17 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/2132(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directives 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds1 and 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora2,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment3,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled '20 20 by 2020 - Europe's climate change opportunity' (COM(2008)0030),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that tourism is a key factor for the social and economic development of the EU's coastal regions and is closely linked to the objectives of the Lisbon and Gothenburg strategstrategy; points out that the objectives of the Gothenburg strategy have not yet been sufficiently taken into account in tourism activities;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RecommendsCalls for an integrated approach to coastal tourism in the context of the Community's cohesion, maritime, fisheries, environmental and social policies, in order to create synergies and avoid inconsistent actions; recommends that the Commission apply such an integrated approach to the sustainable growth of coastal tourism as a strategic objective of its work programme for 2010-2015, also in the context of the mid-term review of the financial framework for 2007-2013;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to ensure the full participation of the regional and local authorities responsible for tourism and regional development in coastal zones, as well as the economic, social and environmental partners, in all permanent structures set up under these policies;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that the Commission adopt a holistic approach to coastal tourism in the pursuit of its strategy for an integrated maritime policy, in particular for the islands, the outermost regions and the other coastal zones, notably in view of the high dependence of these areas on tourism; points out that the common principles and guidelines for integrated coastal zone management must be based on an ecosystem approach;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends, therefore, that the Commission introduce an INTERREG programmeject adopted to the coastal zones, dealing with tourism together with other issues related to the coasts;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the coastal Member States apply the integrated approach on the programme level when selecting and executing projects related to the coasts, adopting an intersectoral method and prioritising the creatinclusion of public-private partnershipsthe partners and population concerned;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Laments the fact that the current lack of transparency as regards EU expenditure in the coastal zones prevents quantification of the funds allocated to tourism in those regions; calls on the Commission to activate suitable instruments for making those data available for analytic and statistical purposes; calls on the Member States to honour in full their obligations to publish details of the recipients of assistance funds;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that there is a close link between the environment and coastal tourism; recommends, therefore, introducing, after 2013,insists therefore there must be proof of the environmental sustainability as a basic principle of Structural Fund intervention in the coastal zones, not only for the competitiveness and employment objective but also for the convergence objective regions;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that coastal regions are particularly affected by the impact of climate change and the attendant rise in sea level and sand erosion, plus the increasing incidence and strength of storms; insists therefore that coastal regions devise climate change risk and prevention plans, which, in future, must be a prerequisite for the award of structural assistance funds;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls, in connection in particular with building projects on European coasts, for it to be made mandatory to prove that climate change consequences have been taken into account;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Takes the view that excessive building development on coasts, in particular the construction of holiday apartments, makes no contribution towards the sustainable development of tourism, but, rather, is counter- productive, since this removes the natural basis for tourism and regions' attractiveness;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points to the task of strategic environmental impact assessments (SEIA) to identify, in good time, plans and projects which are not compatible with European environment and climate protection commitments; calls on the Member States not to make European monies from the Structural Funds available to such plans and projects and to use SEIAs to help coastal regions to take a more sustainable development approach;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that territorial cohesion instruments can enhance the links between coast and hinterland, connecting coastal activities to rural and urban tourism, increasing out-of-season accessibility for tourism, and raising the profile of local products while encouraging their diversification; calls on the Commission, therefore, to include the coastal regions in its green paper on territorial cohesion, and to take account of the need to link coastal tourism to the integrated management of coastal zones and spatial planning for the seas;