7 Amendments of Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ related to 2022/2147(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the outermost regions are highly dependent on transport, especially air and maritime connections for accessing to basic goods and services, as well as for their regional economic development;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the outermost regions are characterised by their remoteness, insularity and strong economic and social dependence on the tourism and transport sectors, which makes them even more vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that, taking into account the dependence of the outermost regions on air and maritime connections, flights from those regions to the mainland of their respective Member States should be exempt from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) until 2030, and that the exemptions for maritime transport connections until 2030 in the Parliament's position on ETS should be respected; calls on the Commission to take into account the regions’ specific characteristics in the revision of all relevant legal acts;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Points out that the exemptions foreseen in the Parliament's position on FuelEU Maritime should be respected at the same time the green transition is accelerated in a fair way taking into account the outermost regions' specific characteristics;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the necessity for all Member States to have modern, safe and sustainable transport infrastructure in order to facilitate travel across the EU and to make the outermost regions, peripheral and remote areas and islands more accessible for intra-European and international tourism and strengthen territorial cohesion;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights that the TEN-T guidelines recognise as a priority to ensure and enhance the accessibility and connectivity of all regions of the Union, paying particular attention to outermost regions and other regions with demographic and accessibility challenges such as insular and remote regions; recalls that the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 foresees a maximum co-funding rate of 70% for projects located in outermost regions in the transport, digital and energy sectors;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission to support investments Calls on the Commission to consider the special characteristics and additional constraints of the outermost regions when formulating and assessing the impact of tourism legislation, in accordance with Article 349 of the TFEU, as these regions rely heavily on tourism for their economic, social and cultural development; recalls the need to ensure proper funding tourism, safeguard the accessibility of the outermost regions and the need to ensure EU funding for itsto support the recovery and the sustainable development and to provide the sector withof the tourism sector and to provide information on EU funding opportunities;