15 Amendments of Nora MEBAREK related to 2021/2075(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas metropolitan areas are the most unequal when it comes to access to essential resources such as health, education or digitalization, especially for vulnerable people such as migrants, persons with disabilities, LGBTI people, afrodescendant, Roma, etc.;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the digital divide is horizontal and intersectional, covering gender gap, generational gap and social gap, and has been exacerbated during the Covid 19 pandemic;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas many houses and educational institutions lack access to adequate, up to date digital equipment;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas quality of life within towns and cities is a top priority in the fight against air pollution and noise;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas by 2050 two thirds of global population will live in cities, consuming 75% of the world’s natural resources, producing 50%of global waste and over 60% of green emissions, therefore building circular economy in cities and towns is a must to help reduce congestion, recycle waste and ensure sustainability of the economy;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas multi-level governance including the active involvement of urban authorities, based on coordinated action by the EU, the Member States and regional and local authorities, and in accordance with the partnership principle as laid down in the Common Provisions Regulation, are essential elements for the implementation of all EU policies and should be tackled in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to include positive action measures that promotes the inclusion of marginalised communities such as people with disabilities, more isolated older people, homeless people and ethnic minorities such as Roma; calls for funding needs to be addressed at a local, regional and European level, including those of urban areas, especially metropolitan areas, in order to support these marginalised communities sustainably; recalls that sufficient national resources, as well as Structural Funds are key to the successful implementation of policy measures put forward by the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the role played by cities towards gender equality; underlines that action aimed atwelcomes the fact that in the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (Art. 6a CPR) bridginges the gender gap uander that cohesion policy should employ an intersectionprogrammes promote equal aopproach that also takes age, race and disabilities into consideration; stresses, moreover, that the beneficiaries of cohesion policy should not adopt any discriminatory policies, least of all against minorities, such as the LGBTI communityortunities for all, without discrimination on the basis of gender, racial or ethnic origin, such as Roma, religious or belief, disability, age or sex orientation, least of all against minorities, such as the LGBTI community, throughout their preparation, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes with concern that the COVID-19 crisis has had dramatic effects on a significant part of European youth, which has manifested itself in particular in a worrying isolation, numerous job losses and a disrupted educational or training path; underlines that this situation resulted in changes in both the composition and size of the NEETs population which need to be properly assessed and identified in order to tackle the specific challenges resulting from the crisis and assist member states in developing effective outreach strategies towards young people; in this view, suggests the launch of a pilot project to study the possibility of developing common European tools to map and track young people not in education, employment or training, in order to enable an appropriate policy response in support of this particularly vulnerable population in the context of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that a synchronised strategy responding to both COVID-19 and, climate change mustand digital transition should be implemented to usher in an economic recovery that accelerates the sustainable transition;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that cheaper energy for all in urban areas is a must; therefore, massive programmes for insulation of buildings and placing of solar panels on the roofs should be encouraged;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Highlights that local renewable energy communities should be empowered, in order to reduce energy consumption and decarbonisation of the energy systems and to enjoy the social benefits of a local energy market;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recalls that digitalisation should go hand in hand not only with providing access to internet, but also availability to the necessary equipment;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the need to adapt to the new reality in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect on a new model for the EU’s urban areas; in this respect, considers that, by acknowledging the essential role played by local authorities, the Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique opportunity for the EU to adopt a bottom-up approach in order to rethink its governance and to be more efficient and closer to the real needs of the citizens, which should become partners in defining solutions;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Urban Agenda for the EU as a new model of multi-level governance; believdeplores that this should noit remains a voluntary process;