Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2020/2120(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5 °C, its fifth assessment report (AR5) and its synthesis report thereon, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 on the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (COM(2020)0152);
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2018 on cohesion policy and the circular economy;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there are concerns about the long-term social, economic, environmental, territorial and cultural consequences on the ORs of the COVID- 19 crisis and Brexit, and whereas these crises legitimately reinforce the demand that Article 349 TFEU, which provides for a special status for the ORs, be applied and complied with;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission services and the national and regional (local) authorities to strike a balance between legitimate and essential controls on the use of EU funds and simplifying and making more flexible the administrative rules needed to modernise and optimise them, in order to encourage local initiatives;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Strongly believes that cohesion policy should pay particular attention to women living in outermost regions and stresses the importance of cohesion policy in promoting gender equality and in implementing the EU Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Wishes to see an ‘OR reflex’ systematised within the European institutions, focused on adopting a cross- cutting and integrated approach to the reality and challenges of the ORs in all European public policies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends that better use be made of the various platforms for exchange between administrations and proposes the creation of an ‘Erasmus’ for administrations managing European funds in the ORs, in order to ensure that best practices and examples are shared so as to optimise the use of cohesion funds;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of principles set out in the European Pillar of Social Rights including its contribution to eliminate inequalities and to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming, and the European Green Deal, respect the ‘Do no significant harm’ principle within the meaning of Article 17of Taxonomy Regulation (EU) No 2020/852 and contribution to the Union’s environmental targets in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest in the ORs and to make the fight against poverty and unemployment the priorities of European solidarity, while investing in future projects focusing on social innovation sustainability, green jobs and reskilling;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the fact that in the ORs the strength of youth is a major asset which is often insufficiently valued and that it should be a priority for building tangible solutions through the large-scale mobilisation of EU funding for education, training and support for young people, people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to encourage local initiatives by supporting VSMEs, SMEs and the tourism, craft, innovation, resilient building and construction, green jobs, and digital sectors;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms the need to make professions connected with sustainable agriculture, livestock farming, small-scale fisheries and the environment in the ORs more attractive on account of their structural importance in economic, social and environmental terms;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the Green Deal takes into account the exceptional potential of the ORs and strongly supports the promotion of UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and the ‘Do no significant harm’ principle within the meaning of Article17 of Taxonomy Regulation (EU) No 2020/852;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages the emergence of new environment-related professions and support for grassroots actors involved in biodiversity and environmental protection, including associations and NGOs and in that regard strengthening the Partnership principle;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reaffirms the objective of achieving energy autonomy for the ORs and strongly supports the objective of achieving 100% renewable energy by phasing out fossil fuels in the ORs in line with the Paris Agreement and European commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for strong support to be provided to the ORs in order to promote a new sustainable economic model with structural initiatives for developing the circular economy and promoting green jobs;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for macro-regional strategies for the ORs to be developed and promoted; furthermore, Europe must rely on the ORs and their cooperation with the countries in their neighbourhood to promote its democratic and environmental objectives and standards;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to ensure digital connectivity in the ORs within the Digital Agenda as a tool for economic development and equal opportunity in the era of globalisation and in a highly digitalised world;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that culture is a pillar of personal development and mutual enrichment; considers it necessary to improve support for exchanges in the areas of culture and education, by prioritising young people and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Emphasises that several ORs have a strong cultural identity, based on specific regional languages such as Creole and Amerindian languages, and that the preservation and development of these cultural specificities will contribute to their own development, as well as to their better integration into their macro- regional environments;
Amendment 208 #
32. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Committee of the Regions, the Member States and the Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions.;