8 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2008/2100(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas rural areas differ greatly from Member State to Member State and whereas, while rural areas in many western Member Statesregions in the Union have experienced demographic and economic growth, the inhabitants of most such areas in the new Member Stateother regions are leaving for the towns or are seeking to retrain,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the reform of structural policy for the period 2007-2013 brought with it changes to the structure of the Funds and the basis for the allocation of assistance under this policy and the establishment of a new European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) linked to the common agricultural policy (CAP) and disconnected from cohesion policy,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the establishment of the EAFRD and the separation of non- agricultural funding from the scope of cohesion policy and a broader regional development perspective mayust not result in some objectives (e.g. environmental protection and education) being either duplicated or omitted altogether,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in view of budgetary constraints, there is a risk that funding available under the ERDF will be used to a large extent to boost economic competitiveness in larger urban centres or the most dynamic regions, while EAFRD financing will be focused on improving agriculturalthe competitiveness, and that spending on support for non-agricultural activities and the development of SMEs in rural areas will be at the interface between the two funds and not be covered by either of agriculture, which continues to be the motor of the rural areas, and will also be targeted on support for non-agricultural activities and the development of SMEs in rural areas, thanks to which there is a need for closer coordination to ensure that no areas are left without coverage,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the criteria traditionallysocio-economic criteria 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 theare the most suituation; considers, therefore, that from the point of view of territorial cohesion, per-capita income, not lower population density, should be the decisive characteristicable instrument for identifying rural areas for purposes of applying the Community's cohesion and rural development policies;
Amendment 70 #
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 separatethere is a need for closer coordination between rural development measures fromand cohesion and regional development policy;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that sustainable development, per-capita income levels and, access to public goods and services and rural depopulation remain the biggest challenges for territorial cohesion and can be most effectively improved through support for non- agricultural activities in rural communities;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11