Activities of Sara CERDAS related to 2023/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the SDG Acceleration Actions platform,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the UNEA Resolution “5/10. The environmental dimension of a sustainable, resilient and inclusive post-COVID-19 recovery”, adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) on 2 March 2022,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the UN High Seas Treaty, the historic agreement to protect the world's oceans reached on 5 March 2023,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas, including the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, energy and food insecurity and soaring prices, fragile supply chains and rapid inflation, have hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one and no place behind;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one and no place behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, regions, people and segments of society;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress at the halfway point, which must be the starting point for an intensified effort and accelerated action to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17);
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls urgently on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy accompanied by a structured SDGs implementation plan with clear, measurable, accountable and time-bound EU-wide targets; emphasises, in this regard, that successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda is contingent on stronger alignment between the EU’s governance systems in economic, social and environmental matters, such as the European Semester, the European Green Deal and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester by better linking it to the monitoring of the NRRPs, and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the outermost region and country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination and regular structured dialogue within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform, for a “whole of society” approach as an important innovation , for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Highlights the necessity to develop and promote multiple solutions that any actor in society can implement to reduce the carbon footprint, such as: responsible consumption of resources (from water to food), transition to circular economy, investments in green energy, developing green value chains in the private sector, increasing the percentage of green public procurement, prioritizing and supporting investments in the research sector dedicated to bio-based solutions, increasing the percentage of green credits to support the transition to low-carbon businesses;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Further calls on EU Member States and its global partners to share best practices and provide peer-to-peer learning and technical assistance, particularly to developing countries, to support efforts for resource mobilisation and for strengthening and scaling up country-level efforts on sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery measures which promote a green and digital twin transition whilst considering odemographical issues and mainstreaming gender dimension;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Stresses that women's contribution in green economic activities is essential to achieve equitable sustainable development and should be seen and valued; believes that women and girls can also benefit from the opportunities in the field of green entrepreneurship and become green employers rather than employees;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Encourages Member States to better engage local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the monitoring and implementation phases of NRRPs to ensure consideration of SGD indicators; recognises the potential of LRAs to drive a green and socially responsible recovery in their localities, to better encourage civic engagement and achieve sustainable growth in local economies;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. PCalls on the Member States to adopt SGD indicators and monitor their implementation in the NRRPs; points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to consider extending the SDGs beyond the cohesion policy funds to address the financing gap and explore synergies with Horizon Europe, LIFE+, InvestEU, Digital Europe Programme, as well as the financial support of the European Investment Bank to mainstream sustainable development and scale up policies and projects;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on Member States and the EU's global partners to bolster efforts to curb illicit financial flows and cross- border tax evasion, which undermine taxation systems and inhibit domestic resource mobilisation towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and, the Member States and the outermost regions to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Encourages the private sector and multilateral financial institutions to continue to support countries whose economies have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery;