12 Amendments of Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU related to 2022/2147(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the ORs represent major assets, but also face permanent difficulties as a result of their insularity (except for French Guiana), geographical dispersion, remoteness, small size, rough terrain and harsh climate, and economic dependence on a few producon products they have to import, which result in significant trade deficits;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase the financial allocations for POSEI in exceptional circumstances, such as those faced by the agricultural sector in La Palma or after strong tropical storms, which are expected to increase in frequency and intensity due to climate change;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a higher absorption rate of POSEI funds can be achieved by improving local advisory systems through tailored training courses and best practices exchange;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that Article 349 is still not being automatically applied in every legislative initiative from the Commission, while recognising that some progress has been made; recommends for the Commission to consider an OR proofing mechanism similar to the one proposed for rural areas;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of young people for the revitalisation of traditional sectors in the ORs; calls for measures such as specific training courses to attract young people into the primary sector;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that measures must be taken in order to ensure availability of sufficient job opportunities for young people;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the call for proposals ‘Empowering youth in the EU Outermost Regions’ did not have the expected participation levels; calls for improved communication campaigns on such proposals; defends an enlargement of the initiative to people up to the age of 30 and asks for the involvement of regional authorities in its promotion;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to define strategies to retain young people in the ORs and to combat the brain drain; highlights the need for development and diversification of employment opportunities that enable decent living standards;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the need to restore co- financing rates for the ORs to 85 % in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), vital for family farms and small farmers;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates the potential of the ORs for the development of innovative pilot projects on renewable energies and the need for stronger support such as coordinated investment in using the invasive Sargassum seaweed as biomass energy or fertiliser;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out the fragility of the ORs’ health systems, which are characterised by a lack of infrastructure and health professionals; notes that this fragility was exacerbated since the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to support regional authorities in designing and funding plans to attract and retain health professionals; deplores the fact that medical students prefer to leave ORs in order to finalise their studies, and calls on the Commission to investigate possible causes;