Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2015/2324(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy for the Alpine region (A8-0226/2016 - Mercedes Bresso) HR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an EU Strategy for the Alpine region PDF (435 KB) DOC (228 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of the Alpine region as a place for people to live, work and relax in, thanks to the vital contributions made by agriculture and forestry, tourism and craft trades; stresses that these sectors are of crucial value in the sustainable development of the region, as they secure a high-quality food supply, maintain the population in outlying areas, maintain the cultural landscape, and preserve ecosystems by means of sustainable biodiversity, soil and water protection; welcomes the EU Alpine Strategy as a way to improve economic, environmental and social development in the Alpine region;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need for initiatives to improve mobility, digital infrastructure, energy supply and social migration; considers it necessary for specific traditions in the fields of land use, craft trades and tourism to be preserved when implementing the strategy;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas earlier EU macro- regional strategies have proved the success of a cooperation arrangement of this type and provided useful experience for drawing up new macro-regional strategies;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the introduction of a specific quality label for mountain products, initiatives to develop new high-quality products and better safeguards, in particular by specifying a protected designation of origin for products from the Alpine region;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers it particularly important to give young farmers long-term prospects in order to address rural depopulation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote transnational initiatives to support entrepreneurship, emerging industries and the labour market in agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the importance of agritourism as a source of income for small-scale farmers (e. g. farm holidays); calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish programmes to support investment and entrepreneurship; considers it important to support those farms through specific tourism campaigns;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to tap renewable and alternativ, decentralised and alternative energy sources in order effectively to reduce emissions of pollutants and to contribute to the preservation of the natural environment; stresses the importance of grid integration and storage as well as the expansion of the necessary infrastructure for mobility based on renewable and alternative fuels to ensure the success of these energy sources;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States’ and regions’ competent authorities to adapt their adopted operational programmes in order to ensure that future projects under the EUSALP strategy are promptly implemented and that managing authorities take due account of EUSALP priorities when implementing the operational programmes (e.g. by way of dedicated calls, bonus points or budget earmarking) and of the importance of integrated macro-regional projects and measures;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the participating countries to exploit the possibilities offered by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) with a view to bringing about sustainable development, economic growth, and employment at macro-regional level;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points up the important role of agriculture and rural resources in providing social and educational care for particularly vulnerable people; calls on the Commission to promote social agricultural activities, since, for mountain farmers in particular, they represent a new way of providing alternative services;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for the prospective and current regulatory framework for farms throughout the Alpine region, in particular under the CAP, to be harmonised and simplified respectively; points up the need for specific additional support based on factors such as soil assessment and gradients in order to make it possible to farm sustainably on steep hillsides;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it important that the EU Alpine strategy should be carried out with existing financial resources, such as the 2014-2020 Structural and Investment Funds, and that no new funding should be introduced; stresses that they must be used efficiently in order to carry out the strategy with greater coordination;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that local and regional authorities, in partnership with the civil sector, should have a leading role in the political managing bodies and in the operational, technical and implementing bodies of the Strategy, in full respect of the principles of subsidiarity and multi-level governance;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the establishment of a macroregional governance model for the Alpine region so as to foster cross-border cooperation in agriculture and forestry; regards it as important in this connection that there should be improved exchanges of information and experience, on a transnational basis, between associations and producer organisations in the areas of livestock and crop farming and forestry by setting up regular symposia;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Emphasises that the development of new initiatives requires regional solutions and participatory approaches, with harmonisation of existing and new initiatives, in order to maximise benefit for mountain farming in the Alps and reduce administrative barriers; points out that the Alpine Convention, EU cohesion policy and existing EU initiatives must be taken into account;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for best practice to be exchanged, for the experience acquired in the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies to be turned to account, and for cooperation to be intensified with participants from other macro-regional strategies, for example the Baltic, Danube, and Adriatic-Ionian strategies;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that a macro-regional strategy for the Alps should secure the preservation of forms of traditional economic activity as well as fostering innovation and the development of new initiatives in this field; points to the need for small and medium-sized enterprises to be given easier access to support and financing, bearing in mind their role in creating jobs and preventing rural depopulation;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that cooperation between regions is essential for the further development of tourism in the wider region; encourages the formulation of tourism strategies based on existing natural and cultural heritage, sustainability, and innovation;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the diversification of tourism supply by such means as tourist theme parks and routes, cultural tourism, food and wine tourism, farm tourism, scattered hotels, and sporting tourism, in order to prolong the tourist season, enhance the competitiveness of tourist destinations, and promote new tourist activities that are better adapted to climate change;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Draws attention to the lack of effective connections within mountain areas; urges the Commission and the Member States to facilitate better connection at regional and local level in order to enhance cohesion and quality of life in these areas and encourage resettlement;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the lack of effective digital connections within mountain areas; urges the Commission and the Member States to facilitate better connections at regional and local level in order to enhance the quality of life and promote the development of new activities and the creation of job opportunities in these areas, and to encourage resettlement;