Activities of Steeve BRIOIS related to 2015/2324(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy for the Alpine region (A8-0226/2016 - Mercedes Bresso) FR
Amendments (25)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the strong bottom-up approach adopted by the regions of the Alpine area has led to the development of the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP), aimed at effectively addressing challenges that are common to the entire Alpine region;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the macro-strategy for the Alpine region will affectconcerns 80 million people living in 48 regions in sevseven different countries, of which five are EU Member States (Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia) and two are non-EU countries (Liechtenstein and Switzerland);
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas thise 48 region constitutes an interconnected macro-region withs which this strategy concerns face environmental, demographic, transport, tourism and energy-related issues, and whereas coordinated territorial planning could produce better results and added value for territorial cohesion of Alpine and peri-Alpine areas;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Communication from the Commission concerning the European Union Strategy for the Alpine Region and the accompanying Action Plan; believes this is a step forward for the development of the region in line with the Europe 2020 objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the fact that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) offer potentially significant resources and a wide range of tools and options for the Strategy; notes the availability of other funds and instruments relevant to the Strategy pillars, notably Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility, the LIFE programme, and the COSME programme for SMEs, for which the Commission should investigate the possible added value of specific calls focused on the particular challenges of the Alpine region;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls onObserves that the Member States’ competent authorities tocan adapt their adopted operational programmes in order to ensure thaf they wish to take into account 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);
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that local and regthe national authorities of the Member States 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 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EIB, in cooperation with the CommissionMember States, to examine the possibility of setting up an investment platform for the Alpine regions that would enable mobilisation of funding from public and private sources; stresses the need to use the Union's existing sources of funding, in view of the limited room for manoeuvre in the budgets of the Member States; calls for the creation of a pipeline project for these regions which would attract investors;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that innovation and new technologies, driven by smart specialisation strategies and financed by existing EU funding sources (e.g. the ERDF, the ESF, COSME, Horizon 2020 or Erasmus +), could help generate quality jobs and catalyse the establishment, upscaling and clustering of SMEs, which could, in turn, reverse the depopulation trend in Alpine areas;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages clustering and cooperation between public and private enterprises, universities, research institutes and other relevant stakeholders with the aim of promoting innovation and making it possible to benefit from synergies between Alpine and peri-Alpine areas; considers that envisaged actions should build on the national and regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation with a view to securing more efficient and effective investment;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that a macro-regthe European Unional strategy for the Alps shouldine regions absolutely must secure the preservation of forms of traditional economic activity as well as fostering innovation and the development of new initiatives in this field;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that cooperation between regionsthe Member States concerned is dessential forirable in the context of the further development of tourism in the wideralpine regions; encourages the formulation of tourism strategies based on sustainability and innovation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of connecting transport routes with other parts of Europe and the relevance of interconnections with TEN-T corridors; calls on the participating countries to focus their efforts on implementing projects that are covered by the current TEN-T network;
Amendment 145 #
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 local level in order to enhance cohesion and quality of life in these areas and encourage resettlement;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the lack of effective digital connections within mountain areas; encourages the Commission and the Member States to facilitate better connections at 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;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of public investment in mountain areas in order to tackle the failure of the market to provide digital connectivity in these areas; calls on the Commission to propose concrete solutions for this issue;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of supporting the development of the most efficient renewable energies in the region, from hydro through solar and wind to the sustainable use of forest wood, taking great care to preserve landscapes;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls onEncourages the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources and to develop the renewable sources available, such as solar and wind energy, within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of hydropower plants; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of well-functioning electricity infrastructure networks in the macro- region;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that diversifying energy supply sources will not only improve the energy security of the macro-alpine regions, but will also bring more competition, with important benefits for the economic development of those regions;