13 Amendments of Martina MICHELS related to 2020/2039(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard the Territorial Impact Assessment report of the Committee of the Regions on the Demographic Change of 30 January 2020
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
- having regard the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the "Demographic change: proposals on measuring and tackling its negative effects in the EU regions" of 12-14 October 2020
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Observes in this context significant demographic contrasts at both Union and Member State level between core, metropolitan regions and periphery, often rural areas, and between the mainland and islands and outermost regions;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that economic migration has a direct impact on thewith changing migration trends, local and regional authorities face the challenge to promote greater inclusiveness of cities, requiring tailored policy responses and supporting measures in different territorial contexts;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the need for further simplification of cohesion policy instruments in order to allow for an easier, but at the same time sound management of financial resources and for maximising synergies among the various EU funds; emphasises the needplace based and integrated approaches of cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy national strategic plans and national recovery strategic plans, notably in order to improve synergies among the various EU funds and integrated tools; emphasises the need to reinforce administrative capacity, to reduce red tape and ensure coherent legislation throughout the project implementation process;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. recalls its position that the objectives of the ERDF/CF include that of supporting urban and rural areas with geographical or demographic handicaps, and includes that Member states should support and allocate provision of EU financial support for projects that promote environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic development in the regions concerned;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. recalls in this regard that particular support should be given to NUTS level 3 areas or clusters of local administrative units with a population density of below12.5 inhabitants per km2 for sparsely populated areas or below 12 inhabitants per km2 for very sparsely populated areas, or with an average population decrease of more than 1% between 2007 and 2017, which should be subject to specific regional and national plans to support public services, enhance attractiveness and boost the accessibility of digital and public services, including a fund in the Structural Fund cooperation agreement;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member State to include demographic challenges in their national development policies and long- term strategies for sustainable development correlated with the European Semester, thus ensuring proper financing for demographic issues;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the regions at risk of depopulation to focus investments on universal accessibility to quality services and infrastructure and job creation; insists on investment in education, reskilling of workers, creating entrepreneurial conditions and supporting SMEs; Calls on Member states to reinforce their support to this end;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages policymakers at regional and national level to invest in the knowledgeMember-States to fully involved regional and local authorities in at every stage of the development and implementation process of the recovery plan; encourages the local and regional authorities to use the new RRF to invest in the broadband extension in order to invest in foster the digital economy, as well as in providing services and incentivquality and basic public services, to maintain high-skilled workers and to develop research centres in the different regions; ensure the attractiveness of the depopulated areas;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Asks the European Commission Statistic Office to provide data on the situation of quality of life indicators at NUTS 3 and LAU level to monitor the impact of demographic challenge on the territories; highlights the possibility for Member states to use the Recovery and Resilient Facility to modernise the capacity of data collection at those levels to ensure that national investment policies and European data reflect the real situation in these territories;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Insists that investments should be focused on information and communication technology, since this has the potential to reduce the distance between the users and to attract high- skilled workers in order to avoid the digital divide and ensure digital cohesion; stresses the importance of funding the infrastructures, the development and uptake of these technologies among companieSMEs and schools in rural and isolated regions and regions in industrial transition;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. States that the future Conference of the Future of Europe should propose a definition of the areas which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps mentioned in the article 174 (TFEU) in order to ensure a long-term support of the EU key policies from a place-based approach;