2013/2178(INI) Optimise the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the EU structural funds and other EU programmes
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | REGI |
OMARJEE Younous ( GUE/NGL)
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TEIXEIRA Nuno ( PPE),
ALVES Luís Paulo ( S&D),
GODMANIS Ivars ( ALDE),
BICEP Jean-Jacob ( Verts/ALE),
VLASÁK Oldřich ( ECR)
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Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 052
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Events
2014/07/22
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2014/02/26
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2014/02/26
EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 446 votes to 73, with 47 abstentions, a resolution on optimising the potential of outermost regions (ORs) by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other European Union programmes.
Members are convinced that the assets, resources and potential of the ORs highlighted by the European Commission, which lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth, attract too little support and financing under EU funds and programmes . They deplored the approach advocated at European level whereby the cohesion policy alone should be used to finance virtually all OR development projects.
Stressing the importance of encouraging long-term investments and promoting innovation in the ORs, Parliament considered that the volume of structural and investment funding being provided to the ORs must be adjusted or supplemented in order to enable them to address the major challenges facing the EU.
With regards to meeting the objectives the EU has set as part of the Europe 2020 growth strategy, the Horizon 2020 strategy, the Energy 2020 strategy, the LIFE+ and Natura 2000 programmes and the trans-European telecommunications, transport and energy networks, the ORs are regions of excellence making a significant contribution towards the realisation of the objectives.
It is for this reason that the resolution foresees the creation of the closest possible synergies between all EU instruments, funds and programmes in the following areas :
Research and innovation : the Commission should make the necessary adjustments and guarantee OR access to the Horizon 2020 programme by setting up dedicated programmes that can help to foster greater OR inclusion in European and international research and innovation networks. Members supported the further development of universities in the Ors.
Internal market : the Commission is called upon to look into the issue of the additional costs and high cost of living in the ORs and to take this issue into account when shaping European policies and to enforce the competition rules more strictly in order to guard against monopolies and cartels in the Ors.
Environment and energy : Members believed that the ORs’ potential in the areas of biodiversity management, conservation and rehabilitation, adaptation to climate change and renewable energy development can be maximised through the establishment of synergies and cross-funding arrangements between cohesion policy, the LIFE+ programme and the Energy 2020 strategy.
Youth : Parliament highlighted the need for greater synergies to be achieved between the Erasmus programme and the ESF in the ORs, in order to maximise local human capital and expertise. It called for further action on the employment front in the form of an urgent pilot plan to combat unemployment in the ORs. The resolution called for special youth employment action teams to be set up in the Commission, with a view to implementing the Youth Guarantee scheme and mobilising the ESF and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI).
Trans-European network (transport, telecommunications, energy) : Members recalled that accessibility plays a key role where the development of the ORs is concerned and that the digital divide between the ORs and mainland Europe is hampering the ORs’ development and competitiveness. They stressed therefore the need for synergies to be created in the ORs between the trans-European networks, the Connecting Europe Facility, the Civitas and Horizon 2020 programmes and ERDF and Cohesion Fund funding for transport, telecommunications and energy projects.
EU Maritime policy : recalling that the ORs contribute towards the EU’s status as a world maritime power, the resolution stated that the lack of synergies between cohesion policy and the Common Fisheries Policy, which still takes too little account of conditions in the ORs. Parliament stressed the importance of maintaining a POSEI scheme for fisheries , and proposed that research and innovation should be stepped up in the maritime economy, as they are a potential source of growth.
Agriculture : Members pointed to the need to ensure that POSEI has the necessary resources to help OR producers to cope with the impact of the liberalisation of a number of sectors resulting from EU policies and international agreements concluded in the milk, sugar, rum, meat and banana sectors in particular. They believed that synergies should be created between cohesion policy and the EAFRD with a view to modernising and extending irrigation networks and for the purposes of spatial planning, training and capitalising on the tourism potential of sustainable agriculture and rural communities;
Combat against poverty and social exclusion : Members drew attention to the fact that a number of fundamental problems exist in the ORs, one of them being social exclusion. They advocated the establishment of a social housing investment scheme and the introduction of special measures under which aid in support of investment in social housing is not considered to be State aid.
External policy : Members deplored the continued lack of a proper linkage between the European funds EDF, ERDF and ETC, in particular in cross-border cooperation projects, despite the fact that this is essential if the funds’ objectives are to be met.
The Commission is called upon to take greater account of the impact that trade agreements concluded with non-EU countries have on OR economies , with impact studies being conducted in advance of each agreement in order to ensure that any 'sensitive' products are protected and fair compensation is provided for any losses incurred in specific sectors. A procedure for consulting OR regional authorities should also be introduced.
Documents
2014/02/26
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2014/02/17
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Details
The Committee on Regional Development adopted the own-initiative report by Younous OMARJEE (GUE/NGL, FR) on optimising the potential of outermost regions (ORs) by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other European Union programmes.
Members are convinced that the assets, resources and potential of the ORs highlighted by the European Commission, which lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth, attract too little support and financing under EU funds and programmes . They considered that the volume of structural and investment funding being provided to the ORs must be adjusted or supplemented in order to enable them to address the major challenges facing the EU.
It is for this reason that the report foresees the creation of the closest possible synergies between all EU instruments, funds and programmes in the following areas :
Research and innovation : the Commission should make the necessary adjustments and guarantee OR access to the Horizon 2020 programme by setting up dedicated programmes that can help to foster greater OR inclusion in European and international research and innovation networks.
Internal market : the Commission is called upon to look into the issue of the additional costs and high cost of living in the ORs and to take this issue into account when shaping European policies.
Environment and energy : Members believed that the ORs’ potential in the areas of biodiversity management, conservation and rehabilitation, adaptation to climate change and renewable energy development can be maximised through the establishment of synergies and cross-funding arrangements between cohesion policy, the LIFE+ programme and the Energy 2020 strategy.
Youth : Members highlighted the need for greater synergies to be achieved between the Erasmus programme and the ESF in the ORs, in order to maximise local human capital and expertise. They called for further action on the employment front in the form of an urgent pilot plan to combat unemployment in the ORs.
Trans-European network (transport, telecommunications, energy) : Members recalled that accessibility plays a key role where the development of the ORs is concerned and that the digital divide between the ORs and mainland Europe is hampering the ORs’ development and competitiveness.
Members stressed therefore the need for synergies to be created in the ORs between the trans-European networks, the Connecting Europe Facility, the Civitas and Horizon 2020 programmes and ERDF and Cohesion Fund funding for transport, telecommunications and energy projects.
EU Maritime policy : Members stated that the lack of synergies between cohesion policy and the Common Fisheries Policy, which still takes too little account of conditions in the ORs. The report stressed the importance of maintaining a POSEI scheme for fisheries , and proposed that research and innovation should be stepped up in the maritime economy, as they are a potential source of growth.
Agriculture : Members pointed to the need to ensure that POSEI has the necessary resources to help OR producers to cope with the impact of the liberalisation of a number of sectors resulting from EU policies and international agreements concluded in the milk, sugar, rum, meat and banana sectors in particular. They believed that synergies should be created between cohesion policy and the EAFRD.
Combat against poverty and social exclusion : Members drew attention to the fact that a number of fundamental problems exist in the ORs, one of them being social exclusion. They advocated the establishment of a social housing investment scheme.
External policy : the Commission is called upon to take greater account of the impact that trade agreements concluded with non-EU countries have on OR economies , with impact studies being conducted in advance of each agreement in order to ensure that any 'sensitive' products are protected and fair compensation is provided for any losses incurred in specific sectors. The report also called for a procedure for consulting OR regional authorities to be introduced.
Documents
2014/02/11
EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2014/01/08
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2013/12/02
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2013/09/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2013/06/20
EP - OMARJEE Younous (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)447
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0133/2014
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0121/2014
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE526.234
- Committee draft report: PE524.718
- Committee draft report: PE524.718
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE526.234
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)447
Votes
A7-0121/2014 - Younous Omarjee - Vote unique #
2014/02/26 Outcome: +: 446, -: 73, 0: 47
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2013/2178(INI)
2014/01/08
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158 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the assets, resources and potential of the ORs, as highlighted by the Commission in its 2008 strategy and 2012 communication, which lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Considers trans-European telecommunications network links between
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 7 Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Points out that, as a result of the ORs
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Points out that, as a result of the ORs
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of Europe’s global maritime dimension, the importance of the
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of Europe’s global maritime dimension, the importance of the sea, the oceans and blue growth to the EU as a whole, the strategic location of the ORs
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Draws attention to the lack of synergies between cohesion policy and the CFP, which still takes too little account of conditions in the ORs, maintains that a POSEI scheme for fisheries has to remain in place, and proposes that research and innovation be developed within the maritime economy, as this is a potential source of growth;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerable; emphasises the need to ensure that those stocks are used in a sustainable manner while maintaining the same level of fishing activity; calls for proper account to be taken of the long-term interests of
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the ORs comprise a group of archipelagos, islands and a region that forms an enclave in the Amazon forest that are defined by specific common constraints which differentiate them from other particular geographical circumstances in the Union (islands, mountain areas and sparsely populated regions);
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Deplores the fact that the POSEI Fisheries programme, which established a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of OR fishery products, has recently been absorbed into the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and thus ceased to be governed by a self-contained regulation aimed specifically and exclusively at the ORs, a fact which waters down the importance of the positive discrimination that the ORs are entitled to enjoy under Article 349 of the TFEU;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Criticises the fact that the ORs will not
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Criticises the fact
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out that farming is a thriving industry which provides jobs and plays a role in the development of activities with a high added value; also points, however, to the specific characteristics of agriculture in the ORs that markedly effect farming there, such as the small scale of farm holdings and the limited market; draws attention to the fact that objective 3 of the new cohesion policy covers the development of SMEs in the farming sector;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out that farming in the ORs is grappling with the challenges of diversification and competitiveness with neighbouring countries, as well as with new challenges which include food se
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out that farming in the ORs is grappling with the challenges of diversification and competitiveness
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses that
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs, but is hampered by chronic underfunding that needs to be dealt with as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs; stresses, in this connection, the economic, social and environmental importance of certain OR products such as bananas, rum, sugar, milk and meat;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B.
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses that the POSEI programme has proved its worth and has shown itself to be particularly well-suited to conditions in the ORs, and therefore maintains that the POSEI system should continue to be encompassed within its own self- contained framework;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Believes that synergies should be created between cohesion policy and the EAFRD, with a view to modernising and extending irrigation networks
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Calls on the Commission to bolster
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Supports the introduction of protected designations of origin and local labels in the ORs, and hopes that promotion policy will be tailored to the needs of the ORs and that GIs will be safeguarded;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 9 Synergies with
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Deplores the continued lack of a proper
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Deplores the continued lack of a proper linkage between
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls on the Commission to initiate discussions between the Member States, the ORs, the OCTs and the ACP countries, with a view to fostering closer dialogue and better integration of the ORs into their geographical areas; emphasises that, to this end, the EU delegations should play an even more pivotal role in facilitating dialogue between the various stakeholders involved in programming in the ORs, the OCTs and the ACP countries;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the geo-strategic importance of the ORs
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the ORs are regions of excellence
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the geo-strategic
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Calls on the Commission to complete the wider neighbourhood action plan, on which it has been working since 1999; draws attention in this context to the particularly close historical and cultural relations with non-EU countries and to the potential for developing economic, trading, and cooperation relations in various parts of the world;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the impact that
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Calls on the Commission to take greater account of the impact that trade agreements concluded with non-EU countries have on OR economies; calls for impact studies invariably to be conducted in advance and for products considered ‘sensitive’ to be protected as such, wherever justified and on the understanding that fair compensation must be provided for the losses incurred in given sectors;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Calls on the Commission to negotiate the inclusion in all trade agreements with ACP countries that lie close to ORs a specific section on the creation of an
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Draws attention to the fact that the ORs
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Draws attention to the fact that the ORs
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Draws attention to the fact that
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Draws attention to the fact that social exclusion
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, in pursuit of these strategies, the volume of structural and investment funding being provided to the ORs
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Draws attention to the fact that social exclusion
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Points out that
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Points out that
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Points out that the ORs are faced with major housing shortages, not least as a result of strong population growth in some ORs; advocates the establishment of a social housing investment scheme and the introduction of special measures
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Points out that
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Points out that
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Points out that, although they show a healthy start-up rate despite the crisis, very small and small and medium-sized businesses in the ORs are finding it increasingly difficult to gain access to financing, and that this is jeopardising their development and future survival;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Points out that, although they show a healthy start-up rate despite the crisis, very small and small and medium-sized businesses in the ORs are finding it increasingly difficult to gain access to financing, and that this is jeopardising their development and future survival;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes in this connection the objectives set for the future COSME programme, under which support will be provided to European SMEs, in particular as regards access to finance and to new markets; welcomes the decision to
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes in this connection the objectives set for the future COSME programme, under which support will be provided to European SMEs, in particular as regards access to finance and to new markets; welcomes the decision to maintain the Progress Microfinance Facility; calls on the Commission to ensure that these programmes
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, in pursuit of these strategies, the volume of structural and investment funding being provided to the ORs for the
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes in this connection the objectives set for the future COSME programme, under which support will be provided to European SMEs, in particular as regards access to finance and to new markets; welcomes the decision to maintain the Progress Microfinance Facility; calls on the Commission to ensure that these programmes cover the ORs as
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Stresses that the economic development model for each OR needs to be geared to exploiting its potential;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Stresses that tourism is a key economic driver in the ORs; considers it essential therefore for joint ERDF-COSME support to be provided for efforts to expand and modernise the ORs’ hotel network, in order to boost, diversify, and develop the sustainable tourism services on offer in the ORs;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Notes that the ORs are highly multicultural societies and points to the need for cultural interchange between the ORs and mainland Europe; calls
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Notes that the ORs are highly multicultural societies and points to the need for cultural interchange between the ORs and mainland Europe; calls
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Notes that
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the current economic and social crisis is having a particularly serious impact on the outermost regions of the European Union, particularly in terms of competitiveness and employment, and both the need for economic growth and the unemployment situation require urgent and appropriate responses in the forthcoming financial and programming period;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Article 349 of the TFEU also provides a means of
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Article 349 of the TFEU
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the ORs can become regions of research and excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, the environment, adapting to climate change, dealing with and observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, maritime governance, volcanology, health, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, emergency humanitarian assistance outside the EU and culture;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which confers a special status on the outermost regions (ORs) and provides for the adoption of 'specific measures' enabling the full application of the Treaties and the implementation of common policies,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the ORs can become regions of excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, environment, adapting climate change, dealing with an observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, blue growth, maritime governance, volcanology, health, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, emergency humanitarian assistance outside the EU and culture;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the ORs can become regions of excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, environment, adapting and mitigating climate change, dealing with an observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, maritime governance, volcanology, health, renewable energy, transport, telecommunications, emergency humanitarian assistance outside the EU and culture;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the ORs can become regions of excellence, to the benefit of the EU as a whole, in areas such as biodiversity, environment, adapting climate change, dealing with an observing extreme weather events, research, innovation, space, the aerospace industry, oceans, maritime
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the ORs
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the ORs
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the ORs
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the ORs
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas in order to maximise the potential of the ORs
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas in order to maximise the potential of the ORs
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Views the ORs
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 – having regard to Articles 349 and 355(1) of the
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that the ORs’ lack of access to the various sources of EU funding will, in the long run,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that improving the ORs’
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that the ORs’ lack of access to the various sources of EU funding will, in the long run, indirectly have a negative impact on the EU as a whole and challenges the approach advocated at European level whereby the cohesion policy alone should be used to finance virtually all the ORs' needs;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking practical, imaginative action on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and of ad hoc instruments, notably in the fields of energy, transport and ICT, introduced for each EU fund and programme that can help turn the ORs’ assets into economic development;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking practical, imaginative action on the basis of
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Endorses the Commission approach of implementing policies seeking to make the ORs more self-reliant, economically robust and better able to create sustainable jobs by capitalising on their assets and taking practical, imaginative action, not least in the area of energy, ICT and transport, on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and of ad hoc instruments introduced for each EU fund and programme that can help turn the ORs’ assets into economic development;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses, further, that it is important and necessary for European policies to contribute to promoting and diversifying the economic base in the outermost regions and creating jobs;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that Article 349 TFEU provides an appropriate legal basis for the adoption of specific measures for the outermost regions but regrets the limited and scant use made of this article, which enshrines the possibility of special arrangements determined by outermost region status;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses also that it is necessary and important for the ORs for there to be basic tax and customs instruments for promoting, inter alia, diversification of the OR economies and job creation;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document on "Regions 2020, An Assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions" (SEC(2008)2868),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to set up a contact group made up of the relevant Commissioners and the Members of the European Parliament representing the ORs to meet
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to set up a contact group made up of the relevant Commissioners and the Members of the European Parliament representing the ORs to meet twice a year to review the progress of programmes planned and/or introduced for the ORs;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that, by virtue of the fact that they lie far away from mainland Europe, the ORs
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that, by virtue of the fact that they lie far away from mainland Europe, the ORs
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that particular attention must be paid to the ORs in the event of a natural disaster, in the light of their particular characteristics and Article 349 TFEU, which allows for the possibility of adopting specific measures, while also bearing in mind that it is important to coordinate the structural funds with the European Union Solidarity Fund;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for investment in ICT, transport, water and energy through services of general economic interest to be given priority in these regions and recommends a more consistent framework for state aid in the ORs in order to implement the EU2020 Strategy;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes there to be a close correlation between the EU’s awareness of the global role it can play and the attention it pays to the ORs
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes there to be a close correlation between the EU
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes there to be a close correlation between the EU’s awareness of the global role it can play and the attention it pays to the ORs
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the joint memorandum of the outermost regions of 14 October 2009 on 'The Outermost Regions in 2020',
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points to the importance of a macroregional perspective and the development of strategies for the macroregions that include the ORs, as instruments for encouraging synergies between the structural funds and the Union's other programmes, taking advantage of those regions' characteristics and resources;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the national and regional authorities to draw on a multi-fund approach and establish links between the structural funds and the financial instruments provided under the European Union's other programmes, wherever this is possible and more efficient;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to introduce a global strategy for ‘European overseas entities’
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that the ORs have the
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Points out that one of the primary aims of the new cohesion policy is to step up research, technological development and innovation efforts;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Points out that
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Criticises the fa
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Criticises the fa
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Joint Memorandum of the Outermost Regions of 14 October 2009 on ‘The Outermost Regions in 2020’,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, if cohesion policy, Europe 2020 and Horizon 2020 targets are to be fully met – something which cannot be achieved by ERDF funding alone –, the Commission will need to
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, if cohesion policy, Europe 2020 and Horizon 2020 targets are to be fully met – something which cannot be achieved by ERDF funding alone –, the Commission will need to
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, if cohesion policy, Europe 2020 and Horizon 2020 targets are to be fully met – something which cannot be achieved by ERDF funding alone –, the Commission will need to streamline, guarantee and promote OR access to the Horizon 2020 programme by setting up dedicated programmes that can help to foster greater OR inclusion in European and international research and innovation networks; points out in this connection that the Horizon 2020 programme itself, in its 'Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation' section, acknowledges that there are significant disparities in terms of research and innovation performance, as identified in the Innovation Union Scoreboard, and introduces specific measures for spreading excellence and widening participation in low-performing Member States in terms of research and innovation, and these possibilities should be adequately exploited by bodies and institutions in the ORs;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for OR universities to be expanded and promoted in order to help, in synergy with Horizon 2020, to raise the European and international profile of those universities, their research centres, their researchers and their students; points out that all the programmes promoting inter- university mobility – for students, teachers and administrative staff – are seriously compromised in the ORs owing to the extra costs arising from distance and isolation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that research and innovation programmes should have a sufficient degree of flexibility to enable them to adapt to new frontiers and new challenges for knowledge, such as the sea-bed with its significant potential in the case of the Atlantic;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Highlights the growing economic interest in the immense riches of the ocean depths and the enormous biogenetic, mineral and biotechnology potential of the outermost regions, which must be included in the ‘Renewed Strategy for the ORs’ with the aim of developing a knowledge economy based on the sea and the creation of value-added economic activities in areas such as medicine, pharmaceuticals and energy, among others;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Points out in this connection that, in terms of competition, the circumstances are not the same as in the rest of the European area, since in the ORs a free market is not possible in most sectors of activity, the bulk of which cannot attract private investment; notes that the supply of high-quality products at competitive prices in the ORs can only be ensured if their circumstances are adequately offset; notes that the provision of these services in the ORs requires urgent assessment by the Commission with a view to providing greater flexibility and adapting the legislative framework to these specific circumstances;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Emphasises that competition in the ORs is not of the same ilk, in practice, as competition elsewhere in the EU. The market for most services of general economic interest (SGEIs) cannot function as a free market in those regions because those SGEIs are unattractive to private investment. A supply of quality products at competitive prices can only exist in the ORs if sufficiently subsidised by the state. The provision of SGEIs in the ORs needs to be urgently assessed by the Commission, with a view to injecting greater flexibility and enabling the current EU legislative framework to be adapted to the actual situation in the ORs.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Commission to enforce the competition rules more strictly in
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission to publish a guide for small and medium-sized enterprises in the ORs and on their contribution to the internal market, taking account of the various European programmes and funds in force in the ORs;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to look into the issue of the additional costs and high cost of living in the ORs and to take this issue into account in its initiatives for shaping European policies;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Believes that the ORs’ potential in the areas of biodiversity management, conservation and rehabilitation, adaptation to climate change and renewable energy development can be maximised through the establishment of synergies and cross- funding arrangements between cohesion policy, the LIFE+ programme and the Energy 2020 strategy, and that this will at the same time
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that cofinancing is to be provided for innovative environmental conservation and climate change projects under the LIFE+ programme for 2014- 2020; points
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that cofinancing is to be provided for innovative environmental conservation and climate change projects under the LIFE+ programme for 2014- 2020; points out that thematic objectives 5 and 6 of the new cohesion policy also cover these areas, and that it is therefore vital
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Deplores the
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific Natura 2000 programme, with specific financing, for the ORs on the basis of Article 349 of the TFEU and the achievements of the BEST preparatory action;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific Natura 2000 programme for the ORs on the basis of Article 349
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 – having regard to the
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission, t
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Commission to introduce a renewable energy development strategy for the ORs that is geared to achieving energy self-sufficiency and meeting the Energy 2020 targets and reminds the Commission of its proposal that a specific programme be established in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services in the ORs in order to promote renewable energy policies, based on the POSEI programmes and with the best possible synergies with other EU strands of action;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Draws attention to the need to promote action to harness the renewable energy potential of islands, where fossil fuel dependency is aggravated by distance and geographical isolation, whereby account should be taken of the need to include instruments in European energy policy that will make it possible adequately to address the challenges posed by isolated energy systems;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the ORs have some of the highest youth unemployment rates in the EU; welcomes, therefore, the ORs’ eligibility for funding under the Youth Guarantee programme, as well as the introduction of the Youth Employment Initiative; deplores the fact, however, that there are no specific provisions for the ORs in the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the ORs have some of the
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the ORs have some of the highest youth unemployment rates in the EU; welcomes, therefore, the ORs’ eligibility for funding under the Youth Guarantee programme, as well as the introduction of the Youth Employment Initiative; nevertheless regrets the lack of any special provisions for the ORs in the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the EIB to include the ORs in its youth employment initiative and its ‘Investment in Skills’ programme;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Voices concern at the severe skills drain from the ORs brought about by high unemployment rates and a lack of suitable training opportunities, given that a properly trained and qualified workforce is an essential prerequisite for sustainable growth, especially in fields specific or traditional to those regions, and for spurring the development of new types of activity to address global challenges;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Notes that the new Erasmus programme is intended to foster the development of a knowledge society; stresses that it is essential for this goal to be met if the Europe 2020 strategy, under which knowledge is viewed as the primary driving force in Europe’s economy, is to be a success; points, accordingly, to the need for greater synergies to be achieved in the ORs between the Erasmus programme and the ESF
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the assets, resources and potential of the ORs, as highlighted by the Commission in its 2008 strategy and 2012 communication, lie in areas of key importance to EU research, innovation and growth, and whereas they attract
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Synergies with trans-European networks (transport, telecommunications, energy) Draws attention to the Teixeira report on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020 (2011/2195(INI)), which called on the Commission to establish a specific programme in the field of energy, transport, and information and communication technologies, based on the POSEI schemes, and in particular to lay down a specific framework providing for transport subsidies in the ORs, particularly for public transport and to develop shipping services between islands;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses the need for synergies to be created in the ORs between the trans- European networks, the Connecting Europe Facility, the Civitas and Horizon 2020 programmes and ERDF and Cohesion Fund funding for transport, telecommunications and energy projects;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Points out that accessibility plays a key role where the development of the ORs is concerned, frequently requiring a complex internal and external network of sea and air transport services and creating difficulties as regards mobility and accessibility, bearing in mind that the ORs have no alternative to air or sea transport and also have to cope with increased transport costs, a fact which in itself entails adverse economic and social effects;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to include the ORs in the trans-European networks and points out that investment in transport is vitally important to enable the ORs to cope with isolation and the fact of being islands;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. deplores, nonetheless, the fact that progress with the sea highways has been hampered by the priority given to short sea links, given that this approach discriminates against the ORs; calls on the Commission to look again at the exclusion of the ORs when considering its strategy for the outermost regions;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Points to the need to review the state aid framework for sea transport in order to enable public support to be provided for links between ORs and countries outside the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30b. Points to the need to adjust the classification system for regional airports, given that, as far as the ORs are concerned, passenger flows and profitability cannot be the sole criteria;
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