5 Amendments of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2015/2279(INI)
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates the need for an integrated sustainable governance in the form of EU strategy for Europe's mountainous regions which cover 36% of Europe's geographic space and make up large and increasing part of EU periphery due to a range of socio-economic, political and environmental challenges. This is particularly the case of South-Eastern Europe, where mountain areas are among the poorest in Europe, located along EU's politically most sensitive external borders;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by. Such support could contribute to a "rural renaissance" through encouraging the emergence of projects that create added value, bio-based innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and, farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises, as well as bio-energy projects with positive environmental impact; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural and forestry sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms and forest businesses;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Given the significant role of dairy farming in mountain areas, the related serious cost disadvantages to milk production and the negative effects on mountain dairy farmers caused by the expiry of the milk quotas, underlines the need for a sector-specific approach in order to ensure sustainable milk production in these areas;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the essential character of measures to support generational renewal and the establishment of active young farmers, in particular by organising access to multidisciplinary training enabling them to carry out various activities simultaneously and successively over the year; Encourages in this regard the participation of young farmers in exchange schemes and e-learning platforms; Underlines the need to develop adequate ICT infrastructure and high- speed Internet in mountain regions as an essential precondition for young farmers' agri-business activities;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that such approaches help maintain and create local markets and resource-efficient short supply chains and initiate approaches geared to quality and promoting and protecting products (‘mountain products’, Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG)); Underlines the added value of high- quality food production to development of sustainable tourism and preservation of the cultural heritage in mountainous regions;