16 Amendments of Álvaro AMARO related to 2021/2079(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the final declaration of the 26th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions, signed in Ponta Delgada on 18 November 2021,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain appropriate funding, including through the programmes for the outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands, particularly the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for farming, applying the requisite fair increase, to enhance agricultural competitiveness, ensure sustainable management of natural resources and support harmonised and balanced territorial development on EU islands; reiterates, further, the importance of ensuring 85% cofinancing for the outermost regions under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Articles 174 and 349 TFEU recognise insularity as a permanent structural handicap and stipulate that the Union must pay particular attention to these regions; stresses, however, that the outermost nature of the islands in the regions covered by Article 349 TFEU distinguishes them from other islands of the European Union;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that live animals should continue to be transported by sea, given the heavy dependence on exports of some islands' farming sectors, mainly the smallest islands, which cannot ship animal carcasses owing to their small size and resulting lack of infrastructure;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that targeted regional policies and actions, fostered and supported by the European Union, to protect and restore the unique biodiversity of islands are required to safeguard their agricultural productivity and natural resources and island livelihoods;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to utilise all available tools under cohesion policy to reinforce the self-sustainability of islands and make them an integral part of the transition towards sustainable food systems, thus turning geographical handicaps into opportunities; points out that this transition is more difficult and slower for regional islands such as the outermost regions, where the costs of their geographical and structural disadvantages have hindered their ability to invest in and seize opportunities, including in the farming sector;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Commission to promote island policies during regional planning processes to support sustainable agriculture, food production and agro- tourism; urges it also to assess the real cost of insularity. and double insularity of archipelagic regions, such as many of the outermost regions; points to the importance of making up-to-date and harmonised data available to make it possible to assess the impact that cohesion policy has on those regions;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the differences that distinguish the outermost regions from other EU islands, as recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); believes, in this context, that policies and instruments set up to mitigate the impact of insularity should take those circumstances into account.
Amendment 102 #
14. Considers the use of renewable energy to be a priority and believes ithat tidal energy in particular could bring substantial benefits to islands; calls, therefore, for the development of a wide range of renewable energy to be supported; welcomes the green hydrogen programmes which islands have launched;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for urgent measures to counteract the depopulation of islands and to improve quality of life, support local businesses and protect jobs; calls also for the development of professional training and employment establishments for island inhabitants to be promoted; stresses the importance of providing support to encourage the establishment of healthcare professionals, particularly in the most remote island territories;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)
Subheading 6 a (new)
Stresses the importance of maintaining the digital infrastructures that connect the islands to the rest of the world, namely by earmarking sufficient European funding for the replacement of obsolete submarine cables;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the lack of statistical data on islands is hindering the development of targeted policies; calls on the Commission to set up a European Institute for Disadvantaged Territories to collect data that is regularly updated using harmonised criteria at all administrative levels;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to produce an analysis of the volume of sState aid granted to undertakings based in island regions; considers it imperative, despite the efforts made by the EU and the Member States, to determine whether and to what extent undertakings located in island territories have benefited from such measures; underlines in this connection the importance of more flexible State aid for air and maritime transport companies in these island territories, given their total dependence on these means of transport;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for the creation of an ‘islands’ sub-category, given their distinct characteristics, in connection with the application of the rules on regional sState aid for the period 2021-2027, and for the ceiling of the ‘de minimis’ regulation, above which the Commission’s authorisation is required, to be revised upwards;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Recalls its recently adopted resolution1a that contains a number of proposals, including a new strategic action plan for the outermost regions recognised under Article 349 TFEU; stresses the need for this to be taken into consideration by the study/strategy for the islands referred to in the previous paragraph; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0368_EN.pdf