8 Amendments of Iuliu WINKLER related to 2014/2214(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas previous initiatives have confirmed the success of EU cooperation mechanisms in the countries of the Danube River Basin and Baltic Sea;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for 2014-2020, and in particular the Adriatic-Ionian Cooperation Programme 2014-2020 (ADRION), provide significant potential resources and a wide range of tools and technical options for the strategy; supports the fact that other funds and instruments relevant to the strategy pillars are available, in particular Horizon 2020 in respect of all pillars, the Connecting Europe Facility in respect of Pillar II, the LIFE programme in respect of Pillar III, as well as in respect of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the COSME programme for SMEs in respect of Pillar IV, as well as the INNOVFIN programme for innovation funding;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIB, in cooperation with the Commission, to examine the possibility of setting up a dedicated investment platform for the Adriatic and Ionian Region that would enable the mobilisation of funding from public and private sources, as well as the accessing of private finance for energy efficiency (PF4EE) managed by the EIB; calls for the creation of a transparent and publicly available project pipeline for the Adriatic and Ionian Region, which would increase the visibility of current and potential projects as well as attract investors;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that particular attention should be given to remote and geographically disadvantaged areas such as islands and mountainous regions with the aim of unlockidentifying and exploiting their vastspecific potential, especially in the tourism sector; calls, moreover, on the Commission to propose a European Year of Islands and Mountains;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with concern the rate of fish stock depletion in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas as a result of overfishing; stresses that fisheries are one of the key components in the economies of the coastal areas and islands; deems it necessary, therefore, to consider the protection and preservation of fish stocks to be a paramount objective of the strategy, to take decisive action in the form of aligned third-country fisheries legislation, data sharing, joint monitoring platforms and fishery management plans, and to further develop the aquaculture sector;
Amendment 191 #
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 competition, which will have important benefits for the economic development of the region; underlines the importance of developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the macro-region, thereby helping to achieve enhanced independence and energy security, in particular in Croatia and Albania;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out the need to tackle historical and trans-border pollution in a responsible manner and clean up the sites affected by the industrial contamination of soil, water and air, and, where applicable, by pollution resulting from military conflicts; supports all active measures for the reduction of the pollution of the sea from chemical and conventional weapons;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Urges the establishment of a regional centre for disaster preparedness in order to create an early warning system to prevent natural disasters and those caused by industrial, transport and other activities, such as floods, fires and exploitation activities in the Adriatic; stresses the importance of preserving the ecosystem and the biodiversity of the region and underlines the importance of fostering support and urgent measures against natural threats such as Xylella fastidiosa, which affects olive trees, the pest Dryocosmus kuriphilus and the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, which affects chestnut woods; stresses in this regard the need to step up import and marketing controls so as to contain these natural hazards;