Activities of Paavo VÄYRYNEN related to 2017/2009(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on EU action for sustainability
Amendments (6)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a key instrument for eradicating poverty; calls on the EU and its Member States to recommit without delay to the 0.7 % of the gross national income target and to submit a timeline for gradually increasing ODA in order to reach this target; recalls in this context the allocation of at least 20% of ODA to human development and social inclusion and asks for a renewed commitment to this end;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are essential means for the implementation of the SDGs, as these drive social and economic development and can provide life-saving solutions that address the global burden of poverty-related and neglected diseases; calls for the Commission and Member States to improve both the financial and policy environment to promote STI through its development cooperation;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reaffirm their commitment to Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as an important contribution towards achieving broader Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) in its actions for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and stresses the need to enhance mechanisms for PCD and PCSD within all EU institutions and policy-making as they are of vital importance for the successful implementation of the SDGs;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the role of the High-Level Political Forum in the follow-up and review of the SDGs, and calls on Commission and Council to honour the EU’s leading role in designing and implementing the 2030 Agenda by agreeing joint EU positions and joined-up reporting by the EU, based on coordinated reporting from Member States and the EU institutions, ahead of the High-Level Political Forum under the auspices of the General Assembly; invites the Commission to take stock of existing actions already during the upcoming High-Level Political Forum and the specific SDGs that will be under review;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that the three dimensions of sustainable development - environmental, economic and social - are inseparably connected; accordingly brings forward that the promotion of good governance, rule of law and human rights is essential not only for social sustainability but also for responsible utilization of natural resources and for the protection of the environment; stresses that economic sustainability is essential for the environment since poverty often leads to unsustainable use of natural resources;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Takes note of the problems arising from explosive growth of megacities and the challenges this phenomenon imposes to social and environmental sustainability; calls for balanced regional development and reminds that invigorated economic activity in rural areas and smaller towns and cities decreases pressure to migrate to urban megacenters thus alleviating problems of uncontrolled urbanization and migration; stresses that decentralized regional structures promote circulation of scares nutrients, such as phosphorus, from towns and cities back to agricultural production;