11 Amendments of Emmanouil ANGELAKAS related to 2008/2100(INI)
Amendment 5 #
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 westernsome Member States have experienced demographic and economic growth, the inhabitants of most such areas in othe newr Member States are leaving for the towns or are seeking to retrain,
Amendment 35 #
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 characteristicprovide significant data towards gaining a picture of the situation; considers, nevertheless, that there should be further exploration and study of additional criteria towards that end;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Also stresses the importance of assessing areas of alternative economic activity and the opportunities arising from those areas for diversification of the population's occupational activities;
Amendment 64 #
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 separate rural development measures from cohesion and regionrural development measures and regional development measures should be mutually complementary activities within an integrated policy for rural development policyregions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises that the primary role of rural development policy is to continue to maintain the population of the countryside and ensure a decent standard of living for them;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that one of the priorities of rural development policy is to propose measures which do not result in the rural population having to abandon agriculture and which also help, inter alia, to promote competitive holdings, the production of organic products, traditional high-quality foods and drinks, etc.;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses, however, the need to take account of the prospects primarily of the population employed in agriculture, who should remain the main focus of support measures under rural development policy;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses the importance of support for young farmers to keep them on their land, even if they are not engaged solely in agricultural production, providing them with incentives for development and other activities, such as rural tourism and strengthening SMEs in the countryside;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the role played by small and medium-sized enterprises in rural development and the contribution they make to convergence at regional and local levels; calls on the Commission, the Member States and regional and local authorities to lay the emphasis on strengthening competitiveness by also assisting other productive sectors and to foster entrepreneurship in rural areas, in particular by removing administrative and legal barriers and increasing the incentives to launch new entrepreneurial activities;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14