On the implementation of territorial development (CPR, Title III, Chapter II) and its application in the European Territorial agenda 2030
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Asim Ademov
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development gives its suggestions to the Committee on Regional Development for a resolution on territorial development and the European Territorial Agenda 2030.¶ It asks for rural proofing of EU policies, inclusion of Territorial Agenda 2030 objectives in cohesion policy instruments, and direct implementation instruments for that agenda.¶¶¶ It calls for better distribution of EU funds including CAP support, more funding for LEADER and community-led local development, and closer cooperation between EU funding instruments.¶¶¶ It stresses support for small and family farms, generational renewal, women in rural areas, digital and transport infrastructure, and climate adaptation.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on Regional Development to incorporate its suggestions into its motion for a resolution, covering rural proofing, funding distribution, LEADER, digital and transport infrastructure, generational renewal and climate adaptation.¶
Key points
- Calls on the Committee on Regional Development to incorporate these suggestions into its motion for a resolution.¶
- Recalls that small, medium-sized and family farms and SMEs are essential to food security, ecosystem services and social cohesion in rural areas.¶
- Stresses that fair incomes, decent working and living conditions and social protection are needed in rural areas, especially for young and migrant farm workers.¶
- Asks for rural proofing of future EU territorial development initiatives and of Member State assessments of proposed legislation, with local and regional authorities involved.¶
- Welcomes a Europe-wide Charter of rural/urban rights and responsibilities and calls for more cooperation with urban areas in the just transition.¶
- Welcomes the digital transformation in agriculture but draws attention to the exclusion of small farms and the outermost regions and to risks of over-indebtedness for small farmers.¶
- Reiterates the need to integrate the long-term vision for EU rural areas into the multiannual financial framework and the common agricultural policy with adequate funding.¶
- Calls for Territorial Agenda 2030 objectives in cohesion policy instruments and operational programmes, and for the Commission to provide the agenda with direct implementation instruments.¶¶
- Underlines the need for better distribution of EU funds, including CAP support within and between Member States, and rejects allocation based on historical data.¶
- Calls for sufficient funding for LEADER and community-led local development, meaningful earmarking under all relevant EU funds, and support for local action groups' autonomy.¶
- Calls on the Commission to improve cooperation and integrated use between the Cohesion Funds, the EAFRD, the CAP, NextGenerationEU and national instruments, including multi-fund approaches.¶
- Calls for better digital skills and infrastructure, affordable public transport and e-mobility, and measures against gender inequality, including women entrepreneurs' access to finance.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Rural areas and their residents, who face demographic decline, ageing, rural abandonment and poor access to services.¶
- Women in rural areas, who are under-represented in decision-making bodies and need support as entrepreneurs.¶¶
- Small, medium-sized and family farms and SMEs, which need support, credit access and digital infrastructure.¶¶¶
- Member States, which are asked to use LEADER, support community-led local development and use funding opportunities effectively.¶¶
- The Commission, which is asked to provide implementation instruments, evaluate LEADER and improve cooperation between funding instruments.¶¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- 59 % of households in rural regions have access to broadband, compared to 87 % of households in the EU.¶
- The 2024 evaluation report for the 2014-2020 programming period should be used to support programmes for 2021-2027.¶
- Gender equality and a gender perspective must be included in the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy Framework.¶
Legal basis: Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶