9 Amendments of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT related to 2013/2098(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that regionalEuropean quality branding isdesignations are important for local territories and rural economies, as ithey highlights the connection to a specific and exceptional territory in terms of the origin of products and services; is of the opinion that at a time of globalised economies, regional quality brandquality designations can serve as significant promoters of regional, territorial and local identity, as well as contribute to regional development and territorial marketing, and help improve the competitiveness of rural territories;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Also supports European initiatives to launch product denominations for agricultural foodstuffs from areas with specific constraints, such as mountain and island areas; Considers that in order to support development in these areas it is necessary to promote designations which improve product competitiveness;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the cross-cutting nature of regional quality brands which support specificneed to support high- quality agricultural productfoodstuffs as well as handicrafts and craftsmanship, and specific production processes; believes that regionally brandquality designated products may serve as good companion products to other services provided rurally, such as tourism, accommodation, catering services etc.; stresses, in this connection, that an integrated and holistic approach to the promotion of regionally branded products at local, regional, national and European level is essential;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the EU currently has the world’s best health and environmental standards for agricultural foodstuffs; therefore considers that stronger support should be given to improving the marketing of denominations of origin and geographical indications in order to enhance their image within and without the EU’s borders;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that regional quality branding, based on a territorial bottom-up approach, promotes synergies between various local economic actors and socio- professional organisations, thanks to which they should be promoted in order to improve their products and services and, introduce more environmentally-friendly processesf necessary, increase environmental protection;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Member States and sub- national entities to take due account of regional quality brandingquality designations and the role the brands play in rural territories by including them in their local and regional development strategies;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that in order to be successful, regional brands need a necessary critical mass of professionals and funding, and that they should, therefore, be better supported by thequality designations need increased support from the EU in order to develop trade strategies to improve their market presence in Europe an Structural and Investment Fundd third countries; iInvites the Member States and other relevant bodies to provide for their support in their programming documents for the next programming period 2014- 2020to consider, when drafting their programmes for the 2014-2020 period, the important part played by these products in revitalising rural economies;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that for the success of funding received from the European Structural and InvestmentCommunity Funds, the relevant administrative procedures should be made as simple and straightforward as possible for the beneficiaries;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to provide for the increased success of regional quality brands, the exchange of experience, networking and partnerships are essential; rRecognises the role of representative bodies, such as associations, at regional, national and European level which provide for the promotion of regional brandquality designations and enhance their visibility; calls for greater attention to be paid to regional branding initiatives as a possible common theme in European territorial cooperation and European funding initiatives.