Activities of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2014/2213(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Urban dimension of EU policies (A8-0218/2015 - Kerstin Westphal) ES
Amendments (2)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas some cities are seeing a decline in their population ageing and declining, and face problems due to the scale of the facilities they provide, and others have a growing population, which increases pressure on existing facilities and exacerbates other problems such as (youth) unemployment, social exclusion, traffic congestion and pollution;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a European Urban Agenda should be fully in line with the EU’s overall objectives and strategy, particularly Europe 2020; stresses that administrative borders are becoming less and less pertinent when trying to address development challenges at local level; believes, therefore, that the European Urban Agenda should be inclusive and take into account the diversity of territorial entities in the EU, the cross-border factors and especially the rural- urban linkages;