10 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/2052(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to structure the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) in a manner that clearly reflects the EU’s priorities for the coming years, particularly with respect to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and the resources needed to sustain the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to review the true impact on the state of the environment of CAP greening and environmental measures under the Rural Development Fund and to finance them on the basis of their genuine outcomes; underlines the separate funding of nature and biodiversity, and the need for separate funding of a transition to sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the next MFF must be compatible with the commitments made by the Union externally, and with its own long-term goals in the field of climate- relevant spending; believes that this can only be achieved by a thorough climate mainstreaming of EU spending and by monitoring the implementation of the expenditure annually; calls on the Commission therefore to develop a transparent and reliable method of calculation that can provide evidence of expected impacts for climate-relevant spending, as well as their weighting for ex post assessment in reporting obligations;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, in order to attain the objectives of climate policy and improve the state of the environment, various policies must work together; calls for account to be taken of the possible funding of cohesion policy in this context;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable economy is the only way to ensure a healthy living environment and the long-term wellbeing of Union citizens and the European economy; considers that the EU should be the global frontrunner in the transition to a low-carbon economy and a sustainable production-consumption system; recalls, in this context, the importance of the necessary development and research funding;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the next MFF should help the Union achieve its 2030 climate and energy framework objectives; underlines that the EU should not finance projects and investments that are contrary to the achievement of these goals; calls for the elimination of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of programmes safeguarding biodiversity and protecting the environment, such as the LIFE Programme, being continued in the next MFF; recalls that the Natura 2000 network still needs cofinancing and calls on the Commission to tailor the financing arrangements better to the Natura 2000 objectives and to ensure funding of the development of the green infrastructure network (TEN-G); underlines the importance of funding the sustainable management of the marine environment;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an upgraded and more effective Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which covers all modes of transport, including road infrastructure, and focuses on interconnections, is necessarymakes it possible to implement the EU Mobility Package, and focuses on interconnections, is necessary; and that such a facility must make better provision for the global climate goals, for promoting digital solutions, and for improving social conditions for workers in the transport sector;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the funding of the European Union agencies to correspond to the tasks entrusted to them;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls the importance of preventing and investigating the misuse of funds and the importance of an anti-fraud policy; stresses also the importance of cooperation with third countries with a view to creating an early monitoring system for the most dangerous products of all, which can harm the health and safety of the public and damage our environment.