Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2014/2208(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (A8-0215/2015 - Sirpa Pietikäinen) ES
Amendments (4)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to generate millions of jobs across Europe, which should be sustainable, decent and quality jobs, respecting workers’ rights and collective agreements;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that a circular economy will lead to sustainable and inclusive growth and have lasting beneficial effects on the labour market if among others the new jobs created are decent and sustainable;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. education and skills development should be part of a longterm and longlasting reindustrialization framework of public investments in the regions hit the most by the economic crisis
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourages the development of a circular economy, such as reducing or lifting taxation on renewable resources, including labour, and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchypromotes sustainable, decent and quality jobs, ensures progressive taxation, and a more even distribution of tax burden accross labour, profits and consumption.