Activities of Camilla LAURETI related to 2023/2044(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on harnessing talent in Europe’s regions
Amendments (24)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas, more than other regions, suffer from high numbers of young people leaving, a lack of generational renewal, ageing demographics and, overall population decline and the difficulty of promoting, retaining and attracting talent; whereas generational renewal is a priority of the 2023-2027 Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 82 regions, from 16 Member States, are severely affected by the declining working-age population, low percentage of graduates, or negative mobility of the population aged 15-39; whereas 46 of these regions are already in the "talent development trap", while the other 36 are at risk of being in this trap in the near future;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas rural areas are of great importance for food production as well as for delivering on the European Green Deal, climate neutrality and Sustainable Development goals; whereas the Eurobarometer shows that 91% of 15–24- year-olds believe that tackling climate change can help to improve their own health and well-being;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Article 174 TFUE states that the EU must aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, paying particular attention to certain regions, notably rural areas;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas in order to achieve sustainable development, rural territories must receive adequate financial support;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas people living in certain rural areas suffer from a lack of access to important services as water services, sanitation, road connectivity, healthcare, education, broadband internet and other basic services;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas gender equality is a fundamental value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of fundamental rights; whereas gender inequalities persist in particular in rural areas; whereas the role of women is essential in the development of territories by innovating and preserving traditions at the same time;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas having the right skills is essential to manage a farm, to adapt to changing farming conditions as well as to face crises and challenges;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital A h (new)
Recital A h (new)
Ah. whereas young farmers tend to be innovative, especially in the use of new technologies; whereas their skills and capabilities are essential to enable the green and digital transition;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a concerted effort is needed to harness the potential of rural people and resources in order to ensure sustainable development; highlights that EU policies and actions should be combined with national, regional and local ones with a place-based approach offering tailored-made targeted solutions;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on harnessing talent in Europe’s regions, agrees with its general objectives and considers it as an opportunity for coordinated actions for the future of Europe's talent and regions, ensuring that no one is left behind;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the decline of certain regions, in particular in rural areas, if not correctly addressed will continue to have a negative impact on the potential for growth, development, and attractiveness of such areas and of Europe's regions as a whole;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the central role of rural areas for a just, green and digital transition; underlines the importance of rural areas in protecting the environment, ensuring food security, and increasing animal welfare awareness; recalls that healthy and quality ecosystems require prosperous rural areas; insists in this regard on the importance of providing adequate support for young farmers to develop sustainable farming practices from a social, environmental and economic perspective, including agroecology and organic farming, to maintain the vitality of the territories;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the ‘talent development trap’ occurs in regions with insufficient skilled workers, as well as a lack of university and higher education institutions; points out that innoveducation and educsustainable innovation play a crucial role in ensuring that all EU regions can build a supportive innovation environment and develop their populations’ talents in order to ensure their future competitiveness, resilience and sustainability; considers it therefore necessary to introduce a range of policies to tackle depopulation resulting in a loss of talent;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that equal access to quality services and infrastructure, such as early childhood education and care, training and education, health care, transportation, energy supply, and internet access, plays a key role in the challenge to develop, attract, and retain talent; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop concrete and prompt actions to grant equal access to these services to people living in every European region;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out the importance of bringing children closer to agriculture even in early childhood through both theoretical and practical school learning; calls on the Commission and on Member States to strengthen existing programs and to take additional actions in this sense;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Insists on the need to reduce administrative burdens while ensuring a better access to land and capital, predictable income and fair standards of living, as well as better awareness on funding options, in particular to young farmers;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that shrinking regions need to develop economic diversification strategies to promote local resilience; stresses that tourism is a key source of competitiveness for rural areas, especially considering the potential of diversified models of sustainable rural tourism; calls for actions to enhance the role of sustainable tourism and related sustainable activities in Europe's regions;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the important role women and young people play in areas at risk of depopulation; calls therefore for measures to create economic, social and other opportunities, as well as innovative and sustainable jobs and services; emphasises that investment in women and young people skills and capabilities means long-term investment, and a consequent increase in welfare for the entire community;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcome the social conditionality, introduced by the new CAP, aimed at improving the working conditions of workers employed in the agri-food sector;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of including women and young people’s perspectives in relevant strategies, policies, action plans and measures as well as to involve them in the decision-making process applying gender and generational mainstreaming at every level of policy making;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the establishment of the Rural Observatory should be taken as an opportunity to improve databases, especially regarding gender-disaggregated data; underlines the need to collect and analyse, in compliance with the GDPR, more data concerning the overall situation of rural areas, in particular regarding women and young farmers;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that EU funding, such as the 2014-2020 rural development programme, plays a crucial role in the ability of rural regions to react to demographic challenges.; calls on the Commission and on Member States to draw up guidelines aimed at facilitating synergies between Common Agricultural Policy, Cohesion Policy funding, NextGenerationEU as well as any other source of EU funding;