Activities of Lambert van NISTELROOIJ related to 2017/2211(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cohesion policy and the circular economy (debate) NL
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas local and regional authorities are, which are key actors for an effective implementation of cohesion policy are also at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy and whereas their contribution is key to the achievement of this shift;,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is a challenge for all European regions, but also represents key opportunities for those regionand possibilities for development and growth for those regions, in particular with regard to creating new jobs;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cohesion policy offers not only investment opportunities to respond to local and regional needs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds), but also an integrated policy framework to help the European regions address the multiple challenges to their development, including through support for resource efficiency and sustainable development, as well as territorial cooperation and capacity building;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretNotes, however, that, as underlined in a study commissioned by the Commission, the current policy framework does not allow the full contribution of cohesion policy to the circular economy to be captured; notes, in this respect, points to the fact that the definition of the existing ‘Intervention Field’ categories used for financial allocations does not cover the circular economy as such;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NoAppreciates that several regions have used their smart specialisation strategies to set priorities related to the circular economy and guide their investments in research and innovation through cohesion policy towards this objective, which has shown to be a good practice and should become common modus operandi;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its view that the circular economy goes beyond waste management and includes areas such as green jobs,; renewable energy,; resource efficiency,; the bio-economy, which is essential for regional development, since it increases cohesion between regions through its potential to create jobs and growth in rural areas; water management,; energy efficiency,; food waste,; agriculture policy with its bio based industry aiming to replace fossil fuels with natural materials; marine litter,; research and development and innovation in related fields; acknowledges, however, that waste infrastructure is a crucial element for reducing linear patterns of production and consumption;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the existence and importance of anthe ex ante conditionalityies on ESI Funds related to ‘the thematic objective of preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency; points especially to the one on promoting economically and environmentally sustainable investments in the waste sector’; regrets, however, the negligence of but draws nevertheless the attention to the need to better consider the waste hierarchy and lack ofto provide sound environmental assessment of long-term outcomes in a substantial number of cases co-financed byof investments under the ESI Funds;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the partnership principle and the important role of stakeholders during the drawing up of partnership agreements and operational programmes; calls for a genuine involvement of partners in policy processes, and for circular economy-related objectives to be adequately incorporated into programming documents; encourages the Member States to develop their own national strategies in this field in coordination with EU approach on the circular economy;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the potential of the bioeconomy for the local and regional development ; calls for greater use of ESI Funds to be made for the implementation of existing innovations, while further fostering innovation in the development of bio- based, biodegradable, recyclable and compostable materials produced from sustainably managed biofeed stocks;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for better and easier access to finance for local and regional authorities to enable investments in green jobs and, smart specialization, further development of rural areas including as regards the necessary infrastructure and environmentally friendly technologies, the conversion from fusil fuels to renewable sources, as well as in local energy transition, including energy efficiency, decentralised distribution of energy and the circular economy;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the future planning of ESI Funds should be better integrcoordinated with the national energy and climate plans for 2030;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, for the next programming period, to implement a relevantconsider the possibility of implementing a tracking methodology to, allow accuraing for better monitoring of the contribution of cohesion policy to the achievement of a circular economy;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to design, in, in the context of the new legislative proposals for the future cohesion policy framework, a newto develop the existing ex ante conditionality provisionies related to the achievement of a circular economy, for instance through the development ofthematic objective on preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency, with a view to ensure an enhanced contribution of cohesion policy investments to the shift towards a circular economy strategies;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of stepping up cohesion policy support for sustainable urban and rural development, and calls for a more prominent role to be given to circular economy-related objectives in this context; calls for innovative urban and rural actions in this field to be continued and calls on the Commission to make maximum use of lessons learnt in the 2014- 2020 period when preparing proposals for the future;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises the interdependence of the circular economy and climate mitigation, and thus calls for a significant increaseensuring appropriate spending in circular economy- and climate- related spendinginvestments in post- 2020 cohesion policy;