Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2011/2195(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of Cohesion Policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020 PDF (217 KB) DOC (129 KB)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 65
Citation 65
– having regard to the documentcommon platform of 6 July 2010, sent to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, by the Members of the European Parliament from the outermost regions, on Cohesion Policy priorities in these regions after 2013Conference of Presidents of the outermost regions,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas by reducing the budget line for the outermost regions and regions with low population density by 46 % in its proposal for the next 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, the European Commission will carry out an unprecedented frontal attack against these regions by making them the only European regions having a real decrease to their allocation in between the two programming periods, without any change of category;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the inadequacy of the banking sector for the ORs’ economies which are characterised by extreme risk or even the failure of financial services providers resulting in particularly significant difficulties in access to funding for innovating very small enterprises and SMEs;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the inappropriate nature of the 150 km criterion in cross-border cooperation for the insular situation of the majority of ORs, maintaining very exclusive economic relations, of insufficient trade with other EU countries and neighbouring countries within their regional basin;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
D d. whereas the exceptional contribution made by the outermost regions to EU biodiversity and the under-used potentials in pharmacopeia, tourism, or future use which has not been determined constitute a priceless legacy for future generations;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
D e. whereas the maladjustment of the specific natural characteristics of the fisheries sector in the ORs, the inadequate analysis of fisheries resources and the diversity of fisheries fleets in the ORs as well as the significance of the marine and maritime sector to life in these regions and for the whole of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
D f. whereas particularly high living costs in the ORs have particularly serious social and societal consequences such as the various riots in the French overseas departments in 2009, 2011 and 2012;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under the terms of the Treaty, the ORs are entitled to differentiated and holistic treatment, which should mean access to the maximum level of support, irrespective of their level of development, and that their specificity should be duly taken into account and protected, given that these regions cannot be treated in the same way as the other EU regions;benefit from a differential treatment in certain areas.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, such as unemployment levels, population density and R&D investment levels, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situations and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; stresses, therefore, that the co-financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposalsonsiders unjustified and unfair the Commission’s proposal to reduce by more than 46 % the amounts to be allocated to the ORs and regions with a low population density for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal, in real terms, to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst them;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that European taxation and customs policies should be adjusted in order to enhance the competitiveness of the outermost regions and that the existence of free zones is of paramount importance to the diversification of economic activity and the creation of skilled jobs in the ORs; to that end, recalls the importance of specific provisions such as dock dues for funding local authorities and the competitiveness of businesses and asks for it to be extended to 2014; also calls for the specific derogatory provisions relating to certain traditional products to be consolidated such as rum;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers it necessary to adapt the initial regulations on trade to be carried out as part of EU trade agreements concluded with the ORs’ neighbouring countries in order to take better account of their specific nature in the context of the agreements concluded for an EU economic unit dominated by socio- economic, geographic and climate conditions which are significantly different to those of the ORs.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is in favour of maintaining the special treatment of the ORs as regards state aid and calls for the removal of discrimination between ORs, given that an unequal increase, based on their GDP, results in an imbalance for all of them;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that if the measures taken at the level and on the basis of general European characteristics are not always effective in the outermost regions, experimental schemes approved under Article 349 of the Treaty which have had real success can be extended to the rest of the EU; encourages the Commission to maximise these schemes within these regions with a view to achieving innovative, solidarity-based and sustainable growth.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. .Calls for agricultural support measures in the POSEI arrangements to be strengthened in order to compete with producers who benefit from lower production costs and calls for the exemptions grantspecific provisions confered to the ORs within the CAP to be maintained;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to maintain measures for the management and protection of marine resources, the promotion of aquaculture, and the reintroduction of the possibility of granting fleet renewal aid, and calls for an increase in the compensation for additional costs in the POSEI fisheries programme; emphasises the need to create a specific scheme for the fisheries sector, based on the POSEI programme, to support the development of each region, on the basis of development models to which local authorities are assigned.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the growth of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and Europe-wide innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs and reduce their access gap; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea including ORs; calls for ORs to be fully integrated into priority projects for future trans- European transport networks (TEN-T); highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport and information and communications technology, similar tobased on the POSEI arrangements, which will need to be in keeping with other European fundsith the best possible synergies with other EU strands of action in these fields;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that the innovative financing methods of cohesion policy could partially solve the lack of accumulated investment in very small enterprises/SMEs in the ORs but that a maximum simplification of procedures, while maintaining a sufficient level of security, should be a prerequisite; draws attention to the proposal in the Pedro Solbes report on the creation of regional investment funds, supported by the EIB, to develop regional capital investment markets; calls on the Commission to make a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to this end.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls for experimental schemes in restricted sectors to be implemented in these regions with regard to public procurement, in order to assess the award procedure by taking into account the location of the bidders.
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Advocates greater involvement of the regional authorities of the ORs in preparing and implementing European programmes, within a multi-level and partnership-based form of governance, and greater visibility of these regions in the EU institutions;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for the Commission to carry out an in-depth study on pricing in the ORs in order to determine the correct instruments to make the common market more efficient in these regions.
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points to the role of the ORs as EU borderintermediaries with the rest of the world and advocates an approach that recognises their closeness to third countries and to the countries with which they have special cultural and historical links; draws attention to their integration problems in their respective geographical areas, the sometimes dramatic impact of international trade agreements and the impact of the external aspects of some EU policies;which never take into account the offensive interests of the ORs and the impact of the external aspects of some EU policies; calls for impact assesments to be provided to the European Parliament when trade agreements impact directly on significant productions in the ORs.
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls again the need for better synergy between cohesion policy funds and European Development Funds in order to improve and the regional integration of ORs; recalls the position reiterated by the European Parliament on the inclusion in the budget of the EDF.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the continuation of territorial cooperation programmes in the ORs and advocates increased funding for programmes, greater investment in transnational cooperation and the removal, in the case of the ORs, of the 150km criterion in cross-border cooperation; welcomes the European Commission’s proposal in its legislative proposal on ‘European Territorial Cooperation’ to make this area safer for ORs but deplores the regulations on the adoption of operational programmes which do not take into account the legal, administrative, geopolitical and regional situation.
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Draws attention to the imminent entry of Mayotte to the ORs and calls for the Commission to increase support, particularly the essential administrative and technical support for the proper absorption of funds; considers that it will be necessary to provide specific schemes for this region in implementing cohesion funds in the next multi-annual financial framework.