Activities of Caroline ROOSE related to 2022/2147(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Assessment of the new Commission communication on outermost regions (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the assessment of the new Commission communication on outermost regions
Amendments (47)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) and the concepts set out therein,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the ORs represent major assets, but also face permanent difficulties as a result of their insularity (except for French Guiana), geographical dispersion, remoteness, small size, a low-density permanent population which has to cope with seasonal demographic pressure, rough terrain and harsh climate, and economic dependence on a few products;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas young people are a vital asset for the recovery and development of all EU regions, notably the outermost regions; whereas in Mayotte, half of the population is under the age of 18, while in French Guiana, one inhabitant out of two is under 25; whereas these regions have high levels of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) and early school leavers, higher than the EU and national averages7 ; _________________ 7 https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/source s/policy/themes/outermost-regions/pdf/rup- 2022/comm-rup-2022-glance_en.pdf
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas islands have exceptionally rich biodiversity and ecosystems; whereas island ecosystems are particularly threatened by the impact of climate change and must be protected;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas islands’ marine and terrestrial biodiversity is largely endemic, and therefore more fragile; whereas marine and coastal pollution, as well as overfishing, have an increased impact on the islands’ environment, with very serious consequences for employment, the small-scale fisheries sector and local communities;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the visible progress achieved by the EU strategies for the ORs, which is a sign of the fruitful cooperation between the Commission, Parliament and the Council, the ORs’ regional and local authorities, NGOs, and civil society; regrets, nevertheless, the lack of commitment shown by the Commission in this new strategy in essential areas for the ORs, ignoring successive demands from both regional authorities and Parliament;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the need to maintain and strengthen coordinated action at EU, national, regional and local level; supports the greater involvement of regional and local authorities in the ORs in the design of EU policies;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to expand the POSEI model to other sectors; calls on the Commission to improve complementarity and transparency between POSEI and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to contribute to the overall simplification of the POSEI scheme through Article 50 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2006 of 12 April 2006, which provides for the financing of studies, demonstration projects, training and technical assistance;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to stepping up dialogue with the ORs and providing them with individualised support; regrets that the Commission's communication only partially addresses some of the concerns of these regions; calls on the Commission to adopt a tailor-made approach, defining an individual action plan for each OR in the context of a multi- level governance framework, with a timetable and common and specific measures and targets;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’'s focus on ‘putting people first’; underlines the importance of implementing the European Ppillar of Ssocial Rrights in the ORs, in order to ensure greater solidarity between the generations, promote social protection and inclusion, and create new job opportunitieshigh-quality jobs in line with the green and digital transitions by setting up apprenticeship programmes and vocational guidance services for young people using EU funds, in particular the ESF+; welcomes the Commission's commitment to using the ESF+ to improve the education, training, mobility and employment of young people;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Demands new sustainable employment opportunities in the context of the green and digital transitions, and to achieve the Porto 2030 summit goals;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission and Council to make full and optimal use of the funding available under the multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027 without prejudice to the programmes already established under the ESF+, following structural problems related to youth unemployment and poverty; recalls that the outermost regions are particularly affected by these issues and therefore need specific support;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Welcomes, in this respect, the availability of funds under the RRF for measures dedicated to children and young people and expects this to lead to significant opportunities being created for young people in Europe; calls for social partners and youth organisations to be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of the national recovery and resilience plans; calls on the Member States to ensure that the just transition fund and the ESF+ support integrated plans at local level to help upskilling and reskilling, in particular for the most vulnerable groups affected by the transition;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of young people for the revitalisation of traditional sectors in the ORs; calls for measures to attract young people into the primary sector; stresses the importance of green skills development and sustainable employment opportunities in a climate- neutral, energy efficient and circular economy, especially in the regions most impacted by the green transition, such as those which are heavily dependent on the agricultural sector and those involved in combating climate change, the production of energy from renewable sources, reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, waste and water management, improving air quality and restoring and preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that the particular vulnerability of its regions is delaying the recovery from the health crisis, including the implementation of projects funded by REACT EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide for measures to simplify and make more flexible the 2021-2027 programmes, to the benefit of citizens;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Defends the creation of Blue Erasmus to enable young people to take advantage of the opportunities of the blue economy; welcomes the fact that the Commission will use Interreg to further develop regional learning mobility programmes in synergy with Erasmus+;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to launch a pilot project, as soon as possible, aimed at combating early schools in the ORs focusing on the blue economy and training, in order to give these regions a leavding in the ORsposition in ocean governance, and to support innovation and research;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to develop specific actions aimed at the ORs as part of the European Year of Skills in 2023; calls on employers to enhance the provision of more effective apprenticeships in line with the European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain draincombat the brain drain and increase attractiveness of the ORs for young people;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the importance of having a well-coordinated, humanitarian, effective and safe EU Migration Policy, which takes into account the specific realities of the ORs, particularly those dealing with high mixed migration flowmovements, including of people in a vulnerable situation such as unaccompanied children; insists on the need to provide appropriate and tailored funding and actions to manage the specific migration challenges in the outermost regions and enable better reception of migrants;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Urges national, regional and community authorities in charge of education and lifelong learning, as well as social partners, to put in place a legal framework to encourage companies to invest in programmes and measures that aim to guarantee professional integration and to promote gender balance, diversity and inclusion, for a successful transition to an ecologically sustainable, socially responsible and zero-emission economy, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups that may need additional targeted measures, people with disabilities who often suffer from double discrimination and those affected by transitions in the labour market;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the ORs’' fishing fleet is old and obsolete; regrets the fact; recalls that the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) still does not support the renovation of fleets by covering the purchase of new vcomprises provisions for Member States’ Action plans for the outermost regions including structural support to the fishery and aquaculture sector; recalls that the EMFAF allows for the support on the acquisition of fishing vessels for young fishers; calls on the EU and the Member States to support the transition of the OR fisheries selctor to low-impact fishing techniques;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the role that the ORs could play in combating illegal fishing and, ocean pollution, and marine conservation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide funding to combat the massive proliferation of Sargassum seaweed, which is particularly affecting these regions, with serious environmental and socio-economic consequences;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that the budget allocation for the POSEI agriculture scheme has neither been increased since 2009, nor has it been updated for inflation, which has resulted in chronic underfunding; advocates a fair increase in the current allocations for the POSEI agriculture scheme, dedicated to supporting production for local consumption, as the largest part of the POSEI agricultural scheme is currently supporting production of commodities intended for continental EU;
Amendment 223 #
24. Recalls the importance of animal maritime transport for the ORs’ economies, with small and distant islands very dependent on agricultureInsists on developing alternatives to the transport of live animals;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights the lack of sustainable solutions for transporting agricultural products between most islands and the mainland and for exporting and importing agricultural products from and towards islands, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to support innovative projects for greener connections into their development plans for the islands;
Amendment 228 #
24 b. Stresses the need to support remunerative and environmentally friendly short supply chains and the development of a farming sector that prioritises high value-added traditional products, local consumption and green solutions;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that stability in the transport sector and infrastructure in the ORs is fundamental for their key sectors such as tourism, agriculture and fisheries; recalls that infrastructure for cycling or electric charging ports will help ORs reduce GHG emissions and air pollution and support them in their sustainable transition;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the crucial role of sustainable tourism for the development of the ORs, which are highly exposed to externalities; urges the Commission to develop a truly European and sustainable tourism policy and to launch further measures to promote the recovery of the sector;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Therefore calls on the Commission to follow up on the Transition Pathway for Tourism and present a set of binding and concrete actions and interim targets, including in the area of R&I, infrastructure, technology development and skills to ultimately allow the sector to reach the goal of climate neutrality as well as supporting the development of sustainable and soft tourism throughout European destinations for both tourists and local populations whilst ensuring consistency and synergy among EU policies and objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that support industries through their sustainable transitions;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to promote the expansion of the fibre optic network and the modernisation of the entire mobile network across all of the ORs, even in the most remote zoneaccess to digital communications across all of the ORs, even in the most remote zones, using the latest technologies and taking utmost care of ensuring sustainability and compliance of the digital communications and their infrastructure with the Green Transition goals;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to create a regular in-person European forum on digital and inclusive education, involving the participation of the ORs’ authorities, ensuring the promotion of education in the digital field across all age groups, particularly focusing on underrepresented groups in the digital and AI sector; setting targets and monitoring the efficacy of digital skills programs to ensure that the funding is used efficiently;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Regrets the fact that the Commission has not yet involved the ORs’ authorities in the definition of the annual EU4Health work programmes and expects the Commission to do so without further delay, and to involve the ORs in discussions about policy initiatives of specific interest, such as on vaccination, cancer, mental health, climate change and long-term care;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Asks the Commission to encourage concerned Member States and ORs to: support health system development and access to care (including health promotion and preventive care, and long- term care), develop and adopt/uptake e- health solutions to help address shortages in health professionals and health system digitalisation, while investing in digital skills, competences and literacy, in particular of the most vulnerable population groups and health professionals; participate in actions under the EU4Health programme (including in the Joint Actions) in particular on bridging health inequalities, crisis preparedness and response, including climate change emergency, e-health, health promotion and disease prevention, access to healthcare, including mental health and long-term care, and tropical diseases;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 b (new)
Paragraph 38 b (new)
38 b. Encourages OR's participation in actions under the Horizon Europe programme, as well as cooperation with the Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority to secure provision of critical medical supplies and health workforce during a crisis, and with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control on preparedness and response to health threats, including to those of mental health nature and climate change emergency;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 c (new)
Paragraph 38 c (new)
38 c. Suggests to improve the accessibility, quality and sustainability of healthcare through ESF+ (including the European Child Guarantee), ERDF, and TSI, supported with the RRF and the European Semester cycles;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls for a new European fund exclusively dedicated to EU Space policy, with the capacity to improve the space ecosystems that are being developed around the infrastructures in French Guiana and the Azorecoordination between EU funds dedicated to EU Space policy and those for regional development, aiming at increasing the local contribution and the local return on the space ecosystems that are being developed around the infrastructures in French Guiana and the Azores; underlines the need to ensure skilling and upskilling opportunities to the people living in the regions targeted by the ground segments of the space infrastructure and improve their living conditions;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls for enhanced environmental impact assessments on the space related activities taking place in the OR and the development of appropriate sustainability measures that will ensure that the negative impact is prevented as much as possible, and compensated where prevention is not possible;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Recognises the relevance of the Recovery and Resilience Facility for effective recovery in the ORs; points out, however, the importance of reconsidering the execution deadlines, taking into account the current context of war, inflation and labour and raw material shortages;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43 b. Reminds the Commission of the importance of developing a local waste management strategy that takes account of the priority issues of the ecological and energy transition and the protection of local biodiversity, and that can reinforce the implementation of a circular economy in the ORs;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. On EU trade, stresses that the European Union's trade policy has a major economic impact in these regions; recalls that imported goods under free trade agreements and economic partnership agreements with third countries compete with the export production of the ORs on the Community market or even with local production on its own regional market;