2016/2250(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. whereas Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, can adopt specific measures aimed at adapting certain EU legal and policy provisions to the special characteristics of the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the constraints they face (particularly the additional costs) as a result inter alia of their remoteness, insularity, climate, small size and economic dependence on a few products;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for ~~all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order to~~specific differentiated measures to be adopted in relation to all EU policies, for the purpose of mitigateing the permanent ~~intrinsic~~or temporary, intrinsic or cyclical constraints affecting them;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that farming plays a key role in stimulating the economies of the ORs, maintaining their economic and social cohesion, and safeguarding the environment, biodiversity, and ecological values, notes however that the traditional export sectors (e.g. bananas and sugar for some outermost regions and milk/meat for the Azores) are mostly well supported, while the so-called diversification sectors, such as fruit and vegetables as well as animal production, are lagging behind despite their potential;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that farming ~~plays a key role in~~needs to be supported at European level to stimulat~~ing~~e the economies of the ORs and create jobs, maintaining their economic and social cohesion, and safeguarding the environment, biodiversity, and ecological values;

Amendment 13 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that farming plays a key role in stimulating the economies of the ORs, maintaining ~~their~~ economic and social cohesion and the occupation of the land in these regions, and safeguarding the environment, biodiversity, and ecological and cultural values;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that farming plays a key role in stimulating the economies of the ORs, maintaining their economic and social cohesion, and safeguarding the environment, and biodiversity~~, and ecological values~~;

Amendment 15 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that the great remoteness of the Outermost Regions from markets for consumer goods makes double warehousing necessary, because of the way in which modern logistics are organised; calls on the Commission therefore to consider, in the context of regulations on investment in such regions, the acceptability of warehousing outside the territory of the Outermost Regions;

Amendment 16 #

Jozo RADOŠ, Jozo RADOŠ, Ulrike MÜLLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Emphasises that knowledge and technological advances, organic production and environmentally-friendly measures enhance sustainable farming practices, thus tackling socio-economic problems, allowing increased competitiveness within the single market and strengthening traditional agricultural activities of the OR;

Amendment 17 #

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Jozo RADOŠ, Ulrike MÜLLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights that product differentiation and specialization can further stimulate and promote local production, processing and marketing of foodstuffs and thereby reduce existing disparities between OR and other EU regions;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that recent measures to liberalise the common agricultural policy as part of successive market-oriented revisions, along with the free-trade agreements that have been signed and are being negotiated, threaten broad economic sectors in the ORs and are therefore at odds with the provisions of Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Maintains that POSEI is enabling agriculture to develop and survive in the ORs; draws attention to the Commission’s POSEI implementation review, published on 15 December 2016, which makes the point that POSEI is consistent with the aims of the CAP~~, and~~; nevertheless draws attention to the fact, highlighted in the review, that the fruit and vegetable sectors and the meat and milk sectors have been struggling to ensure adequate funding under the POSEI scheme and that, as a consequence, France and Spain sought to provide additional support in the form of state aid for these sectors; calls for the basic features of the scheme to be preserved intact so as to avert the danger that agricultural production might be abandoned, with all the harmful consequences which that would entail for employment, the environment, and the territorial dimension of the ORs;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. whereas the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) is the key tool for applying Article 349 TFEU in relation to agriculture and it contributes effectively to the pursuit of the CAP's overall objectives, namely ensuring and sustaining viable food production, supporting balanced regional development and contributing to the sustainable management of natural resources;

Amendment 20 #

Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Daniel BUDA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Maintains that POSEI is enabling agriculture to develop, diversify and survive in the ORs; draws attention to the Commission’s POSEI implementation review, published on 15 December 2016, which makes the point that POSEI ~~is consistent with~~contributes to the aims of the CAP, and ~~calls for the basic features of the scheme~~that the potential of the current CAP measures and instruments to meet the specific needs of the ORs has not been demonstrated; supports the review's conclusion calling for the basic features of POSEI to be preserved intact so as to avert the danger that agricultural production might be abandoned, with all the harmful consequences which that would entail for employment, the environment, and the territorial dimension of the ORs;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Maintains that POSEI is enabling agriculture to develop and survive in the ORs; draws attention to the Commission’s POSEI implementation review, published on 15 December 2016, which makes the point that POSEI is consistent with the aims of the CAP, and calls for the basic features of the scheme to be ~~preserved intact~~consolidated with a particular focus on specific support for passenger and goods transport, so as to avert the danger that agricultural production might be abandoned, with all the harmful consequences which that would entail for employment, the environment, and the territorial dimension of the ORs;

Amendment 23 #

Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Jozo RADOŠ, Ulrike MÜLLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the importance of rural development programmes in the ORs, thanks above all to their role in complementing direct support and in implementing the guidelines defined by the European Union: promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas (1), promoting food chain organisation, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture (2); fostering knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry, and rural areas (3); enhancing the viability and competitiveness of all types of agriculture and promoting innovative farm technologies and sustainable management of forests (4); promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low-carbon and climate-resistant economy in the agriculture, food and forestry sectors (5);

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the importance, within the POSEI scheme, of flexibility for Member States (MS) in the process of defining their programmes, while calling for clearer strategies that, on the one side, take into account MS specific needs of Member States and, on the other, comply with comprehensive EU goals;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that the RDP and POSEI represent essential tools in providing a timely response to increasingly intense and unforeseeable economic, social and territorial challenges and that, in line with the subsidiarity principle, these programmes must continue to be presented, defined and managed by the representative bodies of the regions themselves;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Points out that the POSEI programmes regularly show annual implementation rates of around 100%, but the budget allocated to many of these measures is manifestly insufficient to cover the needs of the farming sector in these regions;

Amendment 27 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production; calls urgently for a public supply regulation mechanism that will safeguard the right to produce in each Member State and in the corresponding ORs;

Amendment 28 #

James NICHOLSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector,~~Notes the tools and options available to milk producers via the Milk Package and highlights the challenges faced by producers in ORs in their effective and efficient usage, maintains that these challenges and the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’'s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from ~~the~~a Russian embargo~~, growing price volatility,~~ in response to economic sanctions imposed by the EU, growing price volatility - or, in some cases, persistently low prices - and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production ~~in the Azores~~, one of the main driving forces within the ~~region’s~~ socio- economic fabric of certain ORs; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in th~~e Azore~~ose regions and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. whereas the aid available under POSEI, in particular, makes up a significant part of farmers' incomes, illustrating how important such measures are in terms of keeping farm businesses viable and generating revenue for producers;

Amendment 30 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production not only in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric, but also in other regions of the southern EU Member States; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production to continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that globalization of the food supply in addition to, the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures that will support and develop this sector, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the ~~abolition of market management tool~~end of quotas in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take extraordinary measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the ~~effects of de~~constraints and restrictions regsulati~~on and~~ng from changes in the market, as well as the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 34 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the ~~abolition of market management tools~~end of the quota system in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, the steep decline in China's growth rate, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the Azores, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio- economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 35 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Maintains that the abolition of market management tools in the milk sector, the loss of business opportunities resulting from the Russian embargo, growing price volatility, and the prevailing crisis are undermining the sustainability of milk production in the ~~Azore~~Outermost Regions, one of the main driving forces within the region’s socio-economic fabric; points, therefore, to the need to take measures, backed by the necessary resources, in order to help milk production continue in the Azores and to offset the effects of deregulation and the difficulty of selling production;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that, in view of the irreplaceability of milk production in certain Outermost Regions, the Commission and Member States should use the POSEI programmes to increase support in the form of direct payments and market measures, and use rural development programmes to step up support from the second pillar of the CAP;

Amendment 37 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the tremendous importance of banana production in the outermost regions of Madeira and the Azores, as well as the importance of other smaller-scale production sectors such as honey, pineapple, passion fruit, tea and beet, among others, which means that these sectors should continue to receive support tailored to their needs;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions, in particular in the Canary Islands, and therefore is in favour of increasing support for producers;

Amendment 39 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Nuno MELO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Believes that it is necessary to increase the budget of POSEI in order to provide greater support for the diversification of agricultural production in the outermost regions and to introduce actions orientated to solving the market crises faced by certain sectors, including tomatoes, livestock and beef in certain regions, and to facilitate the development of some small-scale productions, like goat and sheep dairy products, honey, flowers, sugar beet, tea, pineapple, passion fruit and others;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)

-1c. whereas there are many forms of synergy between POSEI, the Union's rural development policy and national schemes to encourage training, help young farmers to set up, promote investment and support production;

Amendment 40 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Nuno MELO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) ~~and~~noting that, as the EU has progressively dismantled many market protection measures on agricultural and food products and signed numerous preferential access agreements with developing countries, the advantage provided by customs duty exemption is decreasing; urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on ~~traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas)~~OR products and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the specific support schemes for the ~~banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded~~products of these regions and asks for appropriate measures to offset the negative effects of trade agreements with third countries on OR agricultural sectors and the exclusion of sensitive products from t~~rad~~hose negotiations, such as special sugars;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors, of transparent monitoring measures and of effective, easily activated safeguard clauses, and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors, urges that similar support mechanisms be introduced for milk from the ORs and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 44 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the ~~potential~~ impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors ~~and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations~~; calls for CETA not to be applied until it has been ratified by the national and regional parliaments and for the TTIP negotiations to be halted;

Amendment 45 #

Georgios EPITIDEIOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potential impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORrs and to involving the ORrs in negotiating processes with a reinforced voting system, and informing them about~~, negotiating~~ these processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the ~~potential~~evident impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, sugar, and bananas) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for various types of farming including the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 47 #

Maurice PONGA, Michel DANTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Warns of the potentially damaging impact of free trade agreements on traditional OR products (including milk, meat, peaches, sugar, ~~and~~ bananas and rum) and urges the Commission to honour the commitment arising from the POSEI Regulation to gauging the impact of trade negotiations on matters affecting ORs and to involving the ORs in, and informing them about, negotiating processes; reiterates the importance of the support schemes for the banana and sugar sectors and maintains that special sugars must be excluded from trade negotiations;

Amendment 48 #

Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the role of the EU quality schemes, and specifically the geographical labelling (PDO and PGI) schemes, and the possibilities they offer nationally, at European level and internationally; draws attention to the part played by such labelling schemes in enabling people to establish and sustain a livelihood, and in developing and retaining a workforce, not only in the ORs but also in mountain regions and less-favoured regions; calls, therefore, for more targeted resources for the EU programmes to promote products protected by geographical labelling;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes the view that an additional financial allocation is needed over and above the existing envelope, with the aim of introducing actions geared to resolving market crises in the ORs’ traditional sectors; in the case of milk, urges the Milk Observatory to include the ORs, on an autonomous and independent basis, in its assessment of market prices and to define clear criteria for declaring a crisis in this sector in the region, together with the Commission, producer organisations and the Member State;

Amendment 5 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Philippe LOISEAU, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)

-1d. whereas there is a high degree of complementarity between POSEI, national aid schemes and other CAP measures, in particular under the single COM arrangements for wine and for fruit and vegetables, and this should be highlighted;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Deplores the abolition of the sugar quotas, due to take effect on 1 October 2017; points out that the quota system protected access to the European market for a number of ORs (including the French Overseas Departments) and that its abolition will place cane sugar producers in direct competition with industrial producers of beet sugar in mainland Europe, which have a much larger production capacity;

Amendment 51 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Nuno MELO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Urges the Commission to carry out regular analyses of the markets of the Member States concerned and to consult these Member States and producers in the ORs and decide appropriate support measures, including financial compensation, in case a serious deterioration of the situation of producers or markets occurs or is likely to occur because of trade concessions made to third countries;

Amendment 52 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures for adapting the Union rules currently in force, pursuant to Article 349 TFEU, so as to enable an organic farming sector to develop for tropical produce from the EU;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Fears that the liberalisation of the sugar market will make producers in the ORs less competitive, costing them an estimated EUR 41.5 million1a a year; deplores the fact that the EUR 38 million which the Commission has agreed that France will provide to the overseas sugar industry annually will not cover this loss; _________________ 1aIEDOM (Note-Issuing Bank for the French Overseas Departments): Note expresse No 421 - 'La filière canne-sucre face à la libéralisation du marché européen du sucre en 2017' ['Cane sugar sector and liberalisation of the EU sugar market in 2017'], November 2016

Amendment 54 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the Commission to negotiate efficient and operational safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms for bananas and to effectively apply them;

Amendment 55 #

Philippe LOISEAU, Edouard FERRAND, Laurenţiu REBEGA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out that protected designations of origin (PDOs) and protected geographical indications (PGIs) are not necessarily included in free-trade agreements, such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which the European Parliament recently ratified; points out that a substantial proportion of the produce of the ORs (in various sectors including fruit and spirits, for example) is covered by PDOs and PGIs and that the conclusion of such agreements will automatically devalue the protected designations, resulting in significant losses of market share for the sectors in question;

Amendment 56 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Nuno MELO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Considers that farmers in the ORs should be encouraged to promote their high quality products and that to this end, the use of the ORs' logo, as well as other forms of quality certification, should be promoted and given the necessary funds;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for POSEI to be strengthened in order to ensure that it continues to fulfil its role in supporting agriculture in the EU's outermost regions while integrating and adapting important aspects of the reformed CAP, and for the necessary funding to thbe earmarked in the negotiations on the future multi-annual financial framework.;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for POSEI to be strengthened and for the necessary funding to thbe earmarked in the negotiations on the future multi-annual financial framework., and points out that a reduction in the current financial envelope cannot be accepted under any circumstances;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission, bearing in mind that the shortage of land and problems in relation to land consolidation pose an obstacle to the entry of new farmers in the ORs, to support early retirement schemes accompanied by incentives designed to encourage young farmers to take up farming;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)

-1e. whereas tropical agricultural products, especially bananas, from the ORs face low-cost competition in the form of organically grown produce from third countries, under the system of recognition of equivalence with EU standards, whereas European producers are unable to develop organic production under the relevant legislation as it currently applies;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges that consideration be given to creating a specific POSEI designed to support transport between islands and from the islands to the mainland, bearing in mind that double insularity represents the main obstacle to development;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Given that agriculture and fisheries form part of the primary sector in these regions, and also bearing in mind the importance of the sea and marine resources in promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions and the implementation of Article 349 TFEU, regrets the fact that this report is not accompanied by the opinion of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries; urges the Commission, in this context, to respect Article 349, also in relation to fisheries, by fully reinstating the independent POSEI-Pescas programme which was abolished as part of the reform of the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);

Amendment 7 #

Gabriel MATO, Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA, Sofia RIBEIRO, Nuno MELO

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 f (new)

-1f. whereas the market in the ORs is not big enough to require that companies submit applications to place on the market specific pest-control and other crop- protection products;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour in order to mitigate the permanent intrinsic constraints affecting them and, thus, allowing their economies to compete on an equal footing with the rest of the Union;

Amendment 9 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points to the importance of the ruling handed down on 15 December 2015, in which the Court of Justice established that Article 349 TFEU is the proper legal basis for adopting and adjusting EU legislative measures, thereby consolidating the status of the outermost regions (ORs) and confirming the need for all EU policies to differentiate in their favour, taking account of the structural, social and economic situation of these areas, in order to mitigate the permanent intrinsic constraints affecting them;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to Article 355, first paragraph, (1) TFEU, as amended by ~~Article 2 of Decision~~ the decisions of the European Council of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy (2010/718/EU) and of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union (2012/419/EU), which stipulates that the provisions of the Treaties shall apply to the outermost regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in its judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a ~~complete~~thorough interpretation of Article 349 TFEU ~~which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over its interpretation~~;

Amendment 100 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) have ~~not sufficiently taken account of the specific characteristics~~had an impact ofn the outermost regions;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Deplores the fact that the successive reforms of~~Calls for the reforms relating to the common organisations of the market (COMs) ~~have not sufficiently taken~~to take into account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Deplores the fact~~Considers that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) ~~have not sufficiently taken~~should take better account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Deplore~~Reminds the fact that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently taken account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 105 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Deplores the fact that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently taken account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions or anticipated their impact on the outermost regions;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the crucial importance of milk production in the Azores, to maintain support to producers and to lay down additional measures in the event of a market crisis;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 108 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Observes that the disappearance of quotas and guaranteed prices which began with the reform of the COM in sugar in 2005 is damaging cane sugar producers in the outermost regions; ~~calls for~~emphasises the need to put on a permanent footing all the specific instruments put in place within the framework of Article 349 TFEU in the interests of the sustainable competitiveness of that sector; calls for the establishment of additional mechanisms to support operators in the sector in the event of new difficulties linked to its liberalisation and the establishment of a support scheme for sugar-cane growers in the event of a fall in world sugar prices below a specific reference threshold;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Observes that the disappearance of quotas and guaranteed prices which began with the reform of the COM in sugar in 2005 is damaging cane sugar producers in the outermost regions; emphasises the need to place on a permanent footing all the specific instruments put in place within the framework of Article 349 TFEU in the interests of the sustainable competitiveness of this industry; calls for the establishment of a support scheme for sugar-cane growers in the event of a fall in world sugar prices;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Deplores the fact that the different schemes applicable for organic certification in third countries and in EU Member States distorts competition on that market, to the detriment both of European producers operating in the outermost regions and of European consumers, who are misled regarding the actual conditions under which those products are produced; calls, therefore, within the framework of the negotiations in progress on the future European standards for the production and labelling of organic products, to replace compliance with the equivalence system currently in force, in order to guarantee fair competition between outermost regions and third countries;

Amendment 112 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers it is necessary to adopt a legal framework, on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, for products under the organic label, and a legal framework concerning sanitary and phytosanitary issues that take into account the characteristics of agricultural in the outermost regions, in a tropical context;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recalls that banana production plays a crucial role in the socio-economic fabric of some outermost regions; calls, therefore, for support for producers to be maintained and, where necessary, increased;

Amendment 114 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Considers it necessary to provide better support for diversification of production in the outermost regions, and to introduce actions designed to resolve the market crises which certain sectors are facing, particularly the tomato and livestock sectors, and to facilitate the development of small-scale holdings, such as dairy product holdings;

Amendment 115 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

18c. Urges the Commission to plan a specific financial allocation for the outermost regions when exceptional and emergency aid is granted to the agricultural sector because of serious market crises;

Amendment 116 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Welcomes the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive ~~are increasingly being jeopardised by free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries~~;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Deplor~~Stresses, in the name of consistency of policies, the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their ~~traditional~~ industries competitive ~~are increasingly being jeopardised by~~should not be undermined by the negative effects that certain free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries may have on the economies of the outermost regions;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Deplore~~Recalls the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are ~~increasingly being jeopardis~~sometimes being hampered by free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Deplores~~Reminds of the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are ~~increasingly~~sometimes being jeopardised by free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in its landmark judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a ~~complete interpretation of Article 349 TFEU~~decision which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over ~~its~~the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 120 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Calls for the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive ~~are increasingly being jeop~~to be safeguardised byin free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the European Commission to encourage the farmers of the outermost regions to promote their high-quality products by supporting the use of the outermost regions logo, as well as other forms of quality certification;

Amendment 122 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Deplores the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail~~are not accompanied by sufficiently effective measures to take into account ~~either~~ the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Calls for the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail to~~to duly take into account ~~either~~ the specific characteristics orand the ~~sensitive~~ products of the outermost regions, and in particular bananas, sugar, rum, tomatoes and fishery products;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores~~Is concerned about the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail to~~do not sufficiently take into account ~~either~~ the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores~~Is concerned about the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail to~~do not sufficiently take into account either the specific characteristics or the sensitive products of the outermost regions;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union fail~~Believes that the EU can do more to take into account either the specific characteristics or the sensitive products of the outermost regions when conducting trade negotiations;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Encourages the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail~~ to take into account ~~either~~ the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Calls for the trade negotiations conducted by the Union ~~fail~~ to take into account ~~either~~ the specific characteristics orand the sensitive products of the outermost regions;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Notes that the growing number of trade agreements with third countries, including the largest global producers of bananas and sugar, is changing the distribution of the market, creating pressure on prices and threatening the competitiveness of the EU producers of those goods;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in its judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a complete interpretation of Article 349 TFEU which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over its interpretation which had led the Commission to adopt a restrictive view of that article;

Amendment 130 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Consider~~Notes that the Union’s trade policy ~~endangers the small number of products which are exported and the traditional industrie~~takes into consideration, by way of the existing safeguard clauses, the sensitive products on which the economies of the outermost regions depend;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that the Union’s trade policy ought not to endangers the ~~small number of products which are exported and the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions depend~~industries of the outermost regions, since they play a major role in economic, social and environmental terms;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers, therefore, that the Union’s trade policy ~~endangers the small number of products which are exported and~~should more extensively take into account the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions depend;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Consider~~Believes that the Union’'s trade policy shouldn't endangers the small number of products which are exported and the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions depend;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Consider~~Recognises that the Union’s trade policy should not endangers the small number of products which are exported and the traditional industries on which the economies of the outermost regions depend;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to include the outermost regions formally in the negotiations conducted within the framework of agreements concluded with third countries situated in their regional areas;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be painstaking and act with due care and attention in the defence of the interests of the outermost regions in the negotiations on Brexit;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protect~~take full account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions when conducting its impact and sustainable impact assessments ing the ~~products of the outermost regions in trade agreement~~context of trade negotiations;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~systematically~~ produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions, if deemed necessary, before initiating any trade negotiations ~~and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements~~;

Amendment 139 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Marc JOULAUD, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~systematically~~ produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating ~~any~~ trade negotiations and to ~~systematically~~ adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in that judgment, the Court confirms, above all, that legal acts with the aim of introducing specific measures for the outermost regions may be adopted on the legal basis of Article 349, that this legal basis makes it possible to derogate both from primary and from secondary law, and that the list of areas covered in the wording of Article 349 is not exhaustive, as ‘the authors of the FEU Treaty did not intend to lay down an exhaustive list of the types of measures that may be adopted on the basis of that article’,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~systematically~~ produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions ~~before~~when initiating any trade negotiations and to ~~systematically~~ adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~systematically~~ produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions as a priority before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;

Amendment 142 #

Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with the commitment it made in its Communication of 20 June 2012, to systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to systematically produce environmental, social, economic and territorial impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions before initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements; calls for these impact assessments to measure, in addition, the cumulative effects of trade agreements on the outermost regions;

Amendment 145 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Deplores the fact that to date no study has been conducted on the consequences of free trade agreements on the agricultural sectors of the outermost regions; deplores, too, the fact that the outermost regions have not been taken into account in the report by the European Commission on the cumulative economic impact of trade agreements, of 15 December 2016, contrary to the regulatory provisions laid down by POSEI;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the ~~Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the~~ preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are ~~vital~~necessary for the protection of the sensitive products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activated in the event of the products of the outermost regions being seriously affected, or the threat of such an occurrence;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to ~~be adjusted so as to~~ take ~~full~~into account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for ~~the pres~~considervation ~~of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vital for the protection of the products of the outermost regions and for~~to be given to activating safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms ~~to be activated~~, if necessary;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vital for the protection of the products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activat, including the narrowness of their local markets and their dependence to a small number of products; calls, when considering activating safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms, for environmental and social factors to be duly considered;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in that judgment, the Court confirms, above all, that legal acts with the aim of introducing specific measures for the outermost regions may be adopted on the legal basis of Article 349, that this legal basis makes it possible to derogate both from primary and from secondary law, and that the list of areas covered in the wording of Article 349 is not exhaustive, since ‘the authors of the FEU Treaty did not intend to lay down an exhaustive list of the types of measures that may be adopted on the basis of that article’,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

~~25. Calls for the system of tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there;~~deleted

Amendment 151 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. C~~alls for the system of tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised ther~~onfirms that all products entering the European market must comply with European standards and criteria; notes that it is primarily a matter for the Member States to ensure that this is the case;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. ~~Calls for the system~~Underlines the limits ofn t~~olerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there~~he principle of equivalence, particularly for organic agriculture products, which makes it possible for products from third countries which are not in compliance with all the European requirements to enter the European Union; Calls for the principle of compliance to be applied immediately;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for the ~~system of tolerance of imports~~equivalence system to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for the ~~system of tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it~~reciprocity of standards to be strictly enforced for imported goods so that it should not be possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for the system of tolerance of imports to be abandoned which makes it possible for goods to enter the Union that have been treated with active substances not authorised there and for inspection measures to be stepped up;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Rejects European aid that might contribute to the deforestation of the Amazon, or the protected forests of the outermost regions;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU stipulates that the Commission may propose measures specific to the outermost regions, ~~particularly~~also concerning fisheries policies;

Amendment 158 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Younous OMARJEE, Liliana RODRIGUES, Sofia RIBEIRO, Maurice PONGA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU stipulates that the Commission may propose measures specific to the outermost regions, ~~particularly~~also concerning fisheries policies;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Considers essential to set up a support system for the fisheries of the ORs based on Article 349 in the light of what is done in agriculture with POSEI;

Amendment 16 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

D. whereas Article 349 TFEU must be read in conjunction with other articles of the Treaty, particularly Article 7, which stipulates that ‘the Union shall ensure consistency between its policies and activities, taking all of its objectives into account’~~, and whereas it makes it possible to apply to the outermost regions a differentiated approach to the application of European law~~;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase invest~~In the interests of the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions, and in accordance with the principles of differentiated treatment for the small islands and territories referred to in SDG 14, calls on the Commission to create support measures based on Article 349 TFEU to enable the funding (whether European or national) of the artisanal and traditional fishing boats of the outermost regions which land all their catches in outermost region ports and contribute to local sustainable development, w~~hich is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions~~ith a view to increasing human safety, compliance with European hygiene standards, combating IUU fishing and becoming more environmentally friendly; notes that the renewal of the fishing fleet must remain within the permitted capacity ceilings, must be restricted to replacing an old ship with a new one and must be conducive to sustainable fishing and the attainment of the MSY objective;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Union to remove all the r~~egulatory obstac~~ules, t~~o authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions~~hat might create obstacles, while keeping up the fight against fraud, to increase investment which is needed for the ~~sustainable~~ development of local and sustainable fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions; underlines that, as highlighted by several studies, overfishing and harmful fishing practices lead to detrimental impacts on the fragile marine environment, including the disturbance of habitats and biodiversity;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of ~~traditio~~artisanal fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions, within the fishing capacity limits laid down for each region;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for ~~the~~modernization and when needed renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise ~~aid for the renewal~~the modernisation of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Welcomes the creation in the 2014-2020 EMFF of the plans for compensation of additional costs (PCACs), compensatory aid making it possible to support the operations of fisheries in the outermost region, but considers that the PCACs will not be operational until legal certainty has been obtained, involving the prior approval of these plans by the Commission, and until the scheme is no longer limited in time, in order to avoid breaks in funding when each new regulatory framework starts, which are particularly detrimental for operating aid;

Amendment 167 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Calls on the Commission to lay down, for each outermost region, exclusive fishing grounds for local boats and to extend the area reserved exclusively for the local fleets of the outermost regions from 100 to 200 sea miles;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. C~~onsiders that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of~~alls on the Union to support the outermost regions, so that ~~it has not ensured~~they can progress with the sustainable and efficient economic development of their exclusive economic zones ~~of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European~~;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. ~~Considers that the Union has, overall, und~~Encourages the Union to further- invested in the seas and oceans ~~and more~~ , especi~~fic~~ally in ~~the case of~~relation to the outermost regions, ~~that it has not~~with a view to ensureding sustainable and efficient economic development of their exclusive economic zones ~~of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European~~;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. ~~Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the~~Encourages the Union to invest further in seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, that it has not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions~~, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European~~;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that the Union ~~has~~and, primarily, the Member States involved have, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, and that ithey hasve not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions~~, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European~~;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in the seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, that it has not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas ~~at the mercy of~~insufficiently protected from pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;

Amendment 173 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls the Commission to create tailor-made solutions for every outermost region that would help them eliminate the negative effects caused by the long years of so-called "double punishment";

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Deplores the fact that, by means of this under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also a maritime power;~~deleted

Amendment 175 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Deplores the fact that, by means of this under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also a maritime power;~~deleted

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. ~~Deplores the fact that, by means of this under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also a~~Calls on the European Union to rely upon the outermost regions in an effort to reinforce its position as an international maritime power;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Deplores the fact that, by means of thise under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming~~, and regarding itself as,~~ a continental entity and not also a maritime power;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Welcomes the study launched by the Commission concerning the potential for sustainable blue development in the outermost regions and calls for a genuine European programme to be launched which is based on the outermost regions; stresses that some activities like the extraction of oil and gas located under the sea floor and the exploration for minerals from deep sea deposits may have severe impacts on sensitive marine areas, and disturb marine species and vulnerable ecosystems;

Amendment 179 #

Daniel BUDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Welcomes the study launched by the Commission concerning the potential for sustainable blue development in the outermost regions and calls for a genuine European programme to be launched which is based on the outermost regions; highlights funding opportunities for marine and maritime research in Horizon 2020 which addresses to the challenges on food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the principles of equality and non-discrimination justify a difference in treatment in the case of distinct situations, in the interests, in the end, of equality in the application of European law,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. recalls that marine litter can cause serious environmental and economic damage in the oceans worldwide, with huge losses for coastal communities, tourism, shipping and fishing and destruction of marine biodiversity; stresses that potential cost across EU for coastal and beach cleaning was assessed at almost €630 million per year by the European Commission, while the cost to the fishing industry could amount to almost €60 million, which would represent approximately 1% of total revenues of the EU fishing fleet (in 2010);

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Notes that a previous compensation scheme for fisheries in the outermost regions was integrated into the EMFF regulation when it was revised; recognises that this decision was taken after an independent analysis procured by the Commission found that more should be done to monitor the compensation scheme, improve eligibility criteria and define additional costs for outermost regions; recognises that the decision to integrate the scheme into the EMFF regulation was partly taken to achieve these objective;

Amendment 183 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Stresses that both the wealth of the oceans and the technological advances currently being made and to come in the future are able to open up unprecedented growth opportunities for the outermost regions; considers that sustainable ‘blue growth’ constitutes an opportunity to mitigate the structural inequalities between the outermost regions and continental Europe; considers, also, that it can help to make the outermost regions the focus of a future-centred European policy;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Calls for the creation of a specific instrument for fisheries in the outermost regions, based on former Regulation No 1791/2007 and drawing inspiration from the agricultural POSEI regulation, with a view, in particular, to ensuring legal certainty in relation to the plans for compensation of additional costs through ex ante approval by the Commission and permanent funding;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Notes that the EMFF currently provides flexibility for outermost regions through higher intensities of public aid, a compensation regime for offsetting specific costs and a financing derogation for anchored fish aggregating devices; notes that further work can be done to ensure that secondary legislation is appropriately flexible to deal with the experience of outermost regions;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)

30b. Points out the importance of marine protected areas in the outermost regions;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions ~~and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘least developed regions’~~;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, the Commission decided that through the Common Provisions Regulation all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘least developed regions’;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘'le~~ast~~ss developed regions’'; welcomes the Commission's actions in favour of the Outermost regions within in a series of four Communications on the Outermost regions (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012); recalls the importance of the EU financial support for all the outermost regions which amounts to EUR 13 billion for the 2014-2020 period;

Amendment 19 #

Younous OMARJEE, Gabriel MATO, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Liliana RODRIGUES

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas Article 349 TFEU specifies that its application shall not undermine "the integrity and the coherence of the Union legal order, including the internal market and common policies";

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls that ~~Article 349 TFEU~~the Common Provision Regulation provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘least developed regions’;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. In view of the principle of subsidiarity and the responsibilities of the Member States, calls upon the Member States to fully implement the pre- conditions, with regard, in particular, to investment in the areas falling within their jurisdiction, so that European funds and policies in the outermost regions perform as well as possible;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Reaffirms that cohesion policy must remain one of the key instruments of European action after 2020, especially with regard to the outermost regions, where regional disparities are still evident;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Underlines the importance of the EU financial support for all the outermost regions which amounts to EUR 13 billion for the programming period 2014-2020;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Recommends to the Commission that GDP should not be the only eligibility criterion for the allocation of funds to the outermost regions, and that it should be supplemented with data on unemployment, demographic factors and diversification of the economy;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31b. Welcomes the Commission's four communications (2004, 2007, 2008, 2012) on the outermost regions;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)

31c. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to assess the negative impact of any form of macroeconomic conditionality on the outermost regions and on cohesion policy objectives;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define, in compliance with European strategies, some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; ~~calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages;~~

Amendment 199 #

Younous OMARJEE, Gabriel MATO, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Maurice PONGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. C~~onsiders that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; c~~alls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

— having regard to Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, which ~~defines~~states that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions asmay be compatible with the internal market,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the purpose of Article 349 TFEU is to ~~permit~~ensure the development of the outermost regions, and their treatment both as part of European territory and as part of their own geographical regions~~, while conferring on them the benefit of European policies and funds appropriate to their realities and needs~~;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. C~~onsiders that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; c~~alls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of ~~all~~ derogations ~~intended to compensate them for~~duly justified and proportionate for the compensation of their structural disadvantages;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that, for the next programming period, more flexibility could be envisaged within the thematic concentration in the case of the outermost regions ~~should be able to~~as regards defineing some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages, as appropriate;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Considers that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds in line with the priorities set out in the Commission’s strategy for the outermost regions; calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

~~33. Calls, in the context of the mid- term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), for revision of the allocation for Mayotte;~~deleted

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

~~33. Calls, in the context of the mid- term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), for revision of the allocation for Mayotte;~~deleted

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls, in the context of the ~~mid- term review of the~~next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), for ~~revision of~~the Commission to reassess the allocation for Mayotte;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

Amendment 207 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Recalls the shared objective of twofold integration of the outermost regions; calls for all schemes concerned with cross-border cooperation between the outermost regions and third countries in their geographical regions to be intensified and made operational; welcomes all the initiatives taken in this direction, and in particular the French law designed to facilitate diplomatic actions by the French outermost regions, and the accession by the French outermost regions to the regional institutions in their respective geographical regions (Cariforum, IOC, etc.);

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Deplores the fact that the wider neighbourhood policy which the Commission had committed to implementing for the outermost regions has never seen the light of day;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the purpose of Article 349 TFEU is to ~~permit~~ensure the development of the outermost regions, and their treatment both as part of European territory and as part of their own geographical regions, ~~while conferr~~allowing on them theo benefit of European policies and ~~funds~~where appropriate of specific measures adapted to their realities and needs;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

~~35. Deplores the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions;~~deleted

Amendment 211 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

~~35. Deplores the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions;~~deleted

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

~~35. Deplores the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions;~~deleted

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Recommends that more attention be paid, in the implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) ~~has not ad~~, to the least developted ~~either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost region~~and most isolated regions in all the Member States;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Deplo~~Regrets the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has ~~not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions~~so far not been used much in the outermost regions; is of the opinion that measures should be taken to reinforce the take-up of EFSI in outermost regions by amongst others enlarging the scope of general objectives eligible for EFSI support and by enhancing the geographical diversification of EFSI;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Deplores the fact that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has not adopted either geographical distribution criteria or criteria specific to the outermost regions, a move which would more effectively remedy cases of underinvestment and respond to market failures in the outermost regions;

Amendment 216 #

Daniel BUDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on the Commission and the concerned national authorities to inform the outermost regions' authorities about the advantages of mixing grants and financial instruments;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Recalls, in the light of youth unemployment in the outermost regions, the need to ~~create specific measures~~intensify EU action to support and train young people in the outermost regions, particularly by means of the Youth Employment Initiative;

Amendment 218 #

Younous OMARJEE, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Sofia RIBEIRO, Liliana RODRIGUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Recalls, in the light of youth unemployment in the outermost regions, the need to ~~create specific~~use measures to support and train young people in the outermost regions, particularly by means of the Youth Employment Initiative;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Regrets the fact that the most important fund for training and employment, the European Social Fund, has never taken into account the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, particularly as Article 349 TFEU grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds; calls, therefore, for the creation of an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;

Amendment 22 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas, according to the European Commission's estimates, the EU's blue economy represents around 5.4 million jobs and a gross value added of around € 500 billion per year;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Recalls that the most important fund for training and employment is the European Social Fund (ESF); calls on the Commission – in view of the structural nature and critical levels of unemployment in the outermost regions, and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, which grants the outermost regions the right to specific access to the Structural Funds – to create an additional allocation within the framework of the ESF in order to support employability, mobility and training in the outermost regions;

Amendment 221 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36a. Emphasises the importance of continuing to promote research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3) in the outermost regions as a central element in the implementation of cohesion policy;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6

Competition policy and State aid

Amendment 223 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37a. Recalls, furthermore, that Article 107(3) TFEU states that aid to promote the economic development of the outermost regions may be considered to be compatible with the internal market, in view of their structural, economic and social situation;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Deplores the fact that the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they create a situation which may lastingly damage the economic and social development of the outermost regions;deleted

Amendment 225 #

Maurice PONGA, Marc JOULAUD, Gabriel MATO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) ~~do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they create a situation which may lastingly damage the economic and social development of the outermost regions~~allows Member States to grant operating aid to compensate certain additional costs in the outermost regions in order to account for the permanent handicaps identified in Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Deplores the fact that~~Calls on the Commission to rely on Articles 107(3)(a) and TFEU in the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) ~~do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they create a situation which may lastingly damage~~in order to contribute to the economic and social development of the outermost regions;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Deplores the fact that the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and ~~that they~~ creates a situation wh~~ich may lastingly damage the~~ere the potential of economic and social development of the outermost regions is not fully used;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38a. Stresses that, given the remoteness and small size of their markets, strengthening the derogations to competition law obtained on the basis of Article 349 TFEU and Article 42 TFEU is not liable to affect trade between Member States, nor to destabilise the internal market;

Amendment 229 #

39. Deplores the fact that the proposals for simplifying the GBERs and RSAGs did not make any provision for altering the rules so as to ensure the economic and social development of the outermost regions;deleted

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the outermost regions have great geostrategic importance, and are crucial for purposes of research into climate change and biodiversity;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Deplores the fact that the initial proposals for simplifying the GBERs and RSAGs did not from the outset and upstream make any provision for altering the rules ~~so as to~~for the outermost regions so as to successfully ensure the economic and social development of the outermost regions;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Calls for the creation of a specific framework for state aid to the outermost regions, with a view to avoiding the regulatory inconsistencies currently experienced between the various instruments and policies in the outermost regions;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)

39b. Calls on the Commission to step up its action to combat the large monopolies in the outermost regions, which contribute to the increase in the cost of living for local people, particularly in the sectors of imports that compete with the development of the local economy, energy, transport and telecommunications;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to ~~undertake to guarantee~~extend after 2020 thate exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions ~~will be retained and extended after 2020~~based on thorough assessment of their situation;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to ~~undertake to guarantee that~~carefully assess the necessity and proportionality of exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions ~~will be retained and~~in view of their possible exten~~ded~~sion after 2020;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to ~~undertake to guarantee that~~evaluate retaining and extending exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions ~~will be retained and extended~~ after 2020;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guarantee that exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020 while further progress in the field of fair and efficient tax systems through new rules in key fields, ending tax havens and combatting tax fraud in the EU and in third countries is fully respected;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guarantee that exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020 – and in particular the EU mechanism for reduced tax on rum;

Amendment 239 #

40a. Calls on the Commission, in that context, to start launching impact assessments to check whether the conditions for granting those exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions have indeed been met, especially in terms of creating local jobs and benefiting to the local economy;

Amendment 24 #

Daniel BUDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the Horizon 2020 programme focuses the unlocking the potential of seas and oceans;

Amendment 240 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

~~41. Condemns trade practices such as those of clearance markets, which end up destabilising local economies;~~deleted

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. ~~Condemns~~Warns of trade practices such as those of clearance markets, which ~~end up~~can destabilis~~ing~~e the island micro-markets of local economies;

Amendment 242 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Research, ~~environment~~business competitiveness, environment, education, transport, energy and telecommunications

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Research, education, culture, environment, transport, energy and telecommunications

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7

Research, environment, transport, mobility, energy and telecommunications

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU stipulates that the Commission may propose measures specific to the outermost regions, ~~particularly~~also concerning the conditions governing their access to the Union’s horizontal programmes;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42a. Emphasises that the outermost regions are important tourist areas and that investment in a high-quality, affordable transport system is essential, particularly with regard to the internal market;

Amendment 247 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. ~~Does not consider that any of~~Is concerned that, in general, the Union’s horizontal programmes do not provides for ~~access conditions specific to~~sufficient access for the outermost regions; ~~regards this s~~urges therefore the Commission to facilituat~~ion as particularly discriminatory~~e the access of the outermost regions to all the Union's horizontal programmes;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. ~~Does not consider that any of the Union’~~Calls on the Commission to lay down in its horizontal programmes ~~provides for~~ access conditions specific to the outermost regions; ~~regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;~~

Amendment 249 #

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Constanze KREHL, Maurice PONGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Does not consider that any of the Union’s horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; ~~regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;~~

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that~~, while~~ the outermost regions are ~~in principle~~ fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, with their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union lawpecific situation acknowledged by the Treaties, establishing a principle and allowing for a right of adaptation, addressed at the level of different Union policies;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Does not consider that any of the Union’s horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; ~~regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;~~

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Does not consider that any of the Union’s horizontal programmes ~~provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory~~on research, the environment, health, transport, energy or telecommunications provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions, but that, on the contrary, the current eligibility conditions prevent the outermost regions from responding to calls for tenders; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory while, in fact, the assets of the outermost regions could be promoted by the Union’s horizontal programmes such as Horizon 2020, LIFE and IEE;

Amendment 252 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Does not consider that any of the Union’'s horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory reminiscent of years before the 1990s when the ORs had not received support for the development of their fishing fleets for increasing their fishing capacity;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. ~~Does not c~~Considers that ~~any of~~ the Union’s horizontal programmes should provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; ~~regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;~~

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Recalls the need to make energy autonomy of the outermost regions a priority; considers that the outermost regions should gain their energy autonomy, among other methods, by promoting the development potential of green energy and ‘blue’ energy;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Recalls the need to make energy autonomy of the outermost regions a priority; underlines that the outermost regions benefit from numerous advantages with regards to the development of renewable energies, energy efficiency and the circular economy;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Recalls the need to make the sustainable energy autonomy of the outermost regions a priority;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Calls for the establishment of a research programme specific to the outermost regions, which would make it possible to network their respective universities, research centres and innovative businesses better, thus making the regions more attractive and promoting greater exchange between people and institutions, not only within the outermost regions, but also with the European continent and third countries;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. CPoints to the significant potential of developing research and innovation activities for a solid and sustainable development; calls for the establishment of a research ~~programme~~network specific to the outermost regions, which would make it possible to ~~network~~connect their respective universities, research centres and innovative businesses better;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Calls for the ~~establishment of a research programme specific to the outermost regions~~opportunities for the outermost regions within the framework of the EIA and Horizon 2020 funds to be optimised, which would make it possible to network their respective universities, research centres and innovative businesses better;

Amendment 26 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that, while the outermost regions are in principle fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union law; stresses, in this regard, that the principle of solidarity enshrined in the Treaties should not be a mere declaration of intent but rather a driving force both in the design and in the actual implementation of the EU policies;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Points out the central role played by SMEs in the outermost regions with regard to economic and social development; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take better account of the situation of the outermost regions within the framework of the COSME programmes, or the EU employment and social innovation programme (EaSI);

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Welcomes the fact that the new Erasmus+ programme encourages the mobility of students and youth entrepreneurs from the outermost regions by providing for the maximum amount of aid; calls for similar provisions to be included in the Creative Europe programme;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Considers that the outermost regions could constitute prime areas for introducing pilot projects for measures to be applied horizontally across the Member States;

Amendment 263 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)

45b. Considers that exchanges and cooperation between the outermost regions and neighbouring third countries in the fields of research and innovation, culture and education should be further promoted so as to promote their regional integration;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)

45b. Would like to see an improvement in the way the common characteristics of the outermost regions are taken into account within the framework of the Erasmus programme, including through the promotion of exchanges between outermost regions;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

~~46. Questions the determination of the Commission and Member States to integrate the outermost regions into the trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;~~deleted

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Questions the determination of the Commission and Member States to integrate the outermost regions, apart from in annexes, into the trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks; calls on the Commission to use the trans-European networks to eliminate the isolation of the outermost regions, and to pave the way for their genuine integration into the European Union;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. ~~Questions~~Considers that more can be done in order to ensure the deter~~mination of~~ritorial continuity of the outermost regions; calls on the Commission and Member States to integrate the outermost regions into the trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. ~~Questions the determination of the Commission and Member States~~Asks the Commission to integrate the outermost regions into the trans- European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46a. Deplores the fact that in spite of recital 37 of the Erasmus+ regulation, which states that ‘the constraints imposed by the remoteness of the outermost regions of the Union and the OCTs should be taken into account when implementing the Programme’, the amounts of the Erasmus travel allowances are often insufficient to cover the real costs of travel to the mother country for students receiving the allowance who come from the outermost regions, undermining effective and fair access for them to this flagship European programme; calls on the Commission to adjust the amounts of the Erasmus allowances to the real travel costs incurred by citizens living in the outermost regions within the framework of the programme;

Amendment 27 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Younous OMARJEE, Liliana RODRIGUES, Sofia RIBEIRO, Maurice PONGA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)

46a. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 considered that "Further efforts are needed to implement the Natura 2000 network in order to fully exploit its potential";

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)

46b. Calls on the Commission to extend the new mobility instrument targeting young people, ‘Move2Learn, Learn2Move’ to European citizens living in the outermost regions and to adjust the amounts paid to cover the travel costs offered to them to meet the real costs involved in travelling between the outermost regions and continental Europe; welcomes the Commission’s decision not to restrict this instrument to travel by rail only, which would marginalise young people from overseas;

Amendment 272 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. ~~Deplore~~Recalls the fact that the ~~Natura 2000 programme is not applicable to the French outermost regions; considers this situation to be particularly damaging to the~~BEST programme (voluntary scheme for biodiversity and ecosystem services in the outermost regions and the European overseas countries and territories) exists and has an objective of supporting conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of ecosystem services, and an approach to climate change adaptation and mitigation based on ecosystems in the outermost regions and the European overseas countries and territories (OCTs); points out that, in addition to this programme, Directive 2014/89 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning lays down a mechanism that is very useful for protecti~~on of~~ng biodiversity ~~and~~in the ~~environment in those regions;~~ maritime areas chosen;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. ~~Deplor~~Stresses the fact that the ~~Natura 2000 programme is not applicable to the French outerm~~outermost regions enjoy extraordinary biodiversity and that they are particularly seriously affected by the effects of climate change, therefore instruments specific to thoste regions~~; considers this situation to be particul~~ need to be introduced to combat those effects; calls on the Commission once again to put the BEST preliminarly ~~damaging to the~~action on a permanent footing by creating a sustainable mechanism for funding protject~~ion~~s ofn biodiversity ~~and the environment in those region~~, the promotion of ecosystem services and adaptation to climate change in European overseas countries and territories;

Amendment 274 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47a. Recalls that, in its Special Report 01/2017, the European Court of Auditors considered that ‘significant progress is needed from the Member States, and more efforts from the Commission, in order to better contribute to the ambitious goals of the EU 2020 biodiversity strategy’;

Amendment 275 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Younous OMARJEE, Liliana RODRIGUES, Sofia RIBEIRO, Maurice PONGA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47a. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 considered that "Significant progress is needed from the Member States and further efforts by the Commission to better contribute to the ambitious objectives of the EU's biodiversity strategy for 2020";

Amendment 276 #

Younous OMARJEE, Gabriel MATO, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Maurice PONGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)

47a. Suggests that an impact study be carried out regarding the possibilities of applying the Natura 2000 programme to the French outermost regions, with a view to establishing the most appropriate tools for the protection of the biodiversity and environment of these regions;

Amendment 277 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Younous OMARJEE, Liliana RODRIGUES, Sofia RIBEIRO, Maurice PONGA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Gabriel MATO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)

47b. Recalls that the mid-term review of the EU Biodiversity Strategy published by the Commission in October 2015 and mentioned by the European Court of Auditors in the Special Report 01/2017 concluded that, although significant progress has been made since 2011 in implementing the measures under Objective 1, the most significant challenges remain the completion of the marine element of the Natura 2000 network and the guarantee of effective management of the sites and funding needed to support the Natura 2000 network, both of which are important factors for ORs";

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to establish a programme relating to the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union;deleted

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that while facing a significant disadvantage due to the geographical distance to the Union, the outermost regions benefit also of several important assets such as the potential of growing tourism related activities, blue growth, of exploiting significant renewable energy resources, of developing a circular economy, as well as valorising their rich natural heritage and huge biodiversity;

Amendment 280 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. C~~onsiders that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and c~~alls on the European Union to establish a programme relating to the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to ~~establish a programme relating to~~support programmes designed to provide the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union or between different outermost regions; calls on the Union to exclude the outermost regions from the ETS;

Amendment 282 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Calls for the creation of a specific POSEI-type programme for transport to promote the territorial, social and economic cohesion of the regions and to reduce the isolation, or double isolation, of some outermost regions; stresses that this programme should provide for support for the transport of people and goods between the outermost regions and the continent, within the outermost regions themselves and between outermost regions that are close to each other, such as the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Isles; stresses that this programme should also promote trade between these regions;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Calls on the European Union to commit decisively to making the outermost regions internationally accessible, through transport routes and infrastructure, not only to the European continent but also to neighbouring third countries and the rest of the world;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Calls for the POSEI approach to be extended to the fields of industry, the digital sector, transport and tourism, which would make it possible to develop consistent sectoral EU approaches in these fields for the outermost regions;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)

48b. Calls for dynamic investment in transnational and cross-border cooperation between the outermost regions and neighbouring third countries (in particular ACP and Mediterranean countries), primarily in the areas of transport, services, research and technology, free movement of people and the creation of SMEs;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)

48b. Calls for a genuine European industrial strategy to be deployed in the outermost regions, generating jobs that cannot be outsourced, and based on the capacity of businesses to consolidate their local roots;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 c (new)

48c. Reiterates the role that better internet connectivity must play in territorial cohesion and in promoting equal opportunities, creating jobs and improving people’s living standards in the outermost regions;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 d (new)

48d. Urges the Commission to pay particular attention to the specific characteristics of the outermost regions when addressing matters relating to digital network coverage;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 e (new)

48e. Stresses the need to take into account demographic changes in the outermost regions as a determining factor in the definition of policies to benefit them, particularly as regards education, training and employment policies;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Reaffirms that Article 349 TFEU establishes a principle and a right of adaptation, which the Commission and legislators must take into account and respect;~~deleted

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 f (new)

48f. Calls for the outermost regions to play a more important role in shaping the foreign policy of the European Union with their neighbouring countries, in an effort to bolster its foreign policy in the areas of poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, strengthening democracy, cultural exchange and gender equality;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 g (new)

48g. Recalls that, in view of their location, the outermost regions hold an important position with regard to maritime governance, monitoring coastal waters, combating illegal fishing and improving transport safety;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 h (new)

48h. Stresses the importance of adjusting the European Territorial Cooperation strategies with a view to reducing the negative impact felt by the outermost regions and to promoting networking;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Member States and their regions and the Committee of the Regions.

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the memorandum signed in Cayenne by the outermost regions (5 March 1999), complemented by the joint memorandum of Spain, France, Portugal and the outermost regions signed in May 2010, which stipulates that the EU should promote the sustainable development of the outermost regions by building on the numerous natural and cultural assets of the outermost regions while promoting the principles of equal opportunities, partnership, proportionality and coherence of the EU policies,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reaffirms that Article 349 TFEU establishes a principle and a right of adaptation~~, which the Commission and legislators must take into account and respect~~ reflected in specific measures under different Union's policies;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU has ~~not~~ been sufficiently utilised in an innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific new European policies, making use of the strong points of the outermost regionsutilised in a limited manner;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU ~~has not been sufficiently utilised in an~~could be interpreted also in a more innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific new ~~European~~ policies, making use of the strong points of the outermost regions, underlines the specific strengths of outermost regions as sustainable tourism, potential for renewable energy, blue growth and research and development (R&D);

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU ~~has not been sufficiently utilised in an~~could be interpreted also in a more innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific ~~new European polici~~approaches, making use of the strong points of the outermost regions, empowering them to boost their strengths;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds in this context the role the Union is assuming with a view to enable the outermost regions to overcome their challenges and build on their assets, but stresses at the same time the necessity that the respective Member States assume more responsibility as regards the use of available EU instruments that can support them in ensuring a sustainable development of their outermost regions;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls the importance of local development instruments such as CLLD and ITI as a bottom-up approach to respond to local structural challenges while promoting community ownership; calls therefore on the Commission and the concerned Member States to explore ways of strengthening the use of CLLD as a flexible and innovative answer to the need for adaptation expressed by the outermost regions;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Recalls that the Treaties confer on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties, which is applicable to all, starting with itself;~~deleted

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Recalls that the Treaties confer on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties, which is applicable to all, starting with itself;~~deleted

Amendment 38 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

~~4. Recalls that the Treaties confer on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties, which is applicable to all, starting with itself;~~deleted

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that ~~the Treaties~~Article 7 TEU confers on the Commission the role of guardian of the Treaties~~, which is applicable to all, starting with itself~~;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to all the joint contributions and technical and political documents of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, in particular the final declaration of the 21st conference of 22 and 23 September 2016 and the Joint Memorandum adopted following the Fourth Forum of the Outermost Regions of the European Union of 30 and 31 March 2017,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the Treaties also confer on the Commission the right of initiative, and that it is therefore for the Commission to initiate regulation in favour of the outermost regions making it possible to implement Article 349 in EU policies and programmes;

Amendment 41 #

Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Constanze KREHL, Maurice PONGA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Main conclusions~~State of play concerning the application of Article 349 TFEU

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Deplores the fact that, for nearly 20 years,~~Expresses concern that the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have not so far been implemented ~~and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive manner~~to the biggest extent possible, limiting their capacity of taking full advantage of their belonging to the Union and increasing their competitiveness in their particular geographic areas;

Amendment 43 #

Andor DELI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Deplores the fact that, for nearly 20 years, the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have been implemented and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive manner which caused a serious delay in further development of the fishing capacities of the outermost regions;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that, for nearly 20 years, ~~the articles of th~~Article 349 has been applied only in a limited manner; further notes that more Tre~~aties concerning the outermost regions have been implemented and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive manner~~search and analysis needs to be conducted in order to quantify the number of derogations which the outermost regions have received as a result of Article 349;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that, for nearly 20 years, the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have been implemented and applied only in a~~n extremely~~ rather limited and restrictive manner;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Considers that this interp~~Recommends that the articles of the Tretati~~on by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outerm~~es concerning the outermost regions should be used appropriately and in a balanced manner so that thoste regions tocan take full advantage of their belonging of the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints;

Amendment 48 #

Younous OMARJEE, Gabriel MATO, Louis-Joseph MANSCOUR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Liliana RODRIGUES, Maurice PONGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission ~~has damag~~might have hindered the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging of the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging tof the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints but also of their assets;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to all the joint contributions and technical and political documents of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, in particular the final declaration of the 21st conference of 22 and 23 September 2016, and the Joint Memorandum of the Outermost Regions entitled ‘Towards increased vigour in implementing Article 349 TFEU’, adopted in March 2017,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging of the Union and to develop their potential in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints;

Amendment 51 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that this interpretation by the Commission has damaged the capacity of the outermost regions to take full advantage of their belonging of the Union and to develop in a way which takes full account of their specific characteristics and structural constraints, reminding states in that respect of the commitment made by the Commission with regard to the renewal of the strategy on the outermost regions;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is ~~the only autonomous programme covered by~~a programme which takes full account of the special characteristics of the outermost regions, through a regulation of its own based both on Article 349 TFEU and on Articles 42, first paragraph, and 43(2), and recognises the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is ~~the only~~an autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the ~~only~~ autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’' belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions; notes that the POSEI scheme is not the only derogation which benefits outermost regions, the Commission has shown flexibility by citing Article 349 in numerous pieces of secondary legislation;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions, therefore it is imperative that the programme should continue and that similar programmes, especially social programmes, should be created;

Amendment 57 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions; considers that new POSEI programmes relating to other EU policies should be planned;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU enables the outermost regions to be given operating aid that is not limited in time and not progressively reduced, on the basis of flexible procedures, intended to offset the additional costs that they have to handle; recalls that those exemptions relate both to the EU’s financial instruments and to State aid;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deplores the fact that the small number of programmes, policies and funds specific to the outermost regions which drew on the success of POSEI have disappeared, in favour of the incorporation of provisions specific to the outermost regions in horizontal European programmes, which dilutes the specific approach to the outermost regions, damages the objective and proportionate definition of the adjustments which are necessary in the outermost regions and considerably restricts the implementation of Article 349 TFEU;deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to ~~all the joint contributions and technical and political documents of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, in particular~~ the final declaration of the 21st conference of 22 and 23 September 2016 by the Conference of Presidents of Outermost Regions,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the small number of programmes, policies and funds specific to the outermost regions which drew on the success of POSEI have disappeared, in favour of the incorporation of provisions specific to the outermost regions in horizontal European programmes, which dilutes the specific approach to the outermost regions, damages the objective and proportionate definition of the adjustments which are necessary in the outermost regions and considerably restricts the implementation of Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the small number of programmes, policies and funds specific to the outermost regions which drew on the success of POSEI have disappeared, in favour of the incorporation of provisions specific to the outermost regions in horizontal European programmes, ~~which~~calls on the Commission to conduct further research into the merit of this approach which could dilutes the specific approach to the outermost regions, damages the objective and proportionate definition of the adjustments which are necessary in the outermost regions and ~~considerably~~ restricts the implementation of Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Deplores~~Takes note of the fact that the small number of programmes, policies and funds specific to the outermost regions which drew on the success of POSEI have disappeared, in favour of the incorporation of provisions specific to the outermost regions in horizontal European programmes~~, which dilutes the specific approach to the outermost regions, damages~~; is concerned that this new approach might have hindered the objective and proportionate definition of the adjustments which are necessary in the outermost regions and considerably restricts the implementation of Article 349 TFEU;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU~~, which sought to~~ of establishing an overall strategy accompanied by specific ~~polici~~measures aund ~~instruments appropriate to the outermost region~~er different policies;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to establish an overall strategy accompanied by specific policies, measures and instruments appropriate to the outermost regions;

Amendment 65 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls the political will of the legislators ~~at the time of the drafting~~ of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to establish an overall strategy accompanied by specific policies and instruments appropriate to the outermost regions;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions andNotes that several communications on the outermost regions have been adopted by the European ~~Institut~~Commissions;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the implementation of Article 349 and the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that ~~confidence ne~~new impetus must, for that purpose, be stimulateds to ~~be restored~~consolidate the confidence between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the joint memorandum of the outermost regions signed on the occasion of the Fourth Forum of the outermost regions held in March 2017 in Brussels,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be ~~restor~~boosted between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be ~~restor~~boosted between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;

Amendment 72 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy for the outermost regions which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU~~, particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs~~;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy fornow on the Commission to put forward an action plan accompanied by legislative initiatives making it possible to implement a consistent and effective strategy with regard to the outermost regions, a plan which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs; emphasises the need to work in close cooperation with the regional authorities of the outermost regions and the stakeholders;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy for the outermost regions which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, particularly for the creation of specific programmes ~~and~~, for enabling long-term investment and for innovation policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a genuine new European strategy for the outermost regions which is resolutely innovative and ambitious, and takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to their sustainable development needs;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls therefore on the European Union Institutions, in concert with the outermost regions, to open a new chapter in relations between the EU and the outermost regions, based on a ~~genuine new~~ European strategy for the outermost regions which takes full advantage of the possibilities offered by Article 349 TFEU, ~~particularly for the creation of specific programmes and policies appropriate to~~if that proves necessary, particularly to support their sustainable development ~~needs~~;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific ~~legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives~~action plan;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied~~, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package~~ by dedicated joint mechanisms and instruments in the areas and policies that are key for their development, including appropriate funding; calls for this overall strategy to be accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, and in consultation with them, by specific laws, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and ~~assess~~measurable objectives, taking into account the geographical situation and the economic, political and social context of each outermost region;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common~~Welcomes the work of the Commission on a renewed strategy on outermost regions which will be adopted latest end of 2017; calls on the Commission to include in this renewed strategy a detailing on the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each o~~utermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives~~f them, on the basis of the specific social and economic situation, with targeted strategic frameworks addressing the investment needs and by appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, with a view to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, comparable to the Union average;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Article 349 TFEU recognises the special economic and social situation of the outermost regions, which is compounded by factors (~~insularity, remoteness~~remoteness, insularity, small size, difficult topography and climate, dependence on a few products, etc.) the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, encourages the respective Member states of France, Spain and Portugal to provide greater support for their outermost regions;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, together with a short-term, medium-term and long-term timetable for achieving those objectives;

Amendment 82 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied~~, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package,~~ when necessary by strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied~~, in the case of each outermost region,~~ by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need to ~~ensure that the instruments, provisions and derogations adopted for the purpose of maintaining~~guarantee the stability conducive to the real/structural development of the outermost regions ~~remain in force for a long time~~;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need to ensure that the instruments, provisions and derogations adopted for the purpose of maintaining the stability conducive to the ~~real/~~structural development of the outermost regions remain in force ~~for~~, as long ~~time~~as assessments prove they are necessary;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the need to ensure th~~at the instruments, provisions and derogations adopted~~e coherence and continuity of the EU approach to the outermost regions for the purpose of maintaining the stability conducive to the real/structural development of the outermost regions remain in force for a long time;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Deplores the fact that Article 349 TFEU has been applied only to a limited extent in many European policies (trade, maritime affairs, fisheries, cohesion, competition, environment, etc.), policies for which the specific approach and the desire for adaptation have been either abandoned in favour of inclusion in regulations partially adapted to the specific characteristics of the outermost regions or never really implemented;deleted

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Deplor~~Notes the fact that Article 349 TFEU has been applied only to a limited extent in many European policies (trade, maritime affairs, fisheries, cohesion, competition, environment, etc.), policies for which the specific approach and the desire for adaptation have been either abandoned in favour of inclusion in regulations partially adapted to the specific characteristics of the outermost regions or never really implemented;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, in its judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a ~~complete~~ n interpretation of Article 349 TFEU which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over its interpretation;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to compile a precise overview of the approach to the outermost regions and to examine the economic and social situation of each outermost region, including in particular putting figures on needs for investment in order to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, so as to enable the outermost regions to approach the average levels of development which exist in Europe;deleted

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to compile a precise overview of the approach to the outermost regions in the context of the revision of implementation measures by the end of 2017 and to examine the economic and social situation of each outermost region, including in particular putting figures on needs for investment in order to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, so as to enable the outermost regions to approach the average levels of development which exist in Europe;

Amendment 93 #

Maurice PONGA, Lambert van NISTELROOIJ, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to compile a precise overview of the approach to the outermost regions and to examine the economic and social situation of each outermost region, including in particular putting figures on needs for investment in order to ~~compensate for disadvantages and~~ achieve sustainable development, so as to enable the outermost regions to approach the average levels of development which exist in Europe;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to step up coordination between its Directorates- General in the areas concerning the outermost regions with a view to having an appropriate approach to outermost area issues in European policies and strategies; on that point, emphasises the crucial role of the Secretariat-General in ensuring that Article 349 TFEU is applied soundly, given the fact that adjusting EU policies to the special characteristics of the outermost regions entails decisions being taken at the highest political level;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Acknowledges that there are a significant number of other EU regions that, while not having the designation of an outermost region, suffer from similar economic and social disadvantages. Believes that these additional regions should also receive support and flexibility commensurate with their specific situation and that this should have a similar impact to the current derogations for outermost regions under Article 349;

Amendment 96 #

Maurice PONGA, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that the proposals made by the European Parliament and forwarded to the Commission in the European Parliament reports of 29 March 2012 and 26 February 2014 still hold;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)

Calls on the Commission to include, in its tools for managing and detecting market crises in agricultural sectors such as banana, sugar, rum, fisheries or milk, with the European Milk Market Observatory, a clear definition of a market crisis in the outermost regions, and to adapt its indicators to the actual situations in those regions;

Amendment 98 #

Maurice PONGA, Gabriel MATO, Marc JOULAUD, Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Sofia RIBEIRO, Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the recent report by the Commission4, which concluded that the overall performance of the POSEI programmes (2006-2014) was positive, considers that that programme seems essential for the purpose of maintaining ~~diverse and traditional product~~production by the outermost regions and that it accords with the new objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and recommends that the current basic regulation should remain in force, while bearing in mind the fact that budget adjustments might be required following the entry into force of any free trade agreements that might change or threaten to change the production of the outermost regions; _________________ 4 Report from the Commission on the implementation of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union (POSEI) of 15 December 2016 (COM(2016)0797).

Amendment 99 #