Activities of Giovanni ROBUSTI
Plenary speeches (7)
The Intelligent Transport Systems Action Plan - Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and interfaces with other transport modes (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
The placing on the market and use of feed for animals (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Explanations of vote
Support schemes for farmers under the CAP - Modifications to the common agricultural policy - Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Community strategic guidelines for rural development (2007 to 2013) (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION Opinion on the Intelligent Transport Systems Action Plan
Amendments (8)
Amendment 17 #
2008/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that notwithstanding all direct beneficiaries of EU cohesion policy have to be published by the Managing Authorities under the rules governing the implementation of the Funds 2007-2013 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006), the database on the Commission website is incomplete; urges therefore the Member States and the Commission to comply fully and timely with this transparency obligation before June 2009, the deadline set by Parliament's resolution, and calls on the Commission to establish penalties for the responsible authorities in the event of delays in respect of that transparency obligation or non-fulfilment thereof.
Amendment 7 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas rural areas account for up to 80% of EU territory,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b(new)
Recital B b(new)
Bb. whereas the needs of intermediate rural areas, which are characterised by an economic structure similar to that of the urban areas adjacent to them, differ from those of areas that are predominantly rural, peripheral or isolated,
Amendment 44 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the criteria traditionally used to distinguish rural areas from urban areas (lower population density, different employment structure, lower level of income and worse access to public goods and services) fail to provide a complete picture of the situation; considers, therefore, that from the point of view of territorial cohesion, per-capita income, not and lower population density, should be the decisive characteristics;
Amendment 46 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, in view to the major differences between rural areas in the various Member States, that a suitably targeted and integrated approach that a suitably targeted and integrated approach, aimed at levelling out the existing inequalities, should be taken to the development of suchrural areas, which account for up to 80% of EU territory;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that proper implementation of rural development policy requires due account to be taken of each area's natural resources and specific featurethe protection, enhancement and management of the rural heritage, of each area's specific features and of the varying needs of intermediate rural areas;
Amendment 95 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that per-capita income levels and access to public goods and services remain the biggest challenges for territorial cohesion and can be most effectively improved through support for non- agricultural activities in rural communities, programmes for creating infrastructures for better accessibility, and the development of internal telecommunications networks and services;
Amendment 105 #
2008/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support projects for the development of the tertiary sector in rural areas and projects in the renewable energy sector aimed at lessening the downstream dependence of urban areas and reducing pressure on the environment and the impact of climate change by means of careful management and improved territorial administration, with a view to preventing hydrogeological disasters which could also have harmful effects on adjacent urban areas;