9 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2015/2324(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas growth and competitiveness in the Member States is partly dependent on Europe's ability to capitalise on its diversity, rather than attempting to iron out differences, and whereas macro- regional strategies such as EUSALP can make a positive practical contribution to capitalising on the special features of the various regions, taking due account of their natural resources, heritage and cultural characteristics;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of increasing the economic potential of the strategic sectors of agriculture, forestry, tourism, energybee keeping, fruit growing, tourism, energy, herbaceous crops, the bioeconomy, organic products, health and the latest technologies, and giving strong backing to SMEs with which research centres should form links;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of continuing to apply the designations of origin scheme and the geographical indication 'mountain product' throughout the EU, in order to support the agri-food industry and high-quality products that are of key economic importance in the Alpine macro-region and all mountain areas;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses, with reference to the depopulation of mountain areas, that under no circumstances can the relocation of migrants to areas in the Alpine macro-region be regarded as an acceptable response to the demographic problems experienced by mountain areas or to the current migration crisis in the EU;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Takes the view that the demographic problems to be found in some parts of the Alpine macro-region should be addressed by means of proactive welfare policies and by concentrating resources on providing support for local families and communities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Draws attention to the strategic role played by public services in addressing the demographic problems in mountain areas, and in this connection emphasises the need to develop positive synergies between public and private investment in all key areas, such as healthcare;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for support to be provided for training schemes to help preserve the skills and know-how used in the production of traditional goods by small artisanal businesses in mountain areas;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe to be made more durable and for intermodal transport systems to be encouraged for the sake of the region’s devehought to be given to forging links between urban and rural areas as a means of fostering the development of mountain areas; calls for spatial development policies for the Alpine macro-region to focus on consolidating sustainable links between urban and rural areas, improving transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe by promoting intermodal transport systems, boosting competitiveness and emplopyment and ensuring the well-being of its inhabitants;