14 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas mountainous regions play an important role for the economic development of Member States; whereas gender equality has a significant impact on economic, social and territorial cohesion in Europe, which is determined by a number of factors, including women’s participation in the labour market, and can also contribute to gender equality regarding access to good education, decent employment and career development opportunities, thereby increasing the percentage of the population in active employment, enhancing available skills and boosting competitiveness;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas many mountainous regions lack basic infrastructure and continuous access to services of general interest, especially in areas of seasonal activity;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas mountain areas make a positive contribution to sustainable development and the preservation of regional ecosystems, and in many cases offer great potential for conversion to organic farming and quality agriculture systems;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that EU policies should have a specific approach to mountainous regions, as they need additional support to overcome the challenges of climate change, be able to provide yearlong and not only seasonal employment, economic development and protection of the environment, and help reach the EU renewable energy targets; considers, as a result of this, that mountainous regions should be mainstreamed in all aspects of EU policies, including the Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it regrettable that a system of agricultural vocational training tailored to the specific characteristics of mountain areas is not and has not been available to farms in those areas; proposes therefore that a pan-European review be conducted with a view to adopting such a system of agricultural vocational training tailored to the specific characteristics of mountain areas;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop strategies between local authorities, civil society and economic players in mountain ranges in order to determine joint action plans for the promotion, development and protection of the mountain ranges in question; welcomes and supports in this regard the Alpine macro-regional strategy initiative; recommends strengthening policies on mountain regions, since the pasturing and stock-breeding industries have an extremely important role to play in mitigating climate change and in helping to adjust and reduce vulnerability to it, particularly through sound grassland management;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the essential character of measures to support generational renewal and the establishment of active young farmers, in particular by organising access to multidisciplinary training enabling them to carry out various activities simultaneously and successively over the yover the year, including via possible funding for certain strategic areas through thematic sub- programmes on: active young farmers and mountain arears;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Urges that measures be taken, based on projects for young farmers, to encourage young entrepreneurs to branch out in areas relating to specific mountain traditions and not limited to seasonal activity alone;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the improvement of healthcare facilities in mountainous regions, where necessary, for example the projected development of cross-border healthcare establishments, where needed;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to make provision for specific measures involving existing resources and procedures - guarantee funds for example - to launch micro- financing and micro-credit initiatives geared mainly to women;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on the Commission to urge the Member States to set clear objectives, in terms of European mobility, education, training and career opportunities for women, under the European Social Fund heading devoted to transnational projects;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CStresses that the importance of mountain areas in the EU has been reflected in the new CAP through the establishing in law of an identity via the certification of mountain products, and therefore calls on the Commission to strengthen promotion and information initiatives concerning the ‘mountain products’ label and, more generally, the PDO, PGI and TSG labels.
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Notes that mountainous regions are an important source of water resources that must be safeguarded and managed in a sustainable way; notes the reliance of urban areas on water resources from the mountainous regions; calls for measures to encourage public-private partnerships in the form of cooperation projects to collect and protect water supplies for urban communities in the vicinity of mountain areas;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Considers that easier access to new information technologies could lead to the development of distance education programmes in areas with a shortage of teachers, as well as e-health services, which might help prevent the depopulation of mountain areas;