6 Amendments of Fabienne KELLER related to 2022/2147(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on Outermost Regions (ORs) (COM(2022)0198); calls for this strategy to be factored in to the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF); recalls that ORs face specific permanent constraints; notes that these challenges, combined with the effects of the current crisis, suggest a slower economic recovery in ORs than in other EU regions; asks the Commission to come up with a concrete timetable for the support measures outlined in the strategy in collaboration with the concerned Member States and the ORs;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on Outermost Regions (ORs) (COM(2022)0198); calls for this strategy to be factored in to the post-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF); recalls that ORs face specific permanent constraintshave many major assets for the Union, but face also specific permanent constraints as well as higher unemployment rates and a GDP below the EU average; notes that these challenges, combined with the effects of the current crisis, suggest a slower economic recovery in ORs than in other EU regions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the key role of cohesion policy in unlocking ORs’ potential and offsetting the impact of their permanent constraints and reducing economic and social gaps between the ORs and the rest of the EU; stresses the need to better account for ORs’ specific features in cohesion fund programming, while ensuring they can fully benefit from provisions enabling greater flexibility, namely higher co-financing rates and access to pre-financing; underlines that the concerned Member States and the ORs themselves are responsible for shaping and implementing the right development strategies and priorities and using the full potential of funding opportunities provided by the European instruments; stresses the need to factor ORs’ specific circumstances fully in to delivery of the Green Deal and to tap into their potential to achieve self- sufficiency from renewables by providing adequate support;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the need to promote growth and competitiveness in the ORs based on their specialities and most promising sectors; highlights the opportunities provided by Horizon Europe for research and innovation in green and blue economies; welcomes the Commission's intention to improve ORs research capacity and to propose a dedicated coordination and support action for ORs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the importance of promoting youth education and mobility; encourages the Commission to better take into account the ORs specificities and needs in this respect;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out to the importance of air and maritime transport connections for the ORs; considers investment in transport infrastructure to be essential for their development;