13 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2017/2208(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poorer infrastructure development, low connectivity,generally weaker institutions and the skills gap present a major obstacle for the successful development of viable and self-sufficient agricultural businesses, pushing many young people to abandon rural areas and migrate, and worsening the shortage of qualified workers;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that agriculture is part of the solution for enhancing sustainable growth, providing jobs and increasing levels of income in lagging regions, while at the same time helping to preserve the countryside and combat rural depopulation; highlights the strategic role that agriculture plays for lagging regions, by supplying food and guaranteeing food security for these regions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of rural development funds in boosting the competitiveness of those regions through tailor-made projects based on bottom-up approaches; acknowledges, therefore, the input of local action groups in developing local strategies, supporting stakeholder networking and the appraisal and approval of individual LEADER projects; points out that involving young people in agricultural activities leads to improved performance, since they contribute with innovative solutions and bring state-of- the-art technology to farming;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the implementation of the pilot initiatives for lagging regions in two regions in Romania and two regions in Poland (the latter carried out with the support of the World Bank), particularly through the definition of strategic priorities and concrete, quickly implementable actions, and looks forward to the publication of its results;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the importance of digitalisation and of improving infrastructure, thus creating a positive environment and good foundation for boosting growth and enhancing cohesion in lagging regions; recalls that good infrastructure, especially the provision of high-speed internet connections helps keep people in rural areas and can help attract a high-calibre workforce needed for growth in those areas; welcomes the Commission's reflection paper regarding the future of farming, which envisages a greater concentration of investments in the field of the circular economy, offering significant potential for employment, and the development of the ‘smart villages’ initiative through support for local communities with a view to digitalisation and the development of service infrastructure;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the presence of a properly educated and trained workforce has a powerful impact on competitiveness, productivity and the attractiveness of the labour market; draws attention to the depopulation of low-income regions owing to the exodus of young people towards more developed areas; regrets that these regions find it so hard to attract highly skilled workers;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that, in implementing the 2020 education and training strategy and its objectives, account will be taken of existing situations in lagging regions, in particular the departure rates and their adverse impact on employment; stresses the need for training to enhance workers' professional skills, which should ideally be tailored to employment market requirements;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the adverse effects of austerity policies, especially in low-growth regions, encouraging public investment cuts and giving priority to debt repayment over any other national budget items; draws attention, however, to the need to tailor public investment to growth requirements and expresses concern at the impact of increased public investment on deficit targets;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that growth and employment, especially in the most disadvantaged regions, can only be properly stimulated through cohesion policies if the necessary co-funding is unaffected by budgetary constraints under the Stability Pact; reiterates in this regard the call for exemption of total national contributions to European structural and investment funding from Stability and Growth Pact constraints, given their objective of achieving Europe 2020 objectives and supporting competitiveness, and growth and, for example by means of innovation strategies for smart specialization, accompanied by job creation, with particular regard to youth employment; calls on the national authorities to give priority to structural fund support for investment, particularly in the most disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly reaffirms opposition to macroeconomic conditionality, given that it penalises regions and social groups already weakened by the crisis, involving suspension of payments with possibly serious repercussions, especially in lagging regions; considers, in this connection, that the principal aim of macroeconomic conditionalities must be to correct shortcomings and that this must not result in delays that contribute to increasing disparities;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to support productive business activities specific to lagging regions, including sustainable tourism and agriculture and innovation focused on SMEs, through the increasingly effective combination of funding from regional and national bodies and from EU instruments.; calls on the Member States to identify policies tailored to specific local requirements in terms of growth, thereby encouraging SMEs to invest in these regions;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to recognise the role played by cohesion policy as an essential European economic policy instrument to promote public investments that take into account the specific economic, social and territorial characteristics of the regions; stresses that such investment should therefore be exempt from the budgetary constraints of the Stability Pact, especially in lagging regions, where they promote growth, employment and improvement of the macro-economic framework throughout the EU; is concerned that possible cuts in the wake of Brexit will seriously affect growth in regions that are lagging behind;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to adopt national regional development strategies to improve administrative governance and other key growth factors in lagging regions; stresses the need to boost investment in administrative consolidation and the digitisation of public services;