14 Amendments of Ivo HRISTOV related to 2020/2039(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 November 2017 on the deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe’s regions currently face far-reaching demographic changes such as a low birth rate, a high mortality rate, an ageing population and an ongoing rural exodus;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas rural and disadvantaged regions are often unable to acquire the same economic indicators for a given time period as other regions, which in some cases appears to pose problems when it comes to applying for support;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital Б
Recital Б
B. whereas, in the light of the pandemic,addition to already- established issues and trends, the pandemic has also shown that policies and instruments addressing demographic problems must be reviewed;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the demographic changes and depopulation issues are severely burdening rural, peripheral, sparsely populated areas and islands, as well as impacting the challenge of ageing, generational renewal and agriculture development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas one of the main issues affecting rural economies is the declining share of agriculture; whereas data has shown that only 10,7% of EU farmers are below 40 years old and the farming population is ageing, which will have an impact on the agricultural sector;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the ongoing depopulation of rural areas is not only having serious economic and social consequences but also hampering our chances of achieving the Green Deal’s ambitious objectives and those of other EU policies such as the common agricultural policy, cohesion policy, etc.;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the ongoing depopulation of rural areas is not only having serious economic and social consequences but also hampering our chanccreating challenges ofin achieving the Green Deal’s ambitious objectives;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, in developing the political guidelines for the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, to take practical steps to mainretain the rural population;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls the Commission to ensure that priority is given to creating opportunities for the labour market, supporting energy transition and developing transport and broadband infrastructure, in order to address structural challenges that are the main causes for migration from rural areas;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the need to foster and develop projects to promote the return of young people to rural areas by supporting youth employment, digital connectivity and entrepreneurship using best practices from member states;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports innovation and digitisation with a view to promoting a vibrant, dynamic rural environment; calls on the Member States to consider introducing computer skills training modules for regions where these skills are not of a sufficiently high level; calls on the Commission to draw on the smart cities and towns initiatives to develop a new instrument to support start-ups in rural areas, thereby also boosting their economic and productive fabric;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the relevant authorities at national, regional and local level to consider introducing educational modules as part of compulsory education aimed at forging and/or strengthening the link between students in urban areas on the one hand and activities and ways of life in non-urbanised areas on the other, so as to increase knowledge of, and the link between, future generations and rural areas;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that the agreement on the multiannual financial framework is not ambitious enough to meet the challenges of demographic change; criticiseregrets the cuts to the EU’s two main instruments designed to promote sustainable development in rural areas: cohesion policy and the CAP.