28 Amendments of Monika VANA related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to the Alpine Convention including the Protocols to the Alpine Convention,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Women/Alpnet project within the Interreg Alpine space programme 2001-2006: A Network of Local Institutions and Resource Centres for Women: Promoting Women's Participation in the Alpine Space Sustainable Development,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is no explicit definition of mountainous regions in EU regional policy, and whereas the definition used in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EARDF) must be rewordedis not suitable for EU regional policy;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas support from the EARDF for mountainous regions could be complemented byfrom different EU instruments such as the EARDF and European Structural and Investment (ESI) fundsshould be complementary with a view to achieving better and more inclusive development;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas mountainous regions play an important role for the economic, social and sustainable development of Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mountainous regions face serious challenges – as regards social and economic development, climate change, transport and demographic issues – that can only be addressed through the establishment of adequate connections with urblowland areas;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in Europe there are mountain ridges that expand across several Member States and also into non-Member States;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas mountainous regions depend largelyoften upon mountain agriculture while further diversification of their economies and employment is on-going;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas women living in mountainous regions, especially in disadvantaged regions, often face problems concerning their access to higher levels of education and decent job opportunities;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to start the process of creating a working definition for functional mountainous regions in the context of the Cohesion Policy; considers that such a definition must be wide and inclusive, taking into account different factors such as altitude, accessibility and slope; calls on the Commission also to take into consideration areas that, while not mountainous, depend heavily on mountains; points out, in this context, the idea reflected in the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) of including non-mountainous areas in the strategy as a good initiative;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that EU policies should have a specific approach to mountainous regions, as they need additional support to overcome the challenges of climate change, be able to provide employment, economic development and protection of the environment, and help reach the EU renewable energy targets; considers, as a result of this, that mountainous regions should be mainstreamed in all aspects of EU policies, including the Cohesion Policy, by introducing a territorial impact assessment;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of achieving synergies across policies, instruments and sectors which requires an integrated approach to be applied; highlights the valuable experience gained in the implementation of the Alpine Convention which reconciles economic, social and environmental interests;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points to the scarcity of useable land in mountainous regions which provides for potential conflicts due to diverging or overlapping interests on land classification and use; calls therefore on Member States to develop and apply spatial planning tools that facilitate coordination and public participation in territorial development; considers the Protocol on spatial planning and sustainable development of the Alpine Convention an important example to further capitalise on;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a substantial increase in allocations of ESI Funds at national level for undevelopedsupport of mountainous areas, using a multi-sectoral policy approach, where possible;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the current initiatives for the Carpathian Mountains in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region and the progress made on the EU macro-regional strategy for the Alps; notes that the latter is a good example of an integrated approach to territorial development, taking into account mountainous areas and regions dependent on them;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to present a communication containing an ‘Agenda for EU Mountainous Regions’ and, subsequent to this, a White Paper onto monitor the development of mountainous regions, based on best practices and involving local, regional and national authorities, and other relevant actors, including economic and social partners and representatives of civil society;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the need to be able to rely on statistical disaggregate data on which to base policy initiatives;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the ongoing debate on simplification of the Cohesion Policy; hopes that a lighter frameworkapproach, and the availability of instruments that are easier for stakeholders and recipients to use, will contribute to the development of EU mountainous regions; calls for specific attention to be paid to simplification and to efforts to facilitate investments in mountain regions;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that SMEs in mountainous regions are faced with serious difficulties owing to lack of accessibility, infrastructure, connectivity and human resources; calls on the Commission to pay specific attention to the development of SMEs in mountainous regions, and to combine the European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF), EARDF resources and the COSME programme in a holistic and effective policy approach to supporting SMEs and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the progress made on the EU Forest Strategy; supports the sustainable development of forests at Union level, especially as regards the contribution of forests to safeguarding the environment and biodiversity and achieving renewable energy targets; notes that the economicmountainous dimension of forestry could be emphasised within the strategy;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the use of ESI Funds for industry sectors that do not pollute and are future-oriented, such as sustainable tourism, sustainable forestry and the renewables sector;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Supports innovative solutions for access to basic education in remote mountainous areas, such as through cooperation among mountainous regions and cities; underlines the need for high- quality tertiary education and points to the potential of distance education systems which offer access to teaching and learning from remote areas;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recalls the principle of universal access to public services to be guaranteed in all territories of the EU while stressing the need for Member States and regions to encourage alternative and innovative solutions for mountainous areas including tailor-made solutions adapted to local and regional needs if necessary;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls for a comparative analysis of the peculiarities of women's conditions in mountainous regions, in particular in disadvantaged mountain areas;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Urges the Commission to take gender mainstreaming actions at horizontal and vertical level for any policy area and fund covering women living in mountainous regions to counter any given imbalance;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that reaching EU renewable energy targets must not come at the cost of nature and the environment; recalls that, in some cases, hydropower and biomass extraction may be highly damaging for ecosystems, while wind and solar energy plants can harm the landscape;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Stresses the importance of preserving and protecting the unique habitat of mountainous regions and to develop it in a sustainable way including by restoring biodiversity and soil, promoting natural heritage and ecosystem services and providing green infrastructure thus also offering job opportunities in those sectors;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that mountainous regions are especially vulnerable to climate change with particularly important consequences in those regions including through increasing numbers of natural hazards; believes, in this regard, that safeguarding the environment, combatting climate change and taking appropriate climate change adaptation measures must be at the heart of a future ‘Agenda for EU Mountainous Regions’;