7 Amendments of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2011/2071(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls for the adoption of specific legislation or of an interinstitutional agreement in order to ensure the democratic legitimacy and effectiveness of the European Semester;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Notes that the Annual Growth Survey includes recommendations with regard to the main EU policy priority actions; stresses, therefore, the need for the addition of a new annex on sustainable development;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that resource efficiency and energy efficiency are fundamental to promoting sustainable growth and combating climate change, and are therefore, in the medium and long term, key components of competitiveness while contributing significantly to the exit from the current economic crisis;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need for setting an annual material EU efficiency target in order to reduce resource use and points out that it is essential to decouple resource use from economic growth;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SUnderlines the link between the economic and the environmental crisis and stresses that the European Semester of ex-ante economic policy coordination must reflect promotion of the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that GDP does not account for human and social capital, natural resources and ecosystem services, major transformations like those ensuing from climate change, nor the principle of a fair and equitable access to resources for present and future generations as a prerequisite of sustainability; stresses, therefore, the need GDP to be integrated with new data and indicators;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes the suggestion of the current Annual Growth Survey to eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies and calls for the assessment of the implementation of this policy during the European Semester of 2012.