4 Amendments of Raffaele FITTO related to 2017/2279(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of supporting rural areas in all their diversity, by valuing their potential, improving transport connectivity and very high-speed broadband and providing support to help them meet the challenges they face: rural desertification, the destruction of city- centre communities, areas without health care, etc.; calls, with that aim in view, for an even greater degree of integration between the instruments available at EU level;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CallsTakes the view that the territorial dimension of cohesion policy must be strengthened in order to guarantee that a tailored approach is taken which makes it possible to address the challenges facing territories more effectively; calls, therefore, for greater account to be taken of certain specific territorial characteristics, such as those of island, mountain or border regions, when investment priorities are set;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. NotEmphasises that middle-income regions have not grown at the same rate as low- income regions and regions with very high income, as they face the challenge referred to as the ‘middle-income trap’, because of their excessively high costs in comparison with the former and excessively weak innovation systems in comparison with the latter; notes, moreover, that these territorieregions are characterised by struggling manufacturing industries and by their vulnerability to shocks caused by globalisation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports a strong thematic concentration on a limited number of priorities linked to major European political objectives, leaving managing authorities the task of drawing up their territorial strategies on the basis of their needs; stresses that employment, in particular for young people, innovation, support for SMEs, climate change and the circular economy should constitute priority areas for cohesion policy in future; takes the view that, in order meet these challenges, indicators complementary to per capita GDP should be taken into account in connection with the allocation of funds;