Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
How the CAP can improve job creation in rural areas (A8-0285/2016 - Eric Andrieu)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on How can the CAP improve job creation in rural areas?
Amendments (9)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the centrality of agriculture to social cohesion owing to its role in economic growth and diversification, and in fixmaintaining populations in rural areas; stresses the need to strengthemaintain the CAP budget and to ensure social fairness in its implementation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports an integrated approach between the CAP’'s second pillar and other EU funds such as the European Social Fund; underlines the importance of involving the voluntary community sector and local and regional administrations in the management and design of rural policies; highlights the importance of ITI and CLLD in this regard;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Having regard to the acknowledged success of the LEADER Programme in creating employment in rural areas, calls on Member States to adequately resource LEADER;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of training and skill formation for farmers and agricultural workers, particularly for young people entering the workforce and in order to be able to adapt to changes in agriculture and food production; in this regard reiterates that a developed broadband and ICT infrastructure in rural areas is crucial for the success of both farmers and rural businesses and for rural job creation;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that improving access to land through instruments such as public land banks is key to agricultural employmentis key to agricultural employment as is access to credit and notes the role which the European Investment Bank can play in this regard;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that farming and especially family farming is the single most important influence in preserving the economic and social fabric of rural areas; in this regard believes that family farming would be made increasingly sustainable by incentivising consolidation of existing holdings and thereby maximising consequent employment in local areas;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the defence of the right to public services in rural areas against current neo-liberal policies; supports the development of minimum income schemSupports the protection of public services in rural areas such as post offices and some form of one stop shop or multiservice centres; supports the development of minimum income schemes in line with the principle of subsidiarity and Member States´ national practices to ensure social cohesion, given the highunacceptable rate of poverty and social exclusion in rural areas.