Activities of Salima YENBOU related to 2019/2195(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on effective measures to ‘green’ Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps
Amendments (23)
Amendment 12 #
C. whereas the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and Creative Europe programmes all have an impact on the daily lives of millions of Europeans and citizens of third countries;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, although these programmes do not primarily focus on the environment, they nonetheless contribute to the green transition through their substance and scope, so that , through their essential nature and scope, contribute directly to shaping thinking that is respectful of the environment and the climate, and forging anotheir essential nature should be preservedkind of society that is respectful of beings and their well-being;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting cooperation in the spheres of culture and the audiovisual media, which cacreation, and provides support to high- quality media, spheres which make it possible, at European level and in conjunction with the third countries that are partners in thelp programme, to develop instruments to raise people’s awareness of environmental issues and are also, thus acting as a unique source of creative solutions;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas individual freedom of expression and of artistic creation is an inalienable aspect of Creative Europe, and whereas any attempt to ‘green’ the programme should in no way affect its artistic content, which stems from the freedom enjoyed by creatorsthis must be respected; whereas the criteria for granting support to certain types of cooperation may be set in such a way as to encourage green thinking when the actions planned as part of the projects selected are implemented;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that the concepts of climate and the environment, and even of mobility, cover only a part of the green thinking which the Green Deal seeks to pursue; considers that the aim must be to develop a society which is fairer and more equitable for all its members, based on reasonable and complementary use of its assets, responsible consumption by all, a respectful mode of living alongside one other, respecting one other’s differences and taking into account regional and national complementarities; stresses that educators, artists and creators are also central to such projects; notes that the cultural, artistic and lifelong education sectors are of vital importance;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for it to submit a relevant proposal as soon as possible to the European Parliament and the Council, so that they can approve it and thus enable specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules as quickly as possible; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so that participants’ individual CO2 emissions can be calculated; takes the view that the Mobility Tool should be used for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to make a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme; calls on the Commission to make the data collected easily accessible to the public and to include them in its reports on the programmes, highlighting good practices;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. TRecommends that a label be developed to certify and give visibility to responsible environmental practices in each of the programmes; takes the view, therefore, that the good practices already employed by national agencies and offices and by project developers should be surveyed, coordinated and assessed; calls on the Commission to circulate a list of recommendations once this process is complete;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in order to practise a green approach and responsible consumption in their everyday lives, perhapsat least by means of a digital appn online course offered to all participants before mobility; stresses the key role played by establishments and organisations that receive participants in promoting a sustainable way of life by sharing practical recommendations and useful tips at local level in the town, region or country in which they are located;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices, once agreed criteria have been established, to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission – particularly in the light of its European Year of Rail in 2021 – to enter into partnerships with European rail and bus companies so that participants are eligible for discounted fares; stresses that similar initiatives could also be developed with bus companies, limited, as far as possible, to isolated regions or those not served by rail transport;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to take heed of the digital environmental impact of the three programmes; encourages the Commission to look at ways of reducing the environmental footprint of digital equipment, including websites and software, used when setting up the programmes; calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to introduce participants to the use of digital tools that are more environmentally and ecologically friendly, such as green search engines;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to include respect for the environment among the principles set out in the Erasmus+ Higher Education Charter respect for the environment and a set of criteria for evaluating the Erasmus+ Hcontribution of higher Eeducation Charterestablishments to the development and implementation of sound environmental practices; urges the Commission to apply this approach to the whole programme;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges all national agencies to work with the partner universities and student associations to develop an environmental training course as part of the welcome and reception activities for exchange students, so as to ensure that they are given information about and made aware of sound environmental practices at local level; encourages the creation of a digital application that will facilitate the dissemination of good practices and exchanges of experience among participants;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the future European Student Card can do much to make participation in the Erasmus+ programme more environmentally friendlymore respectful of the environment;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission and Member States to take all the measures required so that more and more children and young people receive an education that prepares them for the future, including the development of school programmes on climate change and sustainability, at all levels of primary and secondary education, through Key Actions 2 and/or 3 of the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission, in the initiatives it takes to coordinate the European Higher Education Area and the European Education Area, to include a list of green criteria for regional and national education authorities on the facilities made available to schools, the inclusion of institutions in public transport networks and ensuring respect for the environment and energy resources;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the quality label which every project developer has to obtain before participating in ESC activisocial enterprise, association or NGO that sends or receives a volunteer has to obtain should contain a set of criteria on the basis of which its contribution to the development and implementation of sound and responsible environmental practices must also covay be evaluated; considers, similarly, that projects developed by young volunteers shoundld include an assessment of their environmental practiceimplications;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the national authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants; stresses that they are also able to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ and to ensure that volunteers are made aware of sound environmental practices in their work and their daily lives; encourages the creation of a digital application that will facilitate the dissemination of good practices and exchanges of experience among participants;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the national authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants; stresses that they are also in a position to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ, particularly in relation to environmental thinking about their activities and their implementation, in connection with the task given to the volunteers for whom they are responsible;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles whito collect information on the existing charters in the various fields of artistic of activity, so that a list of criteria can be drawn up to assess the environmental credentials of the projects selected; considers that the full range of needs, ach ievery participant in the programme must observements, traditions and environmental visions in each branch of activity should be respected and maintained in order to make for mutual learning that goes beyond ideas about mobility and the use of energy sources; takes the view that the issues to be addressed include recycling, the circular economy and how to bring about changes in everyone’s behaviour, whether cultural creators or cultural consumers;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recognises the importance of promoting green public procurement to ensure the supply of sustainable and environmentally friendly goods and services in the context of calls for tender for cultural events; encourages the Commission to lay down common criteria on green public procurement for the cultural sector;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Urges the Commission to ensure complementarity between programmes so that additional sources of funding are available, in order to avoid eroding the extremely limited budget of Creative Europe;