21 Amendments of Mathilde ANDROUËT related to 2021/2075(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cities continue to be on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis, with dwindling economic activity, high rates of infection and often inadequate resources; whereas the pandemic has also exacerbated the prevailing shortcomings in urban areas, exposing their vulnerabilities; whereas the pandemic has made clear the need to improve connections with the rural areas surrounding cities;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas longstanding inequalities have been deepened by the pandemic; whereas cities face challenges such as social exclusion and a lack of accessibility as well as environmental issues; whereas the pandemic has reinforced the separation between consumption in large cities and the production of goods sold there, to the detriment of local urban or peri-urban production;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cities must be directly involved in the recovery from COVID-19; whereas recovery efforts must strive to address longstanding vulnerabilities and go beyond addressing the health impacts of COVID-19 to tackle the persistent inequalities; whereas the pandemic has made it necessary to maintain a local production activity which is capable of mitigating shortages from the major supplier countries for goods and services;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cities, towns and functional urban areas, such as metropolitan areas, are key economic pillars to boost growth, create jobs and enhance the Union’s competitiveness in a globalised economy; whereas it is necessary to maintain the poorest social strata and the middle classes in large urban centres and to encourage local production there; whereas immigration in the large urban centres should be restricted in order to prevent a flight of the middle classes and a reduction in the living wage in these centres;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas these areas are responsible for the biggest proportion of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the EU and play a key role in the Union’s fight against climate change; whereas it is therefore necessary to limit non-vital imports of foreign goods into these urban areas, and whereas it is important to maintain a local economy in order to avoid greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the implementation of all EU policies;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that overconcentration of thepopulations, including immigrant populations, in certain urban areas has already led to repercussions such as congestion, the growing challenge of affordable housing, pollution, a deterioration in quality of life, insecurity, urban sprawl, and a significant risk of poverty and social exclusion for certain segments of the population;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to promote the inclusion of marginalised communities such asthe poorest social classes and the middle classes, including families, people with disabilities, more isolated older people, and homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local level, including those of urban areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participationintenance of living standards for the poorest classes on a sustainable basis;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equalityin exacerbating violence against women; underlines that action aimed at bridging the gender gap under cohesion policy should employ an intersectional approach that alsshould, as a priority, employ measures to tmakes age, race and disabilities into consideration; stresses, moreover, that the beneficiaries of cohesion policy should not adopt any discriminatory policies, least of women’s daily lives safe, physically as well as culturally against minorities, such as the LGBTI communitnd socially;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to spikes in domestic violence; calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate cohesion policy funding and mobilise urban authorities to address the global increase in gender-based violence in the Member States;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to unemployment and youth unemployment in particular, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Member States to actively involve urban authorities in devising programmes that meet the needs of young people in cities; calls on the Member States to focus the Youth Employment Initiative efforts on their own nationals in order to improve their employability;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that a synchronised strategy responding to both COVID-19, shortages and climate change must be implemented to usher in an economic recovery that accelerates the sustainable transition;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that in line with its commitments under the Paris Agreement, the Union must prioritise circular economy frameworks, local production, sustainable urban mobility, rapid investment in green infrastructure and renewable energy in cities, and respect for the ‘do not harm’ principle;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the commitment of urban areas is crucial for the transition to a climate-neutral society; believes, therefore, that more funding must be made available for urban areas to achieve the targets of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to draw on nuclear energy production to strengthen the transition to a decarbonised society;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that among the many inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital divide is a serious one; notes that the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation; recalls that digitalisation and digital connectivity must be a priority for local communities in their recovery, including in peripheral or rural areas and in small towns;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for actions and policies for a just digital transition, which should be deployed across various levels, from cities to the EU itself; calls for digital inclusion to be recognised as a right for the new generation and for a clear commitment to achieve universal internet connectivity for cities; calls on the Member States to do more to tackle 'white spots', both in cities and in rural areas;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believes that this should not remain a voluntary process;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the importance of EU funding for implementing social inclusion locally for the poorest social strata as well as the middle classes and families; calls for its impact to be strengthened through a common management and reporting framework in order to prevent a flight of workers, craftspeople and low-paid occupations to peripheral and rural areas; calls, to that end, on the Member States to limit the effects of immigration on urban areas and to tackle housing tension;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22