14 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2015/2324(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Alpine Region is one of the most dynamic, innovative and competitive regions in Europe, and has unique geographical and natural featuremacro-region (EUSALP), which has a population of 70 million and covers seven countries, has unique geographical and natural features and is one of the most dynamic, innovative and competitive regions in Europe; whereas EUSALP plays a key role in the production of common goods and strategic resources such as water and energy; whereas the area still has a number of structural problems, and whereas all available resources and a bottom-up approach involving all levels of government will need to be brought to bear in order to resolve those problems;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Alpine macro-regional strategy is a means of coordinating existing EU policies and making the most efficient use of the funds available by concentrating them on practical projects devised with the cooperation of all levels of government (national, regional and local), in keeping with the subsidiarity principle and on the basis of past experience and established best practice;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas EUSALP is the fourth macro-regional strategy launched by the EU, and whereas its aim is to promote sustainable development and social prosperity in the macro-region by taking targeted, practical action in support of development, employment and entrepreneurship and making improvements to accessibility, transport systems and digital connectivity, while preserving local cultural traditions, biodiversity and the macro-region's valuable environmental heritage;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas specific answers need to be found to the problemsthe Alpine macro-region (EUSALP) is a heterogeneous area made up of complex local systems capable of generating targeted social, economic and cultural responses to specific problems including a shortage of globcalisation, the ageing population, ‘brain drain’ amenities such as schools and hospitals, demographic issues, climate change, large- scale natural hazards, the energy challenge, and seasonal fluctuations and multiple jobs, which can be solved only if all available resources are brought to bear;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas growth and competitiveness in the Member States is partly dependent on Europe's ability to capitalise on its diversity, rather than attempting to iron out differences, and whereas macro- regional strategies such as EUSALP can make a positive practical contribution to capitalising on the special features of the various regions, taking due account of their natural resources, heritage and cultural characteristics;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of increasing the economic potential of the strategic sectors of agriculture, forestry, tourism, energybee keeping, fruit growing, tourism, energy, herbaceous crops, the bioeconomy, organic products, health and the latest technologies, and giving strong backing to SMEs with which research centres should form links;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of continuing to apply the designations of origin scheme and the geographical indication 'mountain product' throughout the EU, in order to support the agri-food industry and high-quality products that are of key economic importance in the Alpine macro-region and all mountain areas;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses, with reference to the depopulation of mountain areas, that under no circumstances can the relocation of migrants to areas in the Alpine macro-region be regarded as an acceptable response to the demographic problems experienced by mountain areas or to the current migration crisis in the EU;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Takes the view that the demographic problems to be found in some parts of the Alpine macro-region should be addressed by means of proactive welfare policies and by concentrating resources on providing support for local families and communities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Draws attention to the strategic role played by public services in addressing the demographic problems in mountain areas, and in this connection emphasises the need to develop positive synergies between public and private investment in all key areas, such as healthcare;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for support to be provided for training schemes to help preserve the skills and know-how used in the production of traditional goods by small artisanal businesses in mountain areas;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe to be made more durable and for intermodal transport systems to be encouraged for the sake of the region’s devehought to be given to forging links between urban and rural areas as a means of fostering the development of mountain areas; calls for spatial development policies for the Alpine macro-region to focus on consolidating sustainable links between urban and rural areas, improving transport connectivity within the region and with the rest of Europe by promoting intermodal transport systems, boosting competitiveness and emplopyment and ensuring the well-being of its inhabitants;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. urges the Commission to provide "calls" of specific, directly managed, Programs (eg. HORIZON 2020, LIFE etc..) for each macro-regional strategy, beginning with EUSALP;