13 Amendments of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2014/2214(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions concerning the added value of macro- regional strategies (COM(2013)468) and the relevant Council conclusions of 22 October 2013,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the macro-regional strategies represent a new model of multilevel governance in which the involvement of stakeholders representing the EU, national, regional and local levels and different policies and programmes is essential for success; whereas the EUSAIR as part of the EU regional policy is a tool for promoting economic and social cohesion, with the principal objectives of reducing disparities between regions, promoting real convergence and encouraging growth and employment;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a macro-regional strategy as an integrated framework [relating to Member States and non-EU countries in the same geographical area], endorsed by the European Council, is an EU strategy;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the increased interest of countries in the Adriatic -Ioniand Ionian Regionnitiative countries and their continuous effort to increase the effectiveness of regional policy has led to the adoption of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR);
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EUSAIR is a new form of regional cooperation and platform for enlargement and an exercise in preparedness prior to EU accessionwhile maintaining the EU feature, may assist participating candidate and potential candidate countries on their path towards the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication concerning the European Union Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region and the accompanying action plan; believes it is a vital step in the development of this part of Europe; highlights the strategy's prospects for participating candidate and potential candidate countries in the region;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the participating countries to fully exploit the possibilities available under the newly established European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to finance projects in the region which would create value at the macro-regional level by creating decent jobs and by promoting economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it necessary to find ways to involveNotes the interest of countries not included in the strategy and which are geographically and economically close to the region, at least on an individual project basidjacent to the region to join the EUSAIR and calls for the consideration of this possibility at a later stage, examining and justifying the added value and benefits for both the interested countries and the EUSAIR members, being in accordance with the scopes of the Strategy; when appropriate and fully justified, encourages closer project basis cooperation with these countries;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that greater transparency, openness and democratisation of the EUSAIR and its action plan, including stronger participation by the local authorities and the citizens, is imperative for enhancing citizens support in the EUSAIR;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the region faces a serious migration problems in the Mediterranean; stresses that controlling these problems is essential for the further development of the southern part of the regionsituation and deplores all the tragedies in the Mediterranean; stresses that, in order to deal effectively with this humanitarian drama and promote the further development of the southern part of the region, a radical shift in EU migration and asylum policies is essential;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources, a process which will not only improve the energy security of the macro-region but will also increase competitioncombat energy poverty, which will have important benefits for the economic and social development of the region; underlines the importance of developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the macro-region, in particular in Croatia and Albania;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the exploitation of available renewable sources such as solar and wind energy within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of potential hydropower plants, in particular in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of a well-functioning electricity market in the macro-region that will ensure equal access for all to cheap, affordable energy and promote connections and energy infrastructures that have a strategic role for the benefit of the people ;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the development of a diversified tourism offer including thematic tourist parks and routes, and cultural, rural, health, medical, enogastronomic, conference and sport tourism, including cycling, golf, diving, hiking, skiing, mountaineering and outdoor sports, in order to prolong the tourist season and to improve the competitiveness of tourist destinations; supports the expansion of tourist activities towards the hinterland;