Activities of Edouard FERRAND related to 2015/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU (A8-0074/2016 - Iliana Iotova) FR
Amendments (7)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a response must be found to the challenges posed by desertification and, lack of generational renewal and raising the quality of life in mountain areas;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
given the need to take into account the proportionate and concomitant use of agricultural, forestry, energy, artisanal, tourist and cultural resources in so-called ‘mountain areas’ and in given areas within mountain areas
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that despite the sector-specific measures that have been taken, there does not yet exist a fully-fledged EU approach to mountain regions; proposes that clear criteria be established for defining mountain areas (e.g. a minimum altitude of 600 metres) and in this regard that efforts be made to adopt a common definition of mountain regions;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of regulating certain aspects of education in mountain areas in order to refresh their inhabitants’ knowledge so they can cope with new demands, with this being planned as part of the Member States’ overall educational strategy;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to include in the future TTIP negotiations the specific characteristics and ecosystems of the EU’s mountain areas, which differ from those in the USA, in order to protect local producers in those areas;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises the importance of slaughtering and processing being done within mountain areas so as to underpin and develop the activities of their inhabitants;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the need for mountain products to be obtained from animals which are born and raised in mountain areas;