Activities of Martina MICHELS related to 2022/2170(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on job creation – the just transition and impact investments
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing high-quality employment opportunities in the regions; Reminds that local and regional authorities are often largely responsible for implementing policies relating to decent work, quality jobs and training and that the territorial dimension of these policies is thus of vital importance; To this end, recalls the importance of equal administrative capacity and access to funding and to information in all EU regions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and broadening the JTF’s scope to include other industrial sectors and regions so as to promote the skills development for net zero, recycling, re-use, resource and energy saving industries and related services; Reminds the particular importance of this instrument in regions as defined in articles 174 and 349 TFEU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs; underlines, therefore, the need for a gender perspective when designing and implementing all transition policies to avoid deepening the divides within local labour markets; Also underlines the importance for all transition policies to fight against energy poverty;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Remains convinced that a just transition has the potential to not only convert the EU into a successful net-zero economy, but also make it a global model for this existentially necessary transformation; highlights that cohesion policy is an essential tool on the path towards a net-zero economy and believes that the debate on the future of EU cohesion policy, including in the revision of MFF 2021-2027, in the funding for 2028-2035, must be guided by the need to assist the Member States on this path.