11 Amendments of Fernando RUAS related to 2016/2245(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas demographic change is one of the main challenges for local development and territorial enhancement policies in the EU today, together with globalisation, the technological shift, climate change and social and economic inclusivenesson;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas demographic change does not affect all regions in a uniform manner, chiefly as a result of migratory movements, which are primarily driven by economic considerations, with the majority of urban areas experiencing a population gain and most rural and remote areas experiencing a decline; whereas such imbalances represent major challenges both for regions suffering from depopulation and for those experiencing a population influx;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas demographic change involves major policy challenges in different areas linked to a wide range of cohesion policy fields; whereas regional policy, and its European Structural and Investment Funds, including the Cohesion Fund, is a key instrument for addressing this change;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that demographic change entails major economic and social pressures on regional and local authorities in terms of providing public services and building and managing infrastructure; stresses that those pressures will beare also exacerbated by a declining active population and a higher dependency ratio;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that demographic change should be tackled in a coordinated manner through the action of all European, national, regional and local authorities;, delivering effective multi-level governance both in the architecture of these specific policies targeted at regions of low population density and in their implementation
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that demographic change, while creating new challenges, also brings development opportunities at a local level through the potential of sectors such as ecotourism, wine tourism, spiritual and religious tourism, enhancing the value of of domestic agricultural or non- agricultural products, such as handicrafts, embroidery and ceramics, via a European system of protection of geographical indications, e-commerce and the silver economy; underlines in this respect the relevance of smart specialisation strategies to help regions identify high value-added activities and build attractive ecosystems;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a greater coordination of EU instruments in the different policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, including the Cohesion Fund, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the Connecting Europe Facility, so as to ensure a more comprehensive approach to demographic change; reiterates its call for the Commission to adopt a European strategy on demographic change that will deliver synergies, more effective coordination between existing policy instruments, the promotion and dissemination of best practice in encouraging populations to remain in given areas and maximise the positive impact onf these policies, together with European citizens;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of a cross-cutting EU approach byon the part of the EU, the Member States and local and regional authorities by means of the horizontal and vertical mainstreaming of demographic considerations throughout the policy spectrum, including cohesion, employment, agriculture, environmenteconomic, social and territorial cohesion, enhancing regions and their domestic products, job and economic growth creation, agriculture, environment, suitable territorial planning and forestry management policies, infrastructure, transport, healthcare, youth and education, family support, social inclusionactive ageing policies, social inclusion, the digital economy, innovation and ICT policies, with a view to favouring new policy developments;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that there is a need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in tackling demographic challenges; considers that a greater focus on the topic as a priority area is necessary, together with guidelines to support Member States and regionlocal and regional authorities in addressing demographic challenges in a suitable and effective manner, particularly by devising and implementing partnership agreements and operational programmes;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the Cohesion Fund has been essential in ensuring better land use in regions, economic development and bringing people from different regions – including sparsely populated regions – closer;stresses, therefore, the importance of including the Cohesion Fund in future strategies to address demographic change, recalling that the fund was established with a view to strengthening the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of having reliable, up-to-date, disaggregated statistics for the purposes of a more efficient and objective political administration, particularly for a more detailed understanding of the intrinsic features of the EU's various sparsely populated areas;calls, therefore, for Eurostat to provide greater detail in statistics of relevance for devising a suitable European demographic policy, especially demographic, family-related, social and economic indicators, and thus urges them to be broken down at at least subregional – i.e. NUTS III – level.