9 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe, as the EU’s main education, volunteering and culture programmes, play a key role in fostering education in the skills needed for the green transition, raising awareness of environmental issues, volunteering to protect the environment, and developing creative, inclusive and accessible solutions to tackle environmental challenges; stresses that education represents an essential tool in the global response to climate change helping young people understand the effects of global warming and providing them with the necessary information to tackle climate change and participate at the efforts to reach the EU sustainable development goals;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that under the investment plan, funding can be dedicated to thematic projects in the fields of education, volunteering and culture; calls on the Commission to step up the synergies between the Green Deal and Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe in order to complement and cross- fertilise their specific methods of tackling environmental issues; calls on the European Commission to supervise, help and stimulate Member States in introducing the environmental objectives in these programmes also by introducing additional transition funds in order to achieve a balanced result at EU level;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to assess and to integrate innovative digital technologies, AI and robotics tools reducing the carbon footprint of Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe programmes;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, especially that ofe impact it had on the most vulnerable individuals and sectors and that ofon minorities, who face an even more precarious situation than before the crisis; stresses the need for particular actions and measures designed to address the access of vulnerable groups to the EU programmes; specific measure through the EU programmes should be considered for the regions mostly affected by the Green transition; calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to adapt the proposal for the Green Deal investment plan to develop an approach coordinated with emergency measures, such as the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative and the proposed SURE scheme, and recovery instruments, and requests that investment in the fields of culture, education, youth and sport be considered strategic in order to foster the green transition promoted through the Green Deal. ;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the European Commission to develop specific actions related to the Green Deal enabling equal access to EU programmes in culture, education, sports and youth to individuals belonging to vulnerable groups;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Call on the Commission to push for stronger EU cooperation in the field of environment and climate change education;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines the important contribution of specific area studies and programmes in the field;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Reiterates the positive influence of early education on climate change and environment;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Calls on the creation of specific Erasmus+ projects focused on environmental education and the importance of involving youth stakeholders in the process;