6 Amendments of Jean Marie BEAUPUY related to 2008/2100(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas SMEs, especially microbusinesses and craft undertakings, have a key role to play in preserving social and economic activity in the countryside and ensuring its stability,
Amendment 41 #
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 characteristi may be employed as the decisive characteristic but must not be applied in isolation, and should therefore be combined with population density, the share of agriculture in economic activity, accessibility of public services, etc;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a new)
Paragraph 4 a new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the regional authorities to ensure the direct participation of the organisations representing SMEs, microbusinesses and craft enterprises, in order to identify those priorities with a view to responding in the best way possible to those enterprises' needs and expectations;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Once again draws the attention of the Council, the Commission, the Member States and the local authorities to the enormous challenge posed by the predicted disappearance of several millions of rural small businesses, which will have a major impact on employment and, therefore, on stability in the countryside; calls for all necessary measures to be taken at all levels, in close cooperation with the economic and social partners;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Council to convene a joint meeting of agriculture and regional development ministersthe ministers concerned (in particular those responsible for agriculture and regional development. regional planning, and the economy and fnance) to discuss the best means of coordinating cohesion policy and rural development measures;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce or strengthen genuine governance or partnership arrangements at all levels, with the direct involvement of all players, including SMEs and microbusinesses, as well as the economic and social partners, with a view to defining the priorities for action best adapted to rural areas' development needs;