4 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2020/0000(BUD)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Welcomes the provision of the Solvency Support Instrument to enhance the level playing field in the single market, and the provision that stipulates that beneficiaries of financial support will be encouraged to put in place a green transition plan in line with the Green Deal objectives; is of the opinion that that provision should be mandatory, and linked to clear and transparent climate targets;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers that the Union should also show global climate leadership through its budgeting; highlights that every effort should be made to ensure that the overall climate and biodiversity mainstreaming targets are reached as soon as possible; recalls Parliament’s position calling for 10 % of the Union budget to be allocated to biodiversity expenditures; points out that climate and biodiversity- related expenditure must be tracked using a more robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology; is of the opinion that the Taxonomy Regulation provides the proper framework to update that methodology;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls on the Commission to implement green budgeting tools as of 2021; underlines in that regard the importance of effective climate and biodiversity proofing of the budgetmap practical best practices regarding green budgeting tools and urges the Commission to undertake similar initiatives in an international context; underlines in that regard the importance of effective climate and biodiversity proofing of the budget; emphasizes that sound public finances are the primary goal of the European fiscal rules, and that green investments should therefore not be treated outside the budgetary framework of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP);
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
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7. Points to the importance of ensuring that sufficient financial resources and adequate human resources capacities are allocated to Union agencies under the remit of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, enabling them to fulfil their mandate, execute their tasks and respond optimally to the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak; underlines the fact that a proper coordination between agencies is needed to increase the effectiveness of their work and allow for a fair and efficient use of public money;