16 Amendments of Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ related to 2020/2039(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
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Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that in general rural, post- industrial and remote areas are facing a number of specific situations: a considerable decline in population numbers, lower than national or EU average levels of income and difficulties of territorial integration with other regions, making them more exposed to the risk of depopulation; , which also leads to difficulties in accessing public services, such as housing, education, healthcare including access to vital drugs; points out that rural regions currently account for 28 % of Europe’s population but this is predicted to fall significantly in the future;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that EU initiatives directed to rural areas such as cohesion and agricultural policies, should be further strengthened through promoting better coordination of policy initiatives that support youth employment, entrepreneurship, digitalisation and support for young and new farmers;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to some of the drivers of demographic change, forcing inhabitants from the abovementioned areas to leave and discouraging others from moving there: poor infrastructure, including a lack of fast broadband internet and missing transport networks, fewer job opportunities, high level of youth unemployment, lack of public services and difficult access to health services, fewer education opportunities, making it more difficult to adapt to technological change, and a lack of cultural venues and leisure activities;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that local and regional authorities should play a decisive role in developing territorial strategies, taking into consideration the development needs and the potential of the areas concerned, including the economic, social and demographic trends; points out that community-led local development strategies are a useful tool that can be used to create jobs and increase accessibility to services at local level; Recognises the great potential of the circular economy and bioeconomy in revitalising these areas;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the Urban Agenda for the EU, which identifies major priorities and actions for improving the quality of life in urban areas could serve as a model for providing proper instruments promoting growth, integration, cooperation and innovation and tackling social challenges; insists also on developing strategies aimed at enhancing the knowledge economy and smart specialisation in European regions, including through developing knowledge networks and providing support for human capital investments; underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to combat inequalities and to create opportunities for minorities such as the Roma;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the Urban Agenda for the EU, which identifies major priorities and actions for improving the quality of life in urban areas could serve as a model for providhelps shaping proper instruments promoting growth, integration, cooperation and innovation and tackling social challenges; insists also on developing strategies aimed at enhancing the knowledge economy and smart specialisation in European regions, including through developing knowledge networks and providing support for human capital investments;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the need for strategies aimed at reversing labour migration at EU and national level; calls on local and regional authorities to increase their attractiveness and to tackle the brain drain in ‘sending’ regions through prevention, mitigation and appropriate responses; underlines in this context that there are already several initiatives in various Member States, such as incentives for workers with highly specialised skills, aimed at turning the brain drain into a brain gain for the regions in question;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the Recovery and Resilience Facility will provide large-scale financial support to make Member States’ economies more resilient and better prepared for the future, and insists that Member States should propose measures for addressing demographic change; highlights the importance of the instruments for a transition to sustainability such as the Just Transition Fund and its implementation mechanism, which aim to support the communities affected by the energy transition and avoidthrough helping transformation to avoid, among other, the risk of depopulation;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. highlights that dialogue between stakeholders, civil society and authorities, can contribute to an improved absorption of cohesion funds and an increase quality of projects ;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to include demographic challenges in their European and national development policies and long- term strategies for sustainable development correlated with the European Semester, thus ensuring proper financing for demographic issues;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that in many rural areas children, with parents living and working abroad, who are often in the care of a family member or living alone, are facing difficulties in accessing basic services; Calls on regional and local authorities to identify the needs of these children, to establish counselling services where appropriate and to facilitate family reunification and access to housing, healthcare and education;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that seasonal workers are important to fill shortages in certain sectors, specially agriculture; Highlights that Several Member States have introduced measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which negatively affected seasonal workers; Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure decent working and living conditions for seasonal workers and recognising their economical and social strategic value;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends, where appropriate, the reform of education and training systems in the Member States, combined with policies to prevent a permanent brain drain from the ‘sending’ regions; insists on using local at regional advantages, as well as the development of economic and social facilities, not only to prevent the brain drain, but also to reverse this phenomenon; Encourages regional and local authorities to facilitates access to dual education in order improve the transition from education to employment;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Underlines labour mobility should be promoted as an opportunity which encourages sharing of skills and professional experience and which can help reduce skills shortages in these regions;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the initiative on the long-term vision for rural areas includes practical solution and means of support to address peripheries and demographic changes; invites the Commission, in agreement with the Member States, to propose a ‘new deal’ on demographics in the EU as a multi-level policy approach;