31 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), which aims to enable a just and well-managed transition towards a resilient and sustainable society; emphasises that it is imperative that the EU achieve the revised 2030 and 2050 climate and biodiversityall environmental goals and reach its commitments under the Paris Agreement, based on the best available science;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it essential that the investment plan provides for and enables additional investment with real added value and doesn’t crowd out market financing;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the transition cannot be done simply with public funds; calls on the Commission when developing the Investment Plan to encourage and enable private investments;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need for prioritisation among the MFF expenditures;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commits to a just recovery from the coronavirus crisis that ensures that taxpayers’ money is prudently invested in the future, not the past; that conditions fiscal expansion to drive the shift to a green economy and make societies and peopleand more resilient economy; that employs public funds to climate proof sectors and projects, thereby generattrigger additional investments ing green jobs and sustainable growth and transition to low carbon energy; that incorporates climate risks and opportunities into the financial system, as well as all aspects of public policymaking and infrastructure; and that guarantees an end to fossil fuel subsidies and applies the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that all large share of EU- supported investments be subject to tha clear and predictable EU taxonomy for sustainable activities and the Paris- aligned and Climate Transition Benchmarks; calls on the Commission to propose a ‘brown’ taxonomy and enhanced social sustainability criteria to avoid corporate greenwashing;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the success of the EU’s aim to achieve climate neutrality will, among other factors, depend on the adequacy of the financing;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers the transition to a climate-neutral economy as an opportunity to strengthen the EU's competitiveness in the world; recognises that the transition towards a climate- neutral economy might require a revision of European rules on state aid, mergers, and procurement; thereby stresses the importance of safeguarding the EU level playing field at all times;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it essential that the SEIP provides for and enables additional investment with real added value and does not crowd out market financing;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that in order for the European Green Deal to be successful, European producers of sustainable products and services need to see the advantages of it and not face unfair competition from companies in third countries;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that the transition cannot be done simply with public funds; calls on the Commission when developing the SEIP to encourage and enable private investments;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that, even with ambitious funding, the available funds will not be unlimited; calls on the Commission to establish a robust framework for reporting and monitoring to ensure that spending has a real impact;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Questions whether the SEIP, as currently constituted, will enable the mobilisation of EUR 1 trillion by 2030, given the negative economic outlook following the COVID-19 crisis; requests the Commission to ensure full transparency on financing issues, such as the optimistic leverage effect, potential double-counting of certain investments, or the lack of clarity over the extrapolations of certain amounts; furthermore questions how the new MFF as proposed by the Commission in its revised proposals of 27 and 28 May 2020 would enable the achievement of the SEIP targets;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the proposals on reforming the European Semester to deepen the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights; recognises that the focus of the European Semester should be sound fiscal policies and structural reforms for competitiveness;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of promoting ownership and accountability of individual Member States in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, through national co-financing when receiving European funding;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of increased economic growth in facilitating the necessary investments for transitioning the economy;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the centralimportant role of the EU budget in delivering the SEIP; reiterates its long-standing position that new initiatives should always be financed through additional appropriations and should not negatively affect other policie, together with the activation of private investments; reiterates the need to focus the existing framework on new policy objectives such as research, innovation, and climate investments;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that, in order to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, the EU’s contribution to the climate objectives should be underpinned by an ambitious share of climate-related expenditure in the EU budget, going beyond the levels of targeted spending shares of at least 25 % over the MFF 2021- 2027 period and of 30% as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027; urges the Commission to improve the tracking and monitoring framework of climate- related expenditure in the EU budget;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the need for prioritisation among the MFF expenditures;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reaffirms its previous position regarding candidates for new own resources, and calls on the Commission to propose new own resources which correspond to essential EU objectives including the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment; asks, therefore, for the introduction of new own resources, which could for example include resources based on the auction revenues of the Emissions Trading System, a contribution on non-recycled plastic packaging waste, the future Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base or a precursor based on operations of large enterprises, a tax on digital companies, andor a financial transaction tax;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the statement of the ECB President that the ECB is supporting the development of a taxonomy as a way of facilitating the incorporation of environmental considerations in central bank portfolios; calls on the ECB to evaluate the feasibility of including sustainability criteria in its collateral framework and its annual stress testing exercise, while assessing ways to guide lending towards energy transition investments and to rebuild a sustainable economy in the aftermath of the COVID- 19 crisis;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists on the integration of social objectives in the sustainability framework, including through an evaluation of extending the scope of taxonomy and the development of an EU Social Bond Standardan ambitious review of the European Non- Financial Reporting Directive;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Insists on the integration of governance objectives in the sustainability framework, including through additional voting rights for long-term shareholders, reform of remuneration structures and fiduciary duties for top-line management, and mandatory sustainability reporting and due diligence fovites the Commission to analyse how a long-term perspective can be better financial institutions and large corporates; welcomes the preparation of a sustainablcorporated into the corporate governance initiativregime;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that investments in unsustainable economic activities may lead to stranded assets with lock-in effects; considerspoints out that this risk needs to be insufficiently integrated in credit ratings and prudential frameworks;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Urges the Commission to increase efforts to make public procurement and tendering more sustainable, and to increase European coordination in this regard;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that the European Semester is a framework for EU Member States to coordinate their budgetary and economic policies; believes that it couldthe Semester could additionally facilitate the implementation of the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); believes that the SDGs should be at the heart of EU’s policy making proces, without jeopardising the primary objective regarding prudent fiscal policies;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that recovery and resilience plans will be based on shared EU priorities; highlights in this context the European Green Deal and the European Pillar of Social Rights; seeks the inclusion of priorities in areas such as employment, skills, education, research and innovation and health, but also in areas related to the business environment, including public administration and the financial sector; however, the way in which governments attain these shared EU priorities - either through subsidies or through laws and regulations - is primarily up to the Member States themselves;
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Wishes it to be ensured that all contribute equitably to the post-corona recovery and the transition to a sustainable economy; seeks an intensified fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning; calls on the Commission to create a blacklist of EU Member States facilitating tax avoidance; calls for EU- level coordination to avoid aggressive tax planning by individuals and corporates; seeks in this context an ambitious strategy for business taxation for the 21st century;