costs, pollution, deterioration of the quality of life, and urban sprawl, as well as a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population, and thus local authorities being unable to provide services to all residents of urban areas; warns of some of the negative effects of high population concentration in urban areas on public health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to conduct the programming and implementation process of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy with full respect for the partnership principle, which, unfortunately, has not yet been sufficiently implemented in some respects; stresses the importance of prioritising regional needs, including as regards demographic and migration aspects and urban challenges;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs; understands that the regions will need the concentrated support of the Union and the Member States in this endeavour;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends, where appropriate, the reform of education and training systems in the Member States, combined with policies to prevent a permanent brain drain from the ‘sending’ regions; insists on using local at regional advantages, as well as the development of economic and social facilities, not only to prevent the brain drain, but also to reverse this phenomenon; considers that the reverse brain drain to the ‘sending’ regions represents a potential that those regions must utilise systematically;