Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2204(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Women and their roles in rural areas (A8-0058/2017 - Marijana Petir, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez) EL
Women and their roles in rural areas (short presentation) EL
Amendments (15)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas social and economic circumstances and living conditions have changed substantially in recent decadesworsened in recent decades, chiefly in the countries of Southern Europe such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and differ quite considerably between the Member States as well as within them; whereas the concept of multifunctionality has opened up new opportunities for women; whereas women are very often the promoters of the development of additional activities on or outside the farm beyond the scope of agricultural production;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Γ
Recital Γ
C. whereas equality between women and men is a core principle of the European Union and its Member States, and its promotion should be one of itstheir principal objectives;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas family farming is the most common operational farming model in the EU, and thus of great importanceshould thus be protected by the Union;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas the ongoing crisis in European agriculture and the situation of young people from rural areas, which is particularly affecting the countries of Southern Europe such as Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, pose a serious challenge for the Common Agricultural Policy, which should ensure the development of rural areas while enhancing their potential;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
Recital Ζ
G. whereas it is necessary to maintainCalls on the Union to take measures to create a sustainable and vibrant farming sector in all Member States of the Union as the fundamental economic basis of rural areas, which contributes to rural development, food production, biodiversity and the creation of jobs, mainly in underdeveloped countries ;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the status of family farms as primary food producers can onlyshould be improved and their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing adequate financial resources and measures at EU level;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΣΤ
Recital ΙΣΤ
P. whereas women in rural areas also suffer from gender pay and pension gaps which are steadily becoming wider in some Member States of the Union;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΖ
Recital ΙΖ
Q. whereas women’s participation in the use of the instruments available under rural development programmes until 2014 was deplorably low; whereas no thematic sub- programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ have been created so far;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RecogniseSupports women’s contribution to the economy in rural areas as entrepreneurs, heads of the family business and promoters of sustainable development and their importance as stakeholders in the entire economic and social development of these areas; stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas that cares for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitorimprove the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, as these sub-programmes can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EncouragesCalls on the Member States to promote equality between women and men in the management bodies and representation of all types of organisations, associations and public institutions;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to fully implement the existing legislative acts relating to equal treatment of women and men in social security matters; calls on the Commission to monitor the transposition of their provisions in order to address the challenges and discrimination faced by women living and working in rural areas;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that rural areas within the Member States have a crucial economic and security role to play in our modern society, in which more than 12 million farmers provide a sufficient amount of healthy and safe food for half a billion consumers throughout the European Union; stresses that keeping these areas vibrant is of the utmost importance and calls on the EU to immediately increase funding for the agricultural sector in EU countries;