2 Amendments of Margie SUDRE related to 2008/2174(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Articles 158 and 159, 159 and 29(2) of the EC Treaty,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Green Paper acknowledges the particular development challenges of regions with specific geographical features, such as mountainous regions, island regions and sparsely populated regions; also notes that border, coastal, outlying and remote regions face specific policy challenges in terms of accessibility, quality and efficiencyeconomic and social development, accessibility and competitiveness; rejects the view that territorial cohesion should be a policy exclusively dedicated to addressing the problems of those regions; considers, however, that special consideration shouldmust be given to the development of those regions in order to offset their handicaps and enable them to effectively contribute to the harmonious development of the Union as a whole;