Activities of Curzio MALTESE related to 2015/2324(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an EU strategy for the Alpine Region
Amendments (17)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Alpine Region, as defined in the Alpine Convention, poses a major challenge to European transport, since it has a low population density and very specific, several types of connections and accessibility to services, and distinctive local economies;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the specific geomorphology of the region should not be considered solely an obstacle to connectivity, but rather an opportunity to combine the transport system withan opportunity to create a sustainable transport network capable of protection ofng the nacultural and culnatural heritage;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Member States affected by the Strategy for the Alpine Region, as defined in the Alpine Convention, have over the years signed memorandums of understanding with a view to pursuing joint projects related to trans-European transport networks and accordingly entered into bilateral agreements for the purpose of implementing CEF funding in conjunction with funding under their own national budgets;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that in order to tackle environmental pollution and to achieve the safeguard of natural water resources the human activity should refrain from proposing harmful and useless infrastructure;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a sustainable transport network should be based on life cycle assessment of every productive investment, together with the environmental impact assessment necessary to forestall the main natural disaster risks in an area as vulnerable as the Alpine Region;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that investment needs to be channelled, as a matter of priority, towardsin forest management and agroecology to tackle climate change adaptation and counteracting hydrogeological instability, including forest management and agriculture;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that investments have to be suitable to allow local economies, both in the agricultural and in the tourism sectors, to develop sustainable solutions where environmental friendly projects have got the priority, fully keeping in mind their global and final environmental impact assessment including a life cycle assessment for each solution;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, as a matter of priority, a policy to develop transport infrastructure that is sustainable, inclusive and non-invasive for the region, preserving the latter and promoting it in terms of tourism, social cohesion and regional development;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States accordingly to promote joint alpine strategy governance with the local communities and other stakeholders involved at every stage of the decision- making process;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the connectivity and accessibility of the region should be improved and promoted by ensuring respect for the environment, the protection of water and ground resources and the involvement of local populations, by fully engaging regional and local political actors and also by promoting referendums with binding outcomes concerning the economic and production strategies selected;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to tap renewable and alternative energy Stresses the importance of developing and investing in renewable and alternative energy sources; fully respecting the vulnerability of the soil and existing natural resources;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that land use and occupation need to be regulated in order to ensure that land is used sustainably and soil is kept in its biodiversity;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to pay greater attention to the development of intermodal public transport facilities suitable for tourist structures and the growth of local economies, thus encouraging job creation;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that, in order to achieve this, it will be necessary for Member States to invest EU funds earmarked for implementation of the alpine strategy in a transparent manner, taking into account the constraints emerging from the environmental impact studies;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that citizenthe inhabitants and local businesses have to be involved in the decision- making governance both by the Member States and by the European Commission, fully respecting the right of the concerned communities.
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. A coherent Alpine Strategy should provide the instrument to improve welfare and incomes of the population and provide green jobs opportunities.