5 Amendments of Petros KOKKALIS related to 2019/2211(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the Communication makes the European Green Deal the engine of the economic strategy of the EU in order to put the Union on the right path to carbon neutrality and a just and inclusive transition;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the Annual Growth Strategy 2020 report refocus the European Semester process to put sustainability and the well-being of citizens at the center of economic policy, in particular with the new section created in the 2020 reports focusing on sustainability; calls on the Commission to give a territorial dimension to the European Semester at both analytical and operational level; considers, furthermore, that in order to ensure the effective management of structural policies, regional and local authorities must be involved in drawing and taking decisions on these policies;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes in that respect that coordination of Member States’ macroeconomic policies is, amongst others, an essential tool to securing the achievement of the objectives of the European Green Deal, notably the carbon neutrality by 2050; welcomes the need to change the tax/subsidy systems, and urges for greater flexibility allowed within stability and growth pact at the very last to exclude environmental and social public investment from this3% rule; calls for State aid rules to be reformed to allow for unprecedented public investment in the green transition, public services and social protection;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that definitive decoupling of energy and resource use from economic growth is needed to achieve the EU’s climate and energy targets, in line with the commitments made under the Paris Agreement
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of structured and systematic dialogue with civil society at the national level with a view of increasing ownership. and ensuring active public participation and confidence in the transition;