48 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2018/0209(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to its Resolution of 14 June 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU (2016/2250(INI));
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The outermost regions of the EU account for a considerable part of the world's biodiversity (around 20% of the world's lagoons and coral reefs) and are at greater risk of the catastrophic and irreversible effects of global warming and the erosion of biodiversity than any other European regions. The outermost regions must therefore be given a specific minimum budget, in particular the French outermost regions, which were unjustly excluded by the EU from the Birds and Habitats Directives and are therefore not covered by a binding regulatory framework for the protection of species and habitats, nor do they receive Natura 2000 funds, although they are all global biodiversity hubs and some are classified - or in the process of being classified - as UNESCO world heritage sites. The French outermost regions have not been fairly treated in the allocation of the various European funds for financing the protection of biodiversity in these territories. At least 2% of funding for the LIFE programme should therefore be allocated to the outermost regions to protect their invaluable biodiversity, and at least 1% to the French outermost regions to compensate for the years of funding they have missed out on.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 June 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 TFEU (2016/2250(INI));
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In the implementation of the Programme due consideration should be given to the strategy for outermost regions30 in view of Article 349 TFEU and the specific needs and vulnerabilities of these regions. The LIFE funding granted to these regions should therefore be increased significantly, given that it does not currently reflect the real needs and urgency of meeting the objectives of this regulation, in particular: to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy- efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development. Union policies other than environmental, climate and relevant clean energy transition policies should also be taken into account. _________________ 30 COM(2017) 623 final COM(2017) 623 final
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) At least 2% of all funding from the LIFE programme must be allocated to the outermost regions, and at least 1% to the French outermost regions;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) particular attention shall be paid to the allocation of funding for, and the implementation of, projects in the outermost regions.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The outermost regions of the EU account for a considerable part of the world's biodiversity (around 20% of the world's lagoons and coral reefs) and are at greater risk of the catastrophic and irreversible effects of global warming and the erosion of biodiversity than any other European region. The outermost regions must therefore be given a specific minimum budget, in particular the French outermost regions, which were unjustly excluded by the EU from the Birds and Habitats Directives and are therefore not covered by a binding regulatory framework for the protection of species and habitats, nor do they receive or Natura 2000 funds, while they are all global biodiversity hubs and some are classified - or in the process of being classified - as UNESCO world heritage sites. The French outermost regions have not been fairly treated in the allocation of the various European funds for financing the protection of biodiversity in these territories. At least 2% of funding for the LIFE programme shall therefore be allocated to the outermost regions to protect their invaluable biodiversity, and at least 1% will be allocated to the French outermost regions to compensate for the years of funding they have missed out on.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas (BEST) promotes the conservation of biodiversity, including marine biodiversity, and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, in the Union's Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. BEST has helped to raise awareness for the ecological importance of the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories for conserving global biodiversity. In their Ministerial Declarations in 2017 and 2018, Overseas Countries and Territories have expressed their appreciation for this small grant scheme for biodiversity. It is appropriate to allow the Programme to continue financing small grants for biodiversity in both, but has barely contributed to the protection of diversity. It is far from enough to fight biodiversity loss in these regions. It should therefore be made to last longer by integrating it into the LIFE programme and increasing its budget. It is not, however, a substitute for the other funds granted under the LIFE programme to the Ooutermost Rregions and the Overseas Countries and Territories.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In the implementation of the Programme due consideration should be given to the strategy for outermost regions30 in view of Article 349 TFEU and the specific needs and vulnerabilities of these regions. The funding granted to these regions under the LIFE programme should therefore be increased significantly, given that it does not currently reflect the real needs and urgency of meeting the objectives of this regulation, in particular: to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy- efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development. Union policies other than environmental, climate and relevant clean energy transition policies should also be taken into account. _________________ 30 COM(2017) 623 final
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Pursuing the achievement of the Union's objectives and targets set by environmental, climate and related clean energy legislation, policy, plans and international commitments, the Programme should contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low- carbon and climate-resilient economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and health and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, either through direct interventions or by supporting the integration of those objectives in other policies.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Given its characteristics and size, the LIFE Programme cannot solve all environmental and climate problems. Its aim should be, instead, to focus on the most urgent problems, and to act as a catalyst for the drafting and implementation of policies, while providing and disseminating solutions and best practices for achieving the environmental and climate objectives, and promoting innovative technologies relating to the environment and climate change. To that end, the LIFE Programme should support the implementation of the Union’s general action programme for the environment.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The success of integrated projects is dependent on close cooperation between national, regional and local authorities and the non-state actors associated with the LIFE Programme's objectives. The principles of transparency and disclosure of decisions concerning the development, implementation, assessment and monitoring of projects should therefore be adhered to.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) The Union is a party to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the ‘Aarhus Convention’). The work of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and networks of non-profit- making entities which pursue an aim of general Union interest should therefore be supported, since they are effective in supporting the aims of the Aarhus Convention by advocating the concerns and views of Union citizens as part of the policy development process as well as in supporting its implementation, and in raising awareness of environmental and climate-related problems and policy responses. It is appropriate for the LIFE Programme to support a broad range of NGOs as well as networks of non-profit- making entities which pursue an aim of general Union interest, primarily active in the field of environment or climate action, through the competitive and transparent award of operating grants, in order to help them make effective contributions to Union policy, and to promote and strengthen implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, as well as strengthen their capacity to become more efficient partners.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) At least 2% of all funding from the LIFE programme must be allocated to the outermost regions, and at least 1% to the French outermost regions;
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Programme should contribute to sustainable development and to the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Union environment, climate and relevant clean energy legislation, strategies, plans and international commitments, in particular the United Nations 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development8, the Convention on Biological Diversity9 and, the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change10 ("Paris Agreement on Climate Change"). _________________ 10 , the United Nations Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the REACH and Seveso III Directives and the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. _________________ 10 OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4. OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4. 8 Agenda 2030, Resolution adopted by UN GA on 25/09/2015. 9 93/626/EEC: Council Decision of 25 October 1993 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on Biological Diversity, (OJ L 309, 13.12.1993, p. 1).
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) For achieving the overarching objectives, the implementation of the Circular economy package11, the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework12,13,14, Union nature legislation15, as well as of related policies16,17,18,19,20, is of particular importance. _________________ 11and of the REACH, pesticides and biocides regulations, is of particular importance. _________________ 11 COM(2015) 614 final, 02.12.2015. COM(2015) 614 final, 02.12.2015. 12 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, COM(2014)15, 22.01.2014. 13 EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, COM(2013)216, 16.04.2013. 14 Clean Energy for all Europeans package, COM(2016) 860, 30.11.2016. 15 Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, COM(2017)198, 27.04.2017. 16 Clean Air Programme for Europe, COM(2013)918. 17 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 18 Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection, COM(2006)231. 19 Low Emission Mobility Strategy, COM(2016) 501; 20 Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure under Article 10(6) of Directive 2014/94/EU, 8.11.2017.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Complying with the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change requires the transformation of the Union into an energy efficient, low carbon and climate resilient society. This in turn requires actions, with a special focus on sectors that contribute most to the current levels of CO2 output and pollution as well as actions designed to reduce and eliminate the extraction, use and subsidising of fossil fuels, contributing to the implementation of the 2030 energy and climate policy framework and the Member States' Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans and preparations for the Union's mid-century and long-term climate and energy strategy. The Programme should also include measures contributing to the implementation of the Union's climate adaptation and mitigation policy to decrease vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) particular attention is paid to granting funds for the implementation of projects carried out in the outermost regions.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The outermost regions of the EU account for a considerable part of the world's biodiversity (around 20% of the world's lagoons and coral reefs) and are at greater risk of the catastrophic and irreversible effects of global warming and the erosion of biodiversity than any other European regions. The outermost regions must therefore be given a specific minimum budget, in particular the French outermost regions, which were unjustly excluded by the EU from the Birds and Habitats Directives and are therefore not covered by a binding regulatory framework for the protection of species and habitats. They do not receive Natura 2000 funds either, even though they are all global biodiversity hubs and some are classified, or are in the process of being classified, as UNESCO world heritage sites. The French outermost regions have not been fairly treated in the allocation of the various European funds for the protection and funding of biodiversity in these territories. At least 2% of funding for the LIFE programme should therefore be allocated to the outermost regions to protect their invaluable biodiversity, and at least 1% to the French outermost regions to compensate for the years of funding they have missed out on.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European Overseas (BEST) promotes the conservation of biodiversity, including marine biodiversity, and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, in the Union's Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. BEST has helped to raise awareness for the ecological importance of the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories for conserving global biodiversity. In their Ministerial Declarations in 2017 and 2018, Overseas Countries and Territories have expressed their appreciation for this small grant scheme for biodiversity. It is appropriate to allow the Programme to continue financing small grants for biodiversity in both the Outermost Regions and the Overseas Countries and Territorie, but has barely contributed to the protection of biodiversity. It is far from enough to fight biodiversity loss in these regions. It should therefore be made more permanent by integrating it into the LIFE Programme and increasing its budget. It is not, however, a substitute for the other funds granted under the LIFE Programme to the Outermost Regions.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Union's long-term objective for air policy is to achieve levels of air quality that do not cause significant negative impacts on and risks to human health. Public awareness about air pollution is high and citizens expect authorities to act. Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 stresses the role Union funding can play in achieving clean air objectives. Therefore, the Programme should support projects, including strategic integrated projects, which have the potential to leverage public and private funds, to be showcases of good practice and catalysts for the implementation of air quality plans and legislation at local, regional, multi- regional, national and trans-national level. The Programme should prioritise funding for actions to tackle climate change and air quality at the same time. _________________ 26 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In the implementation of the Programme due consideration should be given to the strategy for outermost regions30 in view of Article 349 TFEU and the specific needs and vulnerabilities of these regions. The LIFE funding granted to these regions should therefore be increased significantly, given that it does not currently reflect the real needs and urgency of meeting the objectives of this regulation, in particular: to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy- efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development. Union policies other than environmental, climate and relevant clean energy transition policies should also be taken into account. _________________ 30 COM(2017) 623 final COM(2017) 623 final
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) ‘quality of life’ means a high level of health and well-being in all sections of the population, particularly for those persons most exposed to environmental degradation and climate change, as well as access to environmental information and justice and a reduction in health and energy poverty inequalities;
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and improve the quality of the environment, to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems, to support the implementation and management of the Natura 2000 network, to contribute to the shift towards a sustainable, clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate- resilient economy, including through the transition to cleanhealthy ecosystems, clean and renewable energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and health and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean energyand renewable energy and better health protection, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and biodiversity;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the relevant Union legislation and policy, including by improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the capacities and involvement of civil society, NGOs and other local actors;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support the implementation of the EU’s environmental action programmes.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) the sub-programme Circular Economy, Health and Quality of Life;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 5 450 000 0001% of the MFF in current prices.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 3 500 000 00064.2% for the field Environment, of which
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 1
(1) EUR 2 150 000 00061.4% for the sub- programme Nature and Biodiversity and
Amendment 220 #
(2) EUR 1 350 000 00038.6% for the sub- programme Circular Economy and Quality of Life;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) EUR 1 950 000 00035.8% for the field Climate Action, of which
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) EUR 950 000 00048.8% for the sub- programme Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation and
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) EUR 1 000 000 00051.2% for the sub- programme Clean Energy Transition.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) At least 2% of all funding from the LIFE programme must be allocated to the outermost regions, and at least 1% to the French outermost regions;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall be implemented in a way which ensuresCommission shall ensure that the Programme is implemented consistently and shall ensure that there its consistency, coordination and integration with the EU’s environmental objectives and with the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility and InvestEU, in order to create synergies, particularly as regards strategic nature projects and strategic integrated projects, and to support the uptake and replication of solutions developed under the Programme.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title VIII of the Financial Regulation. The rate of co-financing shall be 85% of eligible costs. A co-financing rate of 100% of eligible costs shall be granted for projects implemented in the outermost regions.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) other actions needed for the purpose of achieving the general objective set out in Article 3(1), such as operating grants.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) projects with the highest potential of being replicated and taken-up by the public or private sector or of mobilising the largest investments or financial resources (catalytic potential) shall be given priorityand with the greatest impact;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
fb. projects must be geographically balanced;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
fa. particular attention shall be paid to the allocation of funding for, and the implementation of, projects in the outermost regions.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall ensure that the multiannual work programmes are addressed to all stakeholders, including civil society organisations as potential beneficiaries, and shall ensure that they have access to the LIFE programme.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.2
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.2
1.2. Number of projects applying best practice in relation to nature and biodiversity, climate change, air quality and health;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
1.4. Number of projects improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the capacities and involvement of civil society;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – indent 2
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – indent 2
– Circular Economy, Health and Quality of Life covering at least the following
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 – indent 3 a (new)
- Chemical Substances
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
Annex II – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
2.1a. Implementation of the general action programme for the environment;