14 Amendments of Monika SMOLKOVÁ related to 2016/2245(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas demographic change is exacerbating the process of societal fragmentation and the polarisation of our societies, with growing disparities in terms of economic capacity and service accessibility, which is often the result of insufficient links between urban and rural populations;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that demographic change, while creating new challenges, also brings development opportunities at a local level through the potential of sectors such as ecotourism, e-commerce and the silver economy; underlines in this respect the relevance of smart specialisation strategies to help regions identify high value-added activities and build attractive ecosystems; points out that agro-tourism, which helps to maintain a dynamic lifestyle in rural areas, is also a significant sector;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the main problems relating to the demographic change currently experienced by many EU regions are decreasing population densities, an ageing population due to structural changes in the age period, falling birth rates and gradual depopulationassociated with the mass movement of people to big urban centres in search of jobs and insufficient social, health and transport infrastructure and services;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that one of the main objectives of an EU demographic policy should be to take into account all the territories having to contend with demographic imbalances and the specificities of those territories, factors which cohesion policy has long been seeking to adapt to, and will have to do much more to adapt to after 2020;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that those demographic phenomena affecting the Union are not new, but have now increased with an unprecedented intensity, in particular as a result of social and economic pressures;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a greater coordination of EU instruments in the different policy areas, such as the Common Agricultural Policy, European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, European Territorial Cooperation, the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the Connecting Europe Facility, so as to ensure a more comprehensive approach to demographic change; reiterates its call for the Commission to adopt a European strategy on demographic change that will delivercreate synergies between the individual instruments and maximise the positive impact on European citizens;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of a cross-cutting EU approach by mainstreaming demographic considerations throughout the policy spectrum, including cohesion, employment, agriculture, environment, infrastructure, transport, healthcare, youth and education, family support, social inclusion, innovation and ICT policies, with a view to favouring a new policy development, holistic approach to demographic change, involving the regional and local authorities;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. points out that EU demographic policy in its current form is incomplete, insufficient and coordinated neither with the Member States nor horizontally;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that effectivsensible EU support for immigration policies in the Member States can mitigate population loss in declining areas; considers that local and regional authorities should be empowered in devising and implementing policies to promote social inclusion and multiculturalism;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the fact that the European Regional Development Fund can assist regions experiencing depopulation change by boosting transport, telecommunications and public service infrastructure;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the European Social Fund can improve employment prospects in declining regions and serve to stem trends of out-migration; points out, in that connection, that care will be taken, when using the European Social Fund to support the outermost regions, to ensure a better balance between work life and family life;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Takes the view that a special status for demographically disadvantaged regions should be considered in the development of post-2020 cohesion policy;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Invites the Commission to consider the establishment of new criteria that could pinpoint the territories facing demographic challenges; considers that GDP and population density are not sufficient indicators in this regardand that other criteria should therefore be added, including social capital, life expectancy and quality of the environment, etc.;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework should give a decisive impetus tomust incorporate the promotion of solutions for tackling demographic challenges, through targeted measures and an ad hoc budget with additional funding for areas with severe and permanent demographic handicaps;