Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2021/2202(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU border regions: living labs of European integration
Amendments (27)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having in regards Committee of the Regions opinion on Missing transport links in border regions of 8th February 2017 (CDR 4294/2016),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2018 on cohesion policy and the circular economy (2017/2211(INI),
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, despite the efforts that have been made, administrative, linguistic and legal barriers still abound and are hampering sustainable growth, socio- economic development and cohesion among and within border regions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas mass departures from border regions, especially on the part of young people and skilled labour, illustrates the lack of economic opportunities in such regions and even more makes them less attractive in terms of employment and sustainable economic development;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the challenges border regions face vary from one region to the next depending on the legal, administrative, economic, environmental and geographical circumstances pertaining in the region concerned; calls for bespoke approaches to be taken, to a certain extent, that are integrated, tailor-made and region- specific;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Points out the specific challenges of maritime borders and the need of recognizing them as specific borders with their own needs, especially due to language and cultural differences, administrative and legal burdens, socio- economic disparities and environmental issues;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the role of the EU macro-regional strategies in addressing challenges related to the border regions should be further enhanced;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Emphasize the importance of small-scale and cross-border projects in bringing people together and in that way opening new potentials for sustainable local development and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that, despite the efforts that have been made, administrative, legal and linguistic barriers still abound, hampering sustainable growth, socio- economic development and cohesion among and within border regions;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the crucial role that investments in high quality public services have on building social resilience and coping with economic, health and social crises;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Points out that access to public services is crucial for the 150 million- strong population of internal cross-border areas, and is frequently hampered by numerous legal and administrative barriers; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to maximise their efforts to remove these barriers, especially when related to health services, transport, education, labour mobility and environment;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Asks the Commission to anticipate the foreseeable damage in the border regions that will be most affected by the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine and to consider the creation of a specific Ukrainian conflict adjustment fund;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that the coordination of transport services in cross-border regions is still insufficient, partly owing to links that are missing or no longer in service, hampering mobility and blighting the prospects for cross-border development; emphasises, furthermore, that complex legal and administrative rules and regulations are hampering the development of sustainable cross-border transport infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines that creating additional cross-border transportation infrastructure, while being costly and environmentally challenging, might not always be a single best solution and therefore underlines the potential for boosting cross-border transportation links provided by soft measures, such as better coordination of public transportation schedules, inclusive planning and tailor- made innovations of cross-border local and regional authorities having grated sufficient autonomy to pursue common goals;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines, however that in absence of adequate supply of jobs or other economic opportunities as well as in case of low level of salaries, the well- educated workforce tends to migrate to regions where such opportunities are in adequate supply thus making situation in remote border areas even more challenging;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Believes that cohesion policy should be more geared towards investment in people as border regions’ economies can be boosted by an effective mix of investments in innovation, human capital, good governance and institutional capacity;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Believes that border regions with particular challenges should receive tailor-made support (e.g. greater synergies between ERDF/CF, ESF+ and EGF) for developing and implementing long-term strategies based on economic diversification and re-skilling and retraining policies for laid-off workers;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Raises the issue that major challenges of the European Union can only be met by promoting cross-border cooperation between neighbouring regions (e.g. sustainable future of the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea and other maritime basins; sustainable future for the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians and other mountain ranges; sustainable future for the large river basins of the Rhine basin, the Danube, the Meuse, etc.);
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses that all border regions have to play a decisive role in tackling climate change challenges, in coordinated actions with their surrounding regions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Points out that the climate change has a serious effect on the border regions including but not limited to the need to search for a common cross-border tailor- made solutions to such natural disasters as forest fires and floods;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Underlines the potential of cross- border cooperation and especially sparser inhabited cross-border areas in such fields as renewable energy, circular economy and environment protection and calls to make better use of existing opportunities;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Emphasize the potential of the less inhabited border areas to develop sustainable and green economy thus making an added value to the local development in opening new green jobs;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the national and regional Parliaments of the Member States.