8 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that DG Environment had 492 employees in 2021, organised into six directorates; takes the view that, in addition to adequate financial support, the full implementation of environmental protection tasks will also require high- quality staffing provision in the upcoming period;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Welcomes DG Environment's contribution to the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan; believes that the transition to a circular economy is one of the milestones on the road to a new economic model capable of creating jobs and ensuring prosperity within our planet's means;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Welcomes the fact that new rules have been developed to limit persistent organic pollutants in waste, which will help create clean material cycles that are essential for the proper functioning of the recycling industry;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Welcomes the Commission's adoption of the new EU Forest Strategy, developed jointly by DG Agriculture and Rural Development, DG Climate Action and DG Environment, and the follow-up binding pledge to plant 3 billion trees as part of an initiative carefully designed with ecological principles in mind and supported by the online tool MapMyTree, which allows the counting of new trees that meet the set criteria;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Welcomes efforts in the field of combating deforestation, in particular the finalisation of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Welcomes the fact that agreement has been reached on the 8th EU Environment Action Programme, which will play a key role in coordinating the efforts of stakeholders and in monitoring progress towards achieving the environmental objectives of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 g (new)
Paragraph 13 g (new)
13 g. Welcomes the fact that a comprehensive EU strategy for sustainable textiles has been drafted in cooperation with DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, given the significant environmental impact of the textile industry;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes the first concrete steps taken by DG Health and Food Safety in implementing the Farm to Fork Strategy, which it sees as crucial to improving food security and sustainability, both in the Union and in the rest of the world;