Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2021/2079(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the agri-food sector is of strategic importance for islands and the outermost regions in terms of using natural resources more sustainably; whereas the new representative concentration pathway (RCP) climate scenario RCP4.5 forecasts acute future problems for agriculture, water availability and accessibility and food security;
Amendment 3 #
B. whereas agriculture on islands isand their economic development are hampered by their remote location, isolation and insularity, small holdings, limited diversity in production, dependence on local and continental European markets, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and a lack of energy, fresh water and digital infrastructure, road, port and health infrastructure, and whereas islands in the outermost regions face a double insularity;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain appropriincrease the dedicated funding, including through theby expanding programmes for the outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands, to enhance agricultural competitiveness, without distortion, so as to ensure sustainable management of natural resources and support balanced territorial development on EU islands and in the EU's outermost regions;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to strengthen both the integrated territorial development approach towards islands and the outermost regions and initiatives such as those on smart villages and digital innovation hubs with regard to islands and the outermost regions in order to support sustainablediversified agriculture and sustainable and competitive food production;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that targeted regional policies and actions to protect and restore the unique biodiversity of islands and the outermost regions are required to safeguard theirand sustain local agricultural productivity andfor small family farms and also for medium-sized and large farms, natural resources and island livelihoods;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to utilise all available tools under cohesion policy to reinforce the food, agricultural and economic self-sustainability of islands and the outermost regions and make them an integral part of the transition towards sustainable food systems, thus turning geographical handicaps such as insularity and remote location into opportunities;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that this cohesion policy must not obscure the need to support the islands’ export products, which are often areas of excellence that boost the reputation of the European Union;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Commission to promote island and outermost region policies during regional planning processes to support sustainable agriculture, food producfor agro-tourism and agro- transformation, and agro- tourism; urges it also to assess the real cost of insularity for inhabitants and economic actors.