Activities of Bernadette BOURZAI related to 2008/2066(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Hill and mountain farming (short presentation)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Committee of the Regions own-initiative opinion entitled 'For a Green Paper – Towards a European Union policy for upland regions: a European vision for upland regions',
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas they have specific features (gradient, height differences, inaccessibility, growth, weather conditions) which make them different from other landscapes in the European Union and they are in many respects 'disadvantaged'have permanent natural handicaps,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. at the same time, urges the Commission to develoraw up, within its remit, a Green Paper on mountain areas setting out a specific, integrated strategy for the sustainable development and use of resources in mountain areas within six months; also calls for national action programmes containing specific implementation measures to be drawn up on this basis;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that sustainable, dynamic agriculture is necessary for maintaining other activities and for preserving populations; and calls on the Commission and Council to take account specifically, in the common agricultural policy and in regional policy, of the needs of mountain regions: arrival of new farmers, compensation for extra costs linked to the problem of accessibility, for example with regard to milk collection, maintenance of services in rural areas, development of transport infrastructure, etc;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of ensuring a high level of services of general economic interest, of improving accessibility and interconnection of mountain areas and of providing the necessary infrastructure., particularly in education, the knowledge economy and communication;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. underlines the cross-sectoral importance of typical (high quality) products; asks that the 'strategy' include measures to protect and promote these products or their manufacturing procedures;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. points to their unique water resources, which can be used sustainably for natural irrigation and as a source of drinking water and energy; stresses the need for upstream and downstream solidarity in the management of these resources;