15 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas mountainous regions face specific gender equality challenges; whereas mainstreaming a gender perspective into all areas of European policy, including cohesion policy, is a key EU commitment;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas many mountainous regions lack basic infrastructure and access to public services of general interest;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mountainous regions depend largelypartly depend upon mountain agriculture and tourism;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to work on an ‘Agenda for EU Mountainous Regions’, which should be a framework that contributes to transnational, cross-border and interregional policies; believes that the future agenda should identify the priorities for the development of these regions, so that sectorial policies may be adjusted in a better way and opportunities to finance them steered through EU funds, and so that long-term sustainable policies for inclusion may be achieved;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights that gender inequalities persist in communities in mountainous, particularly in the case of marginalised communities and vulnerable groups such as elderly women, women carers, women with disabilities, Roma women, women from ethnic minority backgrounds, and LGBTIQ persons; calls on the Commission to ensure all of its policies, and policy-making processes on mountainous regions include a holistic and comprehensive gender perspective;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to encourage the use of financial engineering instruments in mountainous regions in order to reach concrete results;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that SMEs in mountainous regions are faced with serious difficulties owing to lack of accessibility, infrastructure, connectivity and human resources; calls on the Commission to pay specific attention to the development of SMEs in mountainous regions, particularly areas affected by natural and climate- aggravated disasters such as floods, forest fires, etc., and to combine the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF), EARDF resources and the COSME programme in a holistic and effective policy approach to supporting SMEs;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the important role that social enterprise, and alternative business models such as cooperatives and mutuals, can play in the inclusive and sustainable development of mountainous regions, including overcoming exclusion of marginalised groups, or overcoming gender inequalities;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that supporting for the shift towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient, resource- efficient and environmentally sustainable economy could be emphasised within themust be incorporated into Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports innovative solutions for access to basic quality education, as well as formal and informal education and lifelong learning opportunities, in remote mountainous areas, such as through cooperation among mountainous regions and cities;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the improvement of healthcare facilities and services in mountainous regions, where necessary;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Emphasises the importance of the empowerment of women and girls through education, and particularly increasing inclusion of women and girls in areas where they are structurally underrepresented, such as in science, technology, engineering, maths and entrepreneurship; notes that gender equality and the inclusion of women in technology-based and green economy sectors in mountainous regions is especially important for their sustainable economic growth development;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Encourages and call for the support, including through the use of ESI Funds, of initiatives improving the social and cultural cohesion of and inclusion in mountainous communities, and overcoming the physical isolation and lack of cultural diversity, in particular through access and direct participation in arts and cultural life;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that reaching EU renewable energy targets must not come at the cost of nature and the environment; recalls that, in some cases, hydropower and biomass extraction may be highly damaging for ecosystems, while nuclear, wind and solar energy plants can harm the landscape;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the enormous potential of the internet and digital platforms for social inclusion and empowerment; highlights that the inclusion of marginalised and vulnerable communities, as well as gender equality must be central to Commission connectivity policy in the mountainous regions;