# Cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU

European Parliament procedure 2015/2279(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AGRI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 305 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2016-01-19 and 2016-01-28.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative dossier concerns cohesion policy in mountainous regions of the EU. The amendments call for a working definition of mountainous regions and note its absence in EU regional policy, addressing depopulation, ageing, poor accessibility and unemployment. They cover mountain agriculture, forestry, tourism, the EARDF and European Structural and Investment funds, Natura 2000 and ecosystems, glaciers and climate change, gender equality, and outermost and volcanic regions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michela GIUFFRIDA | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124864.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Franc BOGOVIČ | Slovenia | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125004.md |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/30482.md |
| Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131749.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125012.md |
| Mercedes BRESSO | Italy | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28346.md |
| Andrea COZZOLINO | Italy | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96880.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Momchil NEKOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125013.md |
| Viorica DĂNCILĂ | Romania | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95281.md |
| Ivan JAKOVČIĆ | Croatia | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124754.md |
| Maria HEUBUCH | Germany | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124848.md |

## Official source documents

- PE575.218: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-575218_EN.pdf
- PE575.229: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-575229_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2279-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2279-INI.json

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