5 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2016/2148(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the establishment by the Commission of a high-level group with the aim of reducing the administrative burden for beneficiaries of the five European Structural and Investment Funds, including the EAFRD; hopes that the group’s report will make it possible to identify practical ways of further simplifying European funds and making them easier to access;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) are crucial investment tools, including for rural areas, and that the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is the main financing vehicle for boosting rural development in many Member States; points out that complementarity between those two funds is essential for job creation and growth in rural areas;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the role of agriculture in providing jobs and in preserving the countryside;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that on average only 28% of farms in Europe are run by women, while female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas; therefore calls on the Commission to support and encourage access for women in rural areas to the labour market as a priority in their future development policies;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States to avoid gold-plating or adding unnecessary guidelines and procedures which could interfere with efficient implementation of the EAFRD; asks the Commission to continue the simplification of the CAP and, where feasible and necessary, to adapt the basic legislation to this effect so as to allow for quick and easy access to European funding; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated to successful fulfilment of remaining ex-ante conditionalities;