12 Amendments of Marc JOULAUD related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is no explicit definition of mountainous regions in EU regional policy, and whereas the definition used in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EARDF) must be rewordedcannot be used as it stands in the context of regional policy;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas support from the EARDF for mountainous regions could be complemented by European Structural and Investment (ESI) funds with a view to achievingcreating synergies which will make it possible to achieve better and more inclusive development;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to start the process of creating a working definition for functional mountainous regions in the context of the Cohesion Policy, as a complement to the definition used in the EARDF; considers that such a definition must be wide and inclusive, taking into account different factors such as altitude, accessibility and slope; calls on the Commission also to take into consideration areas that, while not mountainous, depend heavily on mountains and form a single mass with them; points out, in this context, the idea reflected in the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) of including non-mountainous areas in the strategy as a good initiative;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for synergies to be increased by means of the coordination of EU policies, strategies and programmes that have an indirect effect upon mountainous regions, such as Horizon 2020, COSME, LIFE, Natura 2000, the EU Broadband Strategy, the EU Climate Adaptation Strategy, the EU Environment Action Programme, the Connecting Europe Facility, European Territorial Cooperation, ESI Funds and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); calls on the Commission to consider the specific application of these programmes to mountainous regions;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Member States to make use of tools such as the Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and the Community-led Local Development (CLLD) instruments in support of the development of mountainous areas, in particular to support project engineering;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the need to be able to rely on trustworthy statistical data on which to base policy initiatives;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RStresses the importance of agricultural production in mountain areas and the efforts undertaken to create added value; recognises the need for support from the EARDF, and believes that its synergy with ESI Funds could have a positive impact in mountainous regions;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that increasing the qualifications of the workforce and the creation of new jobs in the green economy should be part of the investment priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF), and stresses that EU policies should support training in areas such as mountain agriculture, sustainable tourism, craft industries, sustainable forestry and renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that reaching EU renewable energy targets must not come at the costtake into account the balance of nature and the environment; recalls that, in some cases, hydropower and biomass extraction may be highly damaging fordamage ecosystems, while wind and solar energy plants can harm the landscape, while being a source of self-development;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. NEmphasises the vital role of mountain areas in preserving regional ecosystems; notes the dependence of urban areas on ecosystem services offered by mountainous regions, and that these regions often do not receive a just return;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to confirm the interest of the European Union in supporting (TEN-T) transport infrastructure to overcome the barriers often created by mountain ranges;