6 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the proposal to top up the Just Transition Fund (JTF), including with additional funds from Next Generation EU, and the two additional pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism, namely a dedicated scheme under InvestEU and a public sector loan facility, which will contribute to alleviating the socio-economic effects of the transition to climate neutrality onfor the most vulnerable regions and citizens facing energy sustainability, energy security and energy affordability challenges in the transition process in the EU;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reaffirms its previous position regarding candidates for new own resources, and calls on the Commission to propose new own resources which correspond to essential EU objectives including the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment; asks, therefore, for the introduction of new own resources based on the auction revenues of the Emissions Trading System, a contribution on non-recycled plastic packaging waste, the future Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base or a precursor based on operations of large enterprises, a tax on digital companies, and a financial transaction taxnd other potential new own resources, having regard to the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the efforts of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to revise its energy lending policy and, to devote 50 % of its operations to climate action and environmental sustainability, to end financial support to fossil fuel projects by the end of 2021 and to align all its portfolio, including EIF operations, with the goals of the Paris Agreement; calls on the EIB to commit to the sustainable transition towards climate neutrality while taking into account the different energy mixes of Member States and devoting particular attention to the sectors and regions most affected by the transition;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls thate risk of economically unviable investments and investments in unsustainable economic activities which may lead to stranded assets with lock-in effects; considers this risk to be insufficiently integrated in credit ratings and prudential frameworks;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Insists that public and private investment must complement each other, where possible, in mobilising finance for the Green Deal; stresses that private sector investment should not be crowded out so that funding for the sustainable Europe investment plan can be maximised;
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Wishes it to be ensured that all contribute equitably to the post-corona recovery and the transition to a sustainable economy; seeks an intensified fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning; calls on the Commission to create a blacklist of EU Member States facilitating tax avoidance; calls for EU- level coordination to avoid aggressive tax planning by individuals and corporates; seeks in this context an ambitious strategy for business taxation for the 21st century;