# Islands and cohesion policy: current situation and future challenges

European Parliament procedure 2021/2079(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AGRI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 292 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2021-11-10 and 2022-01-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses islands and cohesion policy. Amendments stress the agri-food sector's importance for islands and outermost regions, highlight handicaps such as remoteness, insularity, small holdings and competition from third countries, reference the Farm to Fork strategy and COVID-19 supply difficulties, and call on the Commission to maintain funding through programmes for the outermost regions and smaller Aegean islands (POSEI) and to support territorial development.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel CARVALHAIS | Portugal | S&D | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199996.md |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197719.md |
| Stéphane BIJOUX | France | RE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197551.md |
| Josianne CUTAJAR | Malta | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197394.md |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112744.md |
| Corina CREȚU | Romania | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33997.md |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204418.md |
| Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ | Spain | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197742.md |
| Sara CERDAS | Portugal | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197641.md |
| Pedro MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197634.md |
| François ALFONSI | France | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96750.md |
| Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS | Greece | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197692.md |
| Álvaro AMARO | Portugal | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197746.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Clara AGUILERA | Spain | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125045.md |

## Official source documents

- PE700.392: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-700392_EN.pdf
- PE703.066: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-703066_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2079-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2079-INI.json

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