38 Amendments of Constanze KREHL related to 2016/2250(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to all the joint contributions and technical and political documents of the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions of the European Union, in particular the final declaration of the 21st conference of 22 and 23 September 2016 by the Conference of Presidents of Outermost Regions,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in its judgment of 15 December 2015, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice gave a completethorough interpretation of Article 349 TFEU which puts an end to a long-standing and recurrent conflict over its interpretation;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 349 TFEU must be read in conjunction with other articles of the Treaty, particularly Article 7, which stipulates that ‘the Union shall ensure consistency between its policies and activities, taking all of its objectives into account’, and whereas it makes it possible to apply to the outermost regions a differentiated approach to the application of European law;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the purpose of Article 349 TFEU is to permitensure the development of the outermost regions, and their treatment both as part of European territory and as part of their own geographical regions, while conferring on them the benefit of European policies and funds appropriate to their realities and needs;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, while the outermost regions are in principle fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, with their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union lawpecific situation acknowledged by the Treaties, establishing a principle and allowing for a right of adaptation, addressed at the level of different Union policies;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms that Article 349 TFEU establishes a principle and a right of adaptation, which the Commission and legislators must take into account and respect reflected in specific measures under different Union's policies;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that Article 349 TFEU has not been sufficiently utilised in ancould be interpreted also in a more innovative and positive manner, particularly with a view to establishing ad hoc programmes and specific new European policies, making use of the strong points of the outermost regions, underlines the specific strengths of outermost regions as sustainable tourism, potential for renewable energy, blue growth and research and development (R&D);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that, for nearly 20 years,Expresses concern that the articles of the Treaties concerning the outermost regions have not so far been implemented and applied only in an extremely limited and restrictive mannerto the biggest extent possible, limiting their capacity of taking full advantage of their belonging to the Union and increasing their competitiveness in their particular geographic areas;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that POSEI (Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity) is the only autonomous programme covered by a regulation of its own based on Article 349 TFEU and on the dual principles of the outermost regions’ belonging to the Union and the full adaptation of a common European policy to the realities of the outermost regions;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the political will of the legislators at the time of the drafting of Article 299, second paragraph, and then Article 349 TFEU, which sought to establish an overall strategy accompanied by specific policies and instruments appropriate to the outermost regions;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the various European strategies for the outermost regions have so far been only partially implemented and fleshed out; considers that the outermost regions have wasted much time on defending the upholding of specific policies for them; considers that confidence needs to be restored between the outermost regions and the European Institutions;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to adopt a long-term overall common strategy detailing the approach to the outermost regions, accompanied, in the case of each outermost region, by a specific legislative package, strategic frameworks and appropriate, precise, attainable and assessable objectives, encourages the respective Member states of France, Spain and Portugal to provide greater support for their outermost regions;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to ensure that the instruments, provisions and derogations adopted for the purpose of maintaining the stability conducive to the real/structural development of the outermost regions remain in force for a long time;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to compile a precise overview of the approach to the outermost regions and to examine the economic and social situation of each outermost region, including in particular putting figures on needs for investment in order to compensate for disadvantages and achieve sustainable development, so as to enable the outermost regions to approach the average levels of development which exist in Europe;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. DeploreReminds the fact that the successive reforms of the common organisations of the market (COMs) have not sufficiently taken account of the specific characteristics of the outermost regions;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. DeploresReminds of the fact that the efforts made in the outermost regions to modernise and to render their traditional industries competitive are increasinglysometimes being jeopardised by free trade agreements signed between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. DeploresIs concerned about the fact that the trade negotiations conducted by the Union fail todo not sufficiently take into account either the specific characteristics or the sensitive products of the outermost regions;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to systematically produce impact assessments relating to the outermost regions beforewhen initiating any trade negotiations and to systematically adopt a policy of protecting the products of the outermost regions in trade agreements;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Union’s trade policies to be adjusted so as to take full account of the competitive disadvantages of the outermost regions; calls for the preservation of tariff and non-tariff barriers which are vital for the protection of the products of the outermost regions and for safeguard clauses and stabilisation mechanisms to be activ, where appropriated;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU stipulates that the Commission may propose measures specific to the outermost regions, particularlyalso concerning fisheries policies;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewalthe modernisation of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the Union has, overall, under-invested in theEncourages the Union to invest further in seas and oceans and more specifically in the case of the outermost regions, that it has not ensured sustainable and efficient economic development of the exclusive economic zones of the outermost regions, and that it has left these marine areas at the mercy of pillage of their resources by fishing fleets, both foreign and European;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the fact that, by means of thise under-investment, the Union ends up almost exclusively becoming, and regarding itself as, a continental entity and not also a maritime power;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that Article 349 TFEU provides for specific access to structural funds for the outermost regions and that, on that basis, all the outermost regions should be regarded as ‘'leastss developed regions’'; welcomes the Commission's actions in favour of the Outermost regions within in a series of four Communications on the Outermost regions (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2012); recalls the importance of the EU financial support for all the outermost regions which amounts to EUR 13 billion for the 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that, for the next programming period, the outermost regions should be able to define some of their priorities for the use of the structural funds; calls for the continuation of budget allocations to the outermost regions, of compensation of excess costs, and of all derogations intended to compensate them for their structural disadvantages;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Deplores the fact that the Regional State Aid Guidelines and the GBER (General Block Exemption Regulation) do not take sufficient account of Article 107(3)(a) and Article 349 TFEU and that they creates a situation which may lastingly damage theere the potential of economic and social development of the outermost regions is not fully used;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to undertake to guarantee that exceptional tax regimes for the outermost regions will be retained and extended after 2020 while further progress in the field of fair and efficient tax systems through new rules in key fields, ending tax havens and combatting tax fraud in the EU and in third countries is fully respected;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Does not consider that any of the Union’s horizontal programmes provides for access conditions specific to the outermost regions; regards this situation as particularly discriminatory;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Questions the determination of the Commission and Member StatesAsks the Commission to integrate the outermost regions into the trans- European transport, energy and telecommunications networks;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Considers that people and businesses in the outermost regions do not enjoy the same right to freedom of movement as other European citizens, and calls on the European Union to establish a programme relating to the territorial continuity of the outermost regions and promoting free movement of citizens between the outermost regions and the Union;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Member States and their regions and the Committee of the Regions.