13 Amendments of Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT related to 2022/2147(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 February 2014 on optimising the potential of outermost regions by creating synergies between the Structural Funds and other European Union programmes (2013/2178(INI));
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Regional and cohesion Policy of the EU,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 September 2021 towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions (2020/2120(INI));
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women in the ORs too often face unstable and short-term employment; whereas female unemployment is higher than male unemployment in all ORs except Réunion;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the youth unemployment rate in the ORs is much higher than the EU average of 16%, and whereas the levels of NEETs and early school leavers is particularly high;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas challenges exist in the fisheries sector, such as the difficulties that local fishermen face with accessing credit or insurance for their vessels;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the social situation of young people is a central concern for the ORs; calls, in this regard, for the reinforced Youth Guarantee to be fully deployed in the ORs; believes that an evaluation of the guarantee’s implementation is necessary in these territories, including an assessment of the existing barriers for young people, especially as regards access to education and employment;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to attract young people into fishery, forestry, and agriculture sectors, which are a major economic driver in these regions. Calls on the Commission to launch a pilot project that will aim to increase the attractiveness of those sectors as they contribute to food security in these regions;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls the aging of the fishing fleets in the Outermost regions and urges the Commission to allow as soon as possible the renewal of these fleets in order to ensure the safety of fishermen in the workplace;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the establishment of special economic zones in order to promote economic and social recovery, job creation and skills development in support Member States in the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existing special economic zones, and to further assess whether the other ORs, and to support the Member States could fall into the evaluation, renewal and adaptation of existingcriteria of special economic zones;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve access to the European Social Fund Plus in the ORs by setting up mass information campaigns aimed at institutional and associative partners, providing a support service for project leaders and financing training for managing authorities.;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to recognise ORs’ specificities and support initiatives to create better conditions for workers of agricultural and fisheries sectors;