9 Amendments of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2008/2100(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the criteria traditionally used to distinguish rural areas from urban areas (lower population density, different employment structure, lower level of income and worse access to public goods and services) fail to provide a complete picture of the situation; considers, therefore, that from the point of view of territorial cohesion, per capita income, not lower population density, should be the decisive characteristic;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that rural development policy has a huge influence on territorial cohesion and that due consideration should be given to whether it is justifiable to separatethe synergy between rural development measures from cohesion and regional development policy;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that includwhat can be achieved ing rural development policy within cohesion and regional development policy is only possible on the condition that rural development receiveis directly dependent on whether there is adequate funding, thatwhether this funding is used in line with the priorities set out for rural areas, and thatwhether rural development measures do not drain resources intended for direct payments to farmers;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to supply detailed figures on the take-up of EAFRD and structural funding in rural areas and to look into whether the separation betweenthe synergies that can be created by the EAFRD and the Structural Funds has resulted in better take-upin terms of the funding available in rural areas;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide appropriate support for projects to develop human capital, in particular through the provision of retraining and further training opportunities for inhabitants ofagricultural and non agricultural entrepreneurs in rural areas;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the difficulties in implementing rural development policy are the result of the separation oflack of synergy between sectoral policies fromand territorial cohesion policy and the separation of the economic and social aspects of both policies, as well as of the wide variety of responsibility allocation and policy coordination systems used in the Member States
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Council to convene a joint meeting of agriculture and regional development ministersministers responsible for the CAP and responsible for regional policy to discuss the best means of coordinating cohesion policy and rural development measures