10 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2015/2285(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that the European Semester process was introduced to help achieve Europe 2020 targets for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, namely in the fields of climate change, energy, social exclusion and fight against poverty; in this context, calls on the Commission to integrate the revised Europe 2020 strategy more firmly into the European Semester and to strengthen the role of the environment and health in the process, acknowledging the substantial prospects for growth and, investment and job creation in these areas as well as their contribution to the wider objectives of the strategy;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Stresses that European Semester is one of the means to mainstream and integrate environmental concerns in other relevant policies, in line with the approach defined by Article 11 TFEU; reiterates therefore that the environmental dimension should play a full role, together with the economic and social dimensions, in the European Semester process to ensure that Member States return to higher growth levels while continuing their path towards the development of sustainable societies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Underlines that moving towards a truly sustainable economy will contribute to achieving the EU's environmental goals, to giving back the European economy its competitive edge and to creating quality green jobs;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that if the upcoming strategy on a circular economy and the reform of waste legislation are to become a reality and the European economy is to be turned into a circular model, it is essential to integrate recommendations to this effect into the European Semester process to boost competitiveness, create jobs and generate sustainable growth;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers it important that the change towards a new economic model based on a circular economy and inspired by the universally applicable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) needs to be properly reflected in the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey and the Country Specific Recommendations;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that reducing external resource and energy dependence is key to achieving long-term growth and will enhance the competitiveness of the EU; reiterates therefore the need to eliminate any obstacles that would prevent the creation of a true Single Energy Market, by diversifying external energy supplies, upgrading EU's energy infrastructure, investing in greater energy interconnections and renewable sources of energy and completing the EU internal energy market as key priorities of EU's Energy Union strategy; Calls therefore on the Commission to continue to assess Europe's performance regarding the 2030 Climate and Energy goals as well as Member States' national energy plans, thus supporting measures against energy fragmentation and the creation of "energy islands";
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to use the European Semester as a vehiclen instrument to fulfil EU commitments emanating from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular to include in the process policies addressing climate change, sustainable production and consumption, and biodiversity;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the mid-term review of the Europe 2020 strategy and the European Semester must tie in closely with the new sustainable development agenda; reiterates the necessity to extend the EU's planning horizon beyond 2020 in order to implement the SDGs by introducing an integrated strategy for a sustainable Europe in a globalised world, with a time horizon of at least 2030;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it important to assess the performance of healthcare systems in the framework of the European Semester and supports a shift to an outcome-based approach as well as the focus on disease prevention and health promotion; calls on the Commission to develop tools, together with all stakeholders, to monitor health outcomes and measure access to high- quality healthcare and that the long-term health and fiscal impacts of measures targeting prevention and immunisation programmes are taken into account in country specific recommendations with the aim of reducing social divergences and health inequalities between and within Member States.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Stresses that a more comprehensive assessment of health systems within the European semester, not solely limited to the fiscal dimension (cost-effectiveness and sustainability of health systems), but also addressing access, effectiveness and quality of health systems, would provide a more accurate picture of the performance of health systems and strengthen the usefulness of the European Semester in the field of health;