24 Amendments of Franc BOGOVIČ related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 7 #
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 reworded to make the management of cohesion policies more effective;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas considerable differences exist between mountainous regions, and therefore coordination of policies and sectors is required, both between different mountainous regions (horizontally) as well as within individual mountainous regions (vertically);
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas mountainous regions play an important role for the economic development of Member States and provide numerous ecosystem services;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas large parts of mountain areas are protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network and under other types of nature conservation arrangements, a fact which on the one hand limits economic activity, but also helps to bolster more sustainable forms of farming and to link farming more closely with other economic activities;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas mountain areas with preserved ecosystems and their services can provide a basis for many economic activities, with the emphasis on farming, forestry, tourism and energy, taking into account the cultural and natural heritage of these areas;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas large parts of mountain areas are protected within the Natura 2000 ecological network and under other types of nature conservation arrangements, a fact which on the one hand limits economic activity, but also helps to bolster more sustainable forms of farming and to link farming more closely with other economic activities; whereas if mountain areas are to develop, coordinated action needs to be pursued both in the agricultural, forestry, and tourism sectors and in the sphere of cultural and natural heritage conservation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas because of the exodus from mountain areas, farmland is becoming overgrown and game and wild animal habitats are being altered, with the result that predators are causing severe damage, in particular among sheep, goats, and cattle;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Jobs and economic growth in mountainous regions
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of structuring food chains in mountain areas, either within associations of producer organisations, which increases farmers’ negotiating strength, or by setting up local markets and short supply chains and introducing product quality, promotion and protection measures, thereby improving the marketing of agricultural products and including them within the general tourism products of a given geographical area;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for additional incentives to preserve small processing enterprises in mountainous areas, since they make it possible to maintain agricultural production and employment and create higher quality products;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of preserving small farm holdings, which in mountainous regions are the main way of life and an important source of employment; calls on the Member States to support greater diversification of activities on small farms with the aim of generating additional income throughout the year;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need for smart specialisation strategies, where applicable, in boosting the potential offered by mountainous regions; calls on the Member States to promote teleworking in these areas to improve companies’ cost management;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that mountain areas have strong potential for producing high- quality food products; calls on the Commission and the Member States to discuss the introduction of a special designation for mountain food products at EU level;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to create incentives for more active development of public-private partnerships in mountainous regions, both in the area of public utilities and services as well as in transport, communication and energy infrastructure, as the lack of economies of scale makes the provision of these services commercially unattractive; stresses that only better transport and other infrastructure and services of general interest (SGI) of sufficient quality can create economic growth and new jobs in mountain areas;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the harmful way in which the declining population density of mountain regions is making itself felt in terms of land areas used for agriculture and forestry and of farming proper, which is being adversely affected both because farmland is becoming overgrown and by attacks by wild predators on sheep, goats, and cattle;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points to the need for active synergistic cooperation between farming and other economic activities on Natura 2000 sites and in other protected areas (national parks, countryside parks, etc.) lying in mountain regions;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the potential of dual education in mountainous regions; points at the encouraging results achieved in Austria, Germany and otherby some Member States; welcomes as well projects for dual education within the macro- regional EU Strategy for the Danube Region;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the development and improvement of healthcare facilities in mountainous regions, where necessary;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Points out that, given the population ageing trend in mountain areas, the focus should be on further training and retraining for older people and their active integration into the labour market;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that the marketing of the above products could be improved if they were included within the general tourism products of a given geographical area;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. NotStresses that mountainous regions are an important source of water resources that must be safeguarded and managed in a sustainable way; notes the reliance of certain urban areas on water resourecosystem services from the mountainous regions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Highlights the need for active synergistic cooperation between farming and other economic activities on Natura 2000 sites and in other protected areas (national parks, countryside parks, etc.) lying in mountain regions;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5