2022/2002(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document of 18 November 2020 ‘Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - A comprehensive approach’ (SWD(2020) 400 final),

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms living within them but also provide services of benefit to humans; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas debate within the European Parliament must be focused, in terms of SDGs, on the European continent, and must subsequently take into account the concerns of non-EU countries;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance which performs many key functions and delivers services vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)

Bg. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)

Bh. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)

Bi. whereas the disparity of soils results in differing sensitivity to environmental pressures, and whereas methods of approach must therefore take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B j (new)

Bj. whereas soil plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool as it hosts 25% of the world’s biodiversity, provides key ecosystem services such as the provision of food, provides raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, serves as a platform for human activity and helps to prevent floods and droughts;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B k (new)

Bk. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows having sometimes disastrous consequences, with the emergence of deep gullies leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B l (new)

Bl. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

— having regard to the Commission Work Programmes (CWP 2020, 2021 and 2022) and to the references to the SDGs,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B m (new)

Bm. whereas, across Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (or 13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B n (new)

Bn. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas this coastline retreat leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B o (new)

Bo. whereas soils play a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B p (new)

Bp. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are important for achieving the objective of greater soil protection pursued by SDG 15;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B q (new)

Bq. whereas soil and land degradation necessarily has a cross-border dimension linked, for example, to climate change and pollution; whereas it therefore requires a response at European level, with agreements between bordering Member States to achieve one of SDG 15’s targets;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B r (new)

Br. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soils, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

1a. Repeats its demand for the restoration of degraded land and soil, particularly where land is affected by desertification, drought and flooding, and for efforts to ensure that the impact on European soil is, as far as possible, limited;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its commitment to ~~the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to both ensure a recov~~re- draft a new set of practical and completely fact based new sustainable development goals, in order for them to be fully guided and based on realities and the needs of the beneficiaries as well as the considerable reduction in development-aid that the EU will administrate in the light of the overreaction to the Covid-19 flu and the need for European nations to now concentrate their resources within their own countries in order to guarantee internal security, secure energy ~~that would leave no one behind~~supply and rule of law for their own citizens in order to leave no one behind in the Member States and build back better afor more equitable and resilient ~~world~~Member States;

Amendment 118 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. 1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses ~~that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to both ensure a recovery that would leave no one behind and build back better a more equitable and~~ , however, that due to the pandemic, Russia's invasion of and aggression against Ukraine as well as other geopolitical developments, timely and full implementation of SDGs is an increasi~~lient world~~ng challenge;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to both ensure a recovery that would leave no one and no place behind and build back better a more equitable and resilient world;

Amendment 12 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)

— Having regard to the integration of SDGs in the Better Regulation framework, including the Communication, the Guidelines and the Toolbox, including the new Tool #19 on the SDGs,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda ~~and the 17 SDGs~~, its 17 SDGs and the pledge to leave no one behind; stresses that, in the light of the current and possible future pandemics, the ~~SDGs~~2030 Agenda provides a unique pathway to both ensure a human- centred recovery that would leave no one behind and build back better a more equitable, just, inclusive, sustainable and resilient world;

Amendment 121 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to both ensure a recovery that would leave no one and no region behind and build back better a more equitable and resilient world;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs; stresses that, in the light of the pandemic, the SDGs provide a unique pathway to ~~both ensure a recovery that would~~a wellbeing economy, that leaves no one behind ~~and~~, building back better a more equitable and resilient world;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

(1) Acknowledging that SDGs are a common concern of humankind, encourages the Commission to take actions to address climate change, respect and promote human rights, the right to health, local communities, migrants, children and people invulnerable situations and the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women and intergenerational equity.

Amendment 124 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes note of the 2021 Eurostat report ‘Sustainable development in the European Union — 2021, Monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context’, which shows progress for most SDGs (although many indicators refer only to the period up to 2019), but regrettably shows moderate movement away from SDG 7 ‘Affordable and clean energy’ and SDG 15 ‘Life on land’; looks forward to the 2022 report, scheduled to be published by the end of May 2022;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that the commitment to leave no-one behind requires tackling all inequalities listed within SDG 10; underlines that safe paths for migration are essential to ensure the full implementation of this principle and to ensure sustainable development;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that delivering on the 2030 Agenda contributes to achieving a fair and inclusive green and digital transition, in line with the European Union’s ambitions and actions outlined in the European Green Deal and the 2030 Digital Compass;

Amendment 127 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that there are just eight years left to meet the targets outlined under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and that the 2020s have been declared to be the UN Decade of Action on Sustainable Development;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Strongly opposes to any form of armed conflict and violence against civilians and reiterates its strong commitment to lasting peace and security; calls for a fast and peaceful solution in the raging war in Ukraine;

Amendment 129 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the aftermath of the war in Ukraine will require adaptation and concrete revisions of international, national and regional implementation strategies to make the SDGs achievable by 2030;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)

— Having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report entitled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability’

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that meeting the 17 SDGs is a task that can only be completed with the concerted effort of multilateral and regional organisations, national governments, industry, and civil society at large;

Amendment 131 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Affirms its willingness to address the negative spillovers that the implementation of the SDGs has on other regions;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Recalls that only eight years are left to achieve the 2030 Agenda targets for Sustainable Development and that the 2020s have been declared the UN Decade of Action on Sustainable Development;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Recognise PCD as a key element in the overall EU effort to implement the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Confirms that, in order to bring nature into our lives, the environment must be at the heart of the numerous European projects, and not the reverse;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for a halt to the construction of wind parks, which disturb marine and terrestrial ecosystems; emphasises that this infrastructure permanently alters some species and still presents recycling and replacement difficulties; emphasises that this infrastructure conflicts with some SDGs;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Calls for an in-depth study of protected areas throughout Europe as it is essential to conduct a recent scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and application of current protected terrestrial areas in order to prepare for possible new protected areas;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Calls for urgent steps to be taken to reduce the degradation of the natural environment; calls for biodiversity loss to be halted; calls for protection for threatened species, preventing their extinction;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and asks for similar restrictions for other endangered species, such as tigers;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Points out that, despite the ban on the international ivory trade, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have reached unprecedented levels; notes that between 20 000 and 30 000 African elephants are illegally hunted every year; stresses that, in 2015, more than 40 tonnes of ivory were seized;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)

— Having regard to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2022 Special Report entitled ‘New threats to human security in the Anthropocene Demanding greater solidarity’,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Reiterates its call for a full ban on the trade in both raw and worked ivory to, from and within the EU, including ‘pre- convention’ ivory and rhino horns, and calls for similar restrictions for all other endangered species, such as tigers, together with all species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Notes that an IUCN report reveals that some 229 000 tonnes of plastic waste are discharged into the Mediterranean every year, which is the equivalent of more than 500 shipping containers per day;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Notes that for primary microplastics, i.e. those that mix with ocean water in the form of small particles and not in the form of the degradation of large waste, the discharge of plastic into the Mediterranean is estimated at 13 000 tonnes per year;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)

1j. Notes that with the current status quo, pollution in the Mediterranean is likely to increase to 500 000 tonnes per year by 2040;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 k (new)

1k. Notes that marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species; calls on the Commission to lead negotiations with the sovereign Member States with a view to reaching an international agreement for plastic-free oceans by 2030;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the commitment by the President of the Commission to pursue a ‘whole-of-government’ approach towards the EU’s SDG implementation and to mainstream the SDGs across each Commissioner’s portfolio; asserts, however, that such an approach can only be effective with leadership at the highest level; proposes, therefore, that implementation of the SDGs be an agenda item for the weekly College of Commissioners meeting not less than once every three months; proposes, furthermore, that the European Commission nominate a Special Envoy for the SDGs to promote coherent action on the SDGs globally, as well as an SDG Coordinator within the Commission to be directly answerable to the President; stresses that the Special Envoy and the Coordinator would need to work closely together, as well as with the Council Working Party on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the European Commission Youth Coordinator;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the commitment by the President of the Commission to pursue a ‘whole-of-government’ approach towards the EU’s SDG implementation and to mainstream the SDGs across each Commissioner’s portfolio; ~~asserts, however, that such an approach can only be effective with leadership at the highest level;~~ calls therefore on the European Commission and its President to further demonstrate how the ‘whole of government’ approach to the SDGs is being implemented at EU level; asserts that such an approach can only be effective with leadership at the highest level; regrets that since 2019, there is no single Commissioner responsible for the internal and external implementation of the SDGs, resulting in a fragmented approach, contrary to the principle of Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 147 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 15 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 f (new)

— Having regard to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed on at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26),

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the principle of leaving no one behind must be respected operationally in the implementation of all SDGs by focusing on issues of equality and non-discrimination and addressing the root causes of these issues, with particular attention being paid to those who are most marginalised and disenfranchised;

Amendment 151 #

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a 'Beyond GDP' report and dashboard as soon as possible in order to become a true paradigm of a ‘Wellbeing economy’;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term EU action plan on climate and biodiversity that improves coherence and interconnections for the SDGs;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation between Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target on combating illegal fishing;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement which can only be achieved if the SDGs are seen as an opportunity for citizens; emphasises the importance of the media in this regard; further emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations in this regard as they closely monitor SDG implementation by governments and contribute directly to sustainable development; deeply regrets, in consequence, that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement; stresses that the multi- stakeholder platform should be systematically liaising with the Working Party on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to ensure genuine Member State participation;

Amendment 155 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations in this regard and calls for stronger engagement with and consultation of them, as they are watchdogs of the SDGs' implementation by governments but are also direct contributors to sustainable development, providing services to and serving the most marginalised and underserved communities; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; recalls that the importance of structured stakeholder engagement and multi-stakeholder partnerships is at the heart of the SDGs; emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;

Amendment 158 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; underlines the key role of local and regional governments; emphasises the immense value of civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;

Amendment 16 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA, Sara CERDAS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, adopted by UN Member States at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the im~~mens~~portance of not leaving anyone behind; notes, inter alia, the value of civil society organisations in this regard; deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the immense value of Member States and certain civil society organisations in this regard; ~~deeply regrets that the mandate of the multi-stakeholder platform was not renewed in 2019 and calls for its urgent reinstatement;~~

Amendment 163 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the complexity of the sustainable development goals requires the involvement of a wide range of stakeholders from various environments in the process of achieving the goals; calls for an increased social and institutional partnership, cooperation and joint responsibility of public entities, business and citizens, and a greater involvement and wide-ranging interaction between public and private sectors, NGOs, the science sector and civil society at the various stages of planning and implementing development activities;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Considers that the implementation of the 17 goals and 169 targets requires coordination between the EU and its Member States, the European Parliament, national parliaments and regional and local authorities, as well as a multi-level governance approach, also based on active and broad-based public, civil society and private sector engagement;

Amendment 165 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Recognises that a lack of accountability, transparency and good governance have a strong negative impact on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in both developed and developing countries and stresses the need to promote anti-corruption and integrity to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs and to consistently monitor progress;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce biodiversity within Union youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on restoration and conservation; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2022 on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets the fact that efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies have not matured beyond a mapping exercise and previous European Parliament resolutions as well as Council conclusions on the SDGs have not been implemented by the Commission; recalls that many EU internal policies not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries, vulnerable groups and populations including poor people, women and migrants; calls for sustainable development to be prioritised at every stage of the policy development process, and for all dimensions of sustainable development to be systematically considered in all impact assessments; recalls for enhancing the dialogue between the Council and the Commission with the shared goal of further advancing SDG implementation;

Amendment 171 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets the fact that efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies have not matured beyond a mapping exercise; recalls that many EU internal policies not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries; insists, therefore, that in order to further progress at the global level, the EU’s internal and external action must be further coordinated;

Amendment 172 #

Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets the fact that efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies have not matured beyond a mapping exercise; recalls that many EU internal policies not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries; highlights the importance of an integrated approach that would leave no one behind, as put forward by the Sustainable Development Report 2021;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets the fact that efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU internal and external policies have not matured beyond a mapping exercise; recalls that many EU internal policies not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Regret~~Stresses the fact that efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies ~~have not matured~~should go beyond a mapping exercise; recalls that many EU internal policies not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Regrets the fact that~~Believes that more efforts to mainstream the SDGs across EU policies ~~have not matured beyond a mapping exercise; recall~~are needed; believes that ~~many~~some EU internal policies may not only contribute to the implementation of the SDGs, but might also have a very high ecological, social and economic spillover impact on developing countries;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 177 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

4a. Calls for sustainable development to be prioritised at every stage of the policy development process, and for all dimensions of sustainable development to be systematically considered in all impact assessments and evaluations;

Amendment 178 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that the communication and peer-learning for capacity building around the SDGs is a crucial element for raising awareness and commitment from all counterparts, which requires a stronger alignment of the EU's governance systems in economic, social and environmental matters, such as the European Semester, the European Green Deal and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with the SDGs;

Amendment 179 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to the UN Secretary-General Report “Our Common Agenda” presented to the UN General Assembly and mandated by the Resolution approved on 15 November 2021,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is highly concerned that the key provisions of policy coherence for development are acutely lacking in the landmark ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package7 and the Commission’s work in general; ~~_________________ 7 COM(2021)0550.~~regrets that the lack of an SDG implementation strategy makes it more challenging to achieve policy coherence, due to the lack of clear, measurable and time-bound EU-wide targets for all SDGs to report on; calls for sustainable development to be prioritised and mainstreamed throughout the project cycle (design, implementation, evaluation), through robust impact assessment and for all its dimensions to be systematically considered in impact assessments, disclosure and external reporting requirements;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is highly concerned that the key provisions of policy coherence for development are acutely lacking in the landmark ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package7 and the Commission’s work in general; proposes an audit by the Commission to ensure coherence between its internal and external policies; stresses that the Union and its Member States can gain significant knowledge as regards individual initiatives and actions that can be taken with a view to meeting the ‘Fit for 55’ goals through best practice- sharing with partner countries, and that the Union can share its experience and best practice also with partner countries; _________________ 7 COM(2021)0550.

Amendment 182 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is highly concerned that the key provisions of policy coherence for development are acutely lacking in the landmark ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package7 , the Common Agricultural Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy, the Common Commercial Policy and the Commission’s work in general; _________________ 7 COM(2021)0550.

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Is highly concerned that the key provisions of policy coherence for development are acutely lacking in~~Points to the landmark ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package,7 ~~and the Commission’s work in general~~which is another step to help promote the achievement of the SDGs; notes, however, that the current geopolitical situation may require adjustments to the package; _________________ 7 COM(2021)0550.

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 186 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the Commission to adopt a new, high-level EU SDG implementation strategy given that there are only eight years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda and, hence, urgent implementation is required; such a strategy should define, at a minimum: 1) A new governance framework, lead by a single high-level Commissioner who is accountable for the implementation of the SDGs across all portfolios and who will systematically consult the new Multi-Stakeholder Platform; 2) A revised set of concrete targets with clear timelines and concrete measures for achieving them; 3) An updated monitoring system, taking into account the EU’s internal and external impact on global SDG progress ; 4) A single financial plan to achieve the Union’s SDG objectives, linked to the above targets; 5) A plan for the EU’s SDG diplomacy and international cooperation to ensure adequate burden sharing and a level playing field; invites the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council to accompany this strategy with an interinstitutional statement renewing the EU’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda; stresses that this strategy should be published by June 2023 at the latest, in order for the EU to play a leading role in defining a political reset of the 2030 Agenda at the SDG Summit in September 2023; stresses that the strategy should be regularly reviewed and accompanied by corrective measures in areas where progress is deemed stalled or insufficient;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the Commission to adopt a new, high-level EU ~~SDG~~2030 Agenda implementation strategy, building on EU resolutions and policy directives aiming at achieving the SDGs, given that there are only eight years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda and, hence, urgent implementation is required in line with the Decade of Action to deliver the Global Goals;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the Commission to adopt a new, high-level EU SDG implementation strategy, as requested by the European Council in October 2018, given that there are only eight years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda and, hence, urgent implementation is required;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period,

Amendment 190 #

6a. Underlines that coordination within and between the Union institutions is a prerequisite to increasing the effectiveness of the Union’s actions; calls for the creation of an inter-institutional task force to facilitate structured dialogue on the SDGs, consisting of representatives from the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council; considers that the task force, which should convene quarterly, should assume the responsibility of coordinating the Union’s efforts to deliver the SDGs internally and globally; entrusts the Commission to regularly update the co-legislators on the policy developments and measures undertaken for the implementation of the SDGs;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the integration of the SDGs in the 2021 revision of the Better Regulation Toolbox, including the Communication, the Guidelines and the Toolbox itself, in particular a dedicated tool on the implementation of the SDGs and the indication of relevant SDG indicators for the various types of impacts;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; notes that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they form a threat to almost one third of threatened land-based species and are involved in half of known extinctions;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Regrets that the list of invasive alien species of Union concern represents less than 6% of IAS present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of IAS affecting threatened species on the EU list and to reinforce prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic to some, as in the case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10% of the French population is sensitive; notes that, for others, sap coming into contact with the skin can cause burns: this is the case for giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes take sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of ultra-peripheral regions (UPR);

Amendment 196 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process; advocates that future structured dialogues should remain as representative as possible of the wide range of SDGs stakeholders from civil society organisations, the private sector, trade unions, academia, regional and local governments as well as minorities and vulnerable groups; considers that the representation should adequately reflect the four dimensions of sustainable development (society, environment, culture, and economy) and have a proven track record and experience working on SDGs at EU level; considers that stakeholders should further be held accountable by their "constituencies", collecting inputs and reporting back to them;

Amendment 197 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process; calls on the EU Commission to anticipate the next UN Agenda after 2030 with a roadmap of targets and measures to plan the next sustainable developments goals;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad, inclusive and meaningful public participatory consultation process, supported by a structured and meaningful civil society dialogue;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process, involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including relevant industry representatives and, more broadly, the private sector;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to the United Nations Publication of 2022 on SDG Good Practices - A compilation of success stories and lessons in SDG implementation,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 June 2021 on a comprehensive approach to accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development - Building back better from the COVID-19 crisis,

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process, including regional and local governments and all relevant civil society organizations;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process, and be accompanied by a plan for significant outreach and engagement with citizens;

Amendment 202 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process based on a bottom-up approach;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a mapping of the SDGs and a broad public participatory consultation process;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that ~~the~~any adoption of ~~the new~~a comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by ~~a broad public participatory consultation proces~~national referendums in all the Member States;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process; in order to obtain the opinions and positions of various social groups, which can then be incorporated into the final text; Is also of the view that an information campaign at European level is needed in order to involve as many European citizens as possible in the consultation;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the European Parliament to appoint a standing rapporteur on implementation of the SDGs, to work with the Bureau and across Committees, as well as with the multi-stakeholder platform; further proposes that each committee should appoint a Member responsible for fulfilment of the SDGs and that these responsible Members should meet between them and with the standing rapporteur on a quarterly basis, to ensure coherence;

Amendment 208 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that the European and national Parliaments also have a role to play to ensure that sustainable development is mainstreamed in procedures and that silos are broken down; emphasises the importance of the Parliament’s participation and contribution to the annual HLPF, and the role that an annual SDG implementation report could play in this regard;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for the strengthening of institutional governance and the creation of "Team Projects" - as exists for climate - in view of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon and the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2014 on the EU and the Global Development Framework after 2015,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to emphasize the need of sustainable production and consumption, especially with regard to the understanding by consumers as to how large the impact of their consumption behaviour is on the SDGs.

Amendment 211 #

Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to create a framework for Union SDG implementation containing clear, measurable and time-bound Union-wide targets for all SDGs in order to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Asserts that identifying the EU’s added value in SDG implementation can only be achieved through filling existing data gaps to better understand the EU’s true impact on SDG progress in the EU and globally; stresses, in this regard, the importance of providing technical assistance to enhance the capacity of partner countries to collect data needed to fill in the SDG indicators, given that the reporting of the EU on the impact of its projects depends on the actual data provided by partner countries;

Amendment 214 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Asserts that ~~identifying the EU’s added value in SDG implementation~~better understanding the EU’s true impact on SDG progress in the EU and globally can only be achieved through ~~fill~~addressing existing data gaps ~~to better understand the EU’s true impact on SDG progress in the EU and globally~~and weaknesses in information systems by strengthening the use of existing statistical data from a variety of sources and embracing frontier data and artificial intelligence; believes it is crucial to monitor progress in all 169 sub-goal targets;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Asserts that identifying the EU’s added value in SDG implementation can only be achieved through filling existing data gaps including the lack of disaggregated data to better understand the EU’s true impact on SDG progress in the EU and globally;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the EU to significantly step up technical cooperation with developing countries to address the global data gap created by insufficient monitoring capacities and inconsistent methodologies;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for an annual review of the Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans-national; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8 ; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.deleted

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. C9. Points out that, according to the European and Social Economic Committee, the Eurostat report on SDGs only focuses on short-term trends rather than on the actual time period of the 2030 targets and therefore lacks an evaluation of the rate of progress actually needed; calls for an annual review of the Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of regional and local governments and civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans-national; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8 ; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CWelcomes the annual Eurostat monitoring reports on the SDGs; calls for an annual review of the Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans~~-national~~boundary; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8 calls for the Indicator Set for each goal to be extended beyond its maximum limit of 6 to account for the Union’s external action, European supply and value chains and the spillover consequences of Union consumption; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 December2019 on Building a sustainable Europe by 2030 - Progress thus far and next steps,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the annual Eurostat monitoring reports on the SDGs; Calls for an annual review of the Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans-national; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8 ; ; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.

Amendment 221 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls for an annual review of the robust Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans-national and trans- sectoral; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8 ; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.

Amendment 222 #

9. Calls for an annual review of the Eurostat SDG indicator set with the systematic participation of academic and civil society organisations, in line with the 2021 review; emphasises that sustainable development is inherently trans-national; welcomes the work that Eurostat has initiated to this end and the first attempt to partially quantify such spillover effects, but stresses that this methodology needs to be further developed to sufficiently account for the EU’s global footprint8; _________________ 8 Eurostat, European Commission, 'EU SDG Indicator set 2021 – Result of the review in preparation of the 2021 edition of the EU SDG monitoring report', 2021.

Amendment 223 #

Petros KOKKALIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the need to implement the Council Conclusions of 24 October 2019 on the “Economy of Wellbeing” and insists on the adoption of beyond-GDP indicators on the wellbeing economy to put people and their wellbeing at the centre of policy design;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Believes that reliable, comparable and up-to-date statistics with multiple data points are needed to better assess the Union's and especially the Member States' progress towards achieving the SDGs; notes in this regard the role of Eurostat;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 226 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation in relation to the SDGs in the EU should be established, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, sex, income, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability and other characteristics; invites Eurostat to undertake all the preparatory work required to include this level of disaggregation in the upcoming monitoring reports, in line with the guidelines and priorities set by the Inter- Agency and Expert Group on SDG indicators (IAEG) and adapted to the EU context;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that a minimum level of data timeliness and statistical disaggregation aligned to the global SDG monitoring framework in relation to the SDGs in the EU should be established, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, ~~sex~~gender, income, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability and other characteristics, and taking into account the principles of the human rights-based approach to data; welcomes the initiative of the Commission to establish markers to measure inequality in that regard;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. SNotes that reliable, accurate, trustworthy statistics are not only the basis of good technical analysis but are the foundation of evidence-based policymaking at all levels; stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation in relation to the SDGs in the EU should be established, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, sex, ~~income~~sexual orientation, income, educational level, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability and other characteristics;

Amendment 229 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 October 2018,

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation in relation to ~~the~~each SDGs in the EU should be established, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, sex, income, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability and other characteristics;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Encourages the Commission to incorporate into its monitoring advanced digital tools, including Artificial Intelligence technology, in order to facilitate the analysis and auditing of both structured and unstructured data related to SDG progress and indicators at both the national and European level;

Amendment 234 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Dan NICA, Manuel PIZARRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to shift to a ‘Wellbeing Economy’ by putting in place ‘Beyond GDP’ indicators, guided by public interests and not merely GDP growth; urges the Commission to come forward with the report and dashboard as soon as possible;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to consider incorporating alternative measures of progress into their monitoring of SDG implementation, such as the Social Progress Index;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; calls for the EU to present an annual EU voluntary review at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF);deleted

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; calls for the EU to present an annual EU vVoluntary rReview (EUVR) at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), focusing on each of the EU’s exclusive and shared competences, but also containing an assessment of the aggregate positive and negative impact of the EU and its Member States on global SDG progress; considers that such a review should be based on a revised SDG Indicator Set and should address the internal and external, as well as the positive and negative aspects of EU action;

Amendment 238 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; welcomes that 247 voluntary national reviews were submitted between 2016 and 2021; regrets, however, that the content and structure of voluntary national reviews differ notably from one country to another; calls for the EU to present an annual EU voluntary review at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) and to push for further standardisation of national voluntary reviews;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; encourages EU Member States to participate in the voluntary national reviews and to meaningfully take into consideration and implement the recommendations made at this occasion; calls for the EU to present an annual EU voluntary review at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF);

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews, ares the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda, should cover internal priorities, diplomacy, and international actions to restore and protect the Global Commons and address international spillovers of EU internal policies; calls for the EU to present an annual EU voluntary review at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF);

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; encourages EU Member States to participate in the voluntary national reviews and to take due consideration and notice of the recommendations made; calls for the EU to present an annual EU voluntary review at each High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF);

Amendment 242 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the key accountability tool in the 2030 Agenda; calls ~~for~~on the EUCommission to present an ~~annual~~ EU voluntary review at ~~each~~the 2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF);

Amendment 243 #

Petros KOKKALIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Encourages all actors across society, including private entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 245 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of the SDGs; calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter; stresses the need to develop a regular review of the implementation of the SDGs at regional and local level in the EU; welcomes in this regard the work of the UN- HABITAT; praises the work of the Joint Research Centre in relation to the localisation of the 2030 Agenda and the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews, which offers official and experimental indicators useful to set up an effective SDG local monitoring system specifically targeted for European cities; welcomes further the pilot project ‘Monitoring the SDGs in the EU regions - Filling the data gaps’ initiated by the European Parliament that will define and test a harmonised set of indicators for EU regions to monitor the achievement of the SDGs and pave the way for a systematic review process in the EU regions;

Amendment 246 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of the SDGs; ~~calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter;~~ encourages the further development of the UN initiative "Localising the SDGs" to accelerate and scale up efforts to reach the SDGs by 2030; pledges to cooperate with the UN and the EU Institutions to stimulate an increasing mobilisation of cities/localities and regions for the localisation of the SDGs and the drafting of Voluntary Local/Regional/Subnational Reviews which ultimately can contribute to Voluntary National Reviews;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 249 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recalls that SDG implementation represents a shared responsibility, requiring action at the national, regional and local levels; recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of the SDGs; calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter;

Amendment 25 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 9 April 2019 on “Towards an ever more sustainable Union by 2030”,

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews ~~and~~, voluntary subnational reviews and private sector reporting for the implementation of the SDGs; calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of ~~the SDGs~~each SDG separately; calls on the Commission to present an inclusive EU voluntary regional review ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit, and every four years thereafter;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Highlights that corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, when subject to relevant audits, can be an important framework to encourage greater accountability in the private sector regarding the social and environmental impact of companies and their contribution to the achievement of the SDGs;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to take stock of the progress made and of the findings of the Eurostat annual SDGs monitoring report during Parliament’s plenary session every September, alongside the State of the Union, thus initiating a ‘State of the Union SDGs’; expects the annual Commission Work Programme to include the SDGs as an annual priority, including concrete proposals for legislative or non-legislative initiatives intended to contribute to their achievement;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the President of the Commission to take stock of the progress made and of the findings of the Eurostat annual SDGs monitoring report during ~~Parliament’s plenary session every September, alongside the State of the Union, thus initiating a ‘State of the Union SDGs’~~every State of the Union;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the Commission to take stock of the progress made and of the findings of the Eurostat annual SDGs monitoring report ~~during Parliament’s plenary session every September,~~every year and consider an annual exercise alongside the State of the Union, thus initiating a ‘State of the Union SDGs’;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. 13a. Calls on the Commission to enact the shift towards a Wellbeing Economy within planetary boundaries; considers that, in this regard, the Commission should deliver, without delay, the ‘Beyond GDP’ dashboard and indicator set committed to in the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme, to serve as a political summary to guide policy- making and provide a clear and coherent overarching narrative;

Amendment 258 #

Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to develop and set in place indicators and data collection for the inclusion of the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle in SDG monitoring and evaluation, to avoid significant harm to the SDGs caused by the economic activity of Union actors;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Encourages the Commission to incorporate the relevant analyses and findings on SDG implementation into its annual Strategic Foresight Report, effectively integrating sustainable development into the European Union’s forward planning and policy-making;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on the follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda,

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to establish an online best practice sharing forum for local level initiatives to achieve the SDGs, organised by SDG; proposes that the existence of this forum be promoted as part of EU external and internal action on SDG achievement;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the creation of an Annual SDG(s) Work Plan for SMEs, academic institutions and civil society organizations.

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Proposes that each proposal in the European Commission’s Annual Work Programme have a corresponding SDG(s) listed to reinforce the European Commission’s commitment to achieving the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Acknowledges the progress made in capacity-building, but stresses the need to enhance the coherence and coordination of capacity-building activities across the EU.

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that the EU budget isprovided by the taxpayers in the Member States could be a pivotal tool for implementing the SDGs, due to its size of EUR 1.8 trillion~~, long- term reach and multinational dimension9 ;~~ 9; considers, however, that it has to be drastically reduced as a consequence of the overreaction to the Covid flu and the need of the Member States to build back their nations; considers that any use of Member State funding for the current definition of the SDGs has to end in order to await the redrafted and updated version of SDGs based on a fully fact-informed basis; _________________ 9 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'The Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget', 2021.

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that the EU budget, coupled with the NextGenerationEU recovery package, is a pivotal tool for implementing the SDGs, due to its size of EUR 1.8 trillion, long- term reach and multinational dimension9 ; _________________ 9 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'The Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget', 2021.

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that the EU budget is a pivotal tool for implementing the SDGs, due to its size of EUR 1.8 trillion, long- term reach and multinational dimension9 ; urges donors to rapidly scale up ODA to meet commitments which have not yet been delivered on; _________________ 9 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'The Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget', 2021.

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines the structural challenges of developing countries in terms of domestic resource mobilisation linked to, inter alia, illicit financial flows, unsustainable debt burdens, unbalanced trade agreements as well as tax evasion and aggressive tax planning by multinationals; takes the view that the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda requires an ambitious plan at international level to increase domestic resource mobilisation to address those issues;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses the imperative role that the private sector plays in achieving the SDGs; calls for in-depth discussions and engagement with the private sector to encourage private financing;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. calls on the EU to scale up its cooperation with developing countries on tax matters to enable them to enhance mobilisation of public resources; to this end, calls equally on the EU to, inter alia, take the lead to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance practices, to ensure a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties, to allow developing countries to tax exports of raw materials insofar as it is WTO-compatible, with a view to enable developing countries to expand their fiscal space to deliver on the SDGs;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2014 on the private sector and development,

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Notes with concern that public indebtedness in the global south was already at unprecedented levels before Covid-19, which resulted in an increasing portion of public budget being used to service external debts, thereby affecting the capacity of governments to adequately fund and deliver basic public services; is alarmed that the current crisis has exacerbated these pre-existing debt vulnerabilities; calls for the creation of a multilateral debt handling mechanism, under UN auspices, to address the debt crisis in developing countries and the financing requirements of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Notes with concern that over the past few years, the level of concessionality of ODA has gradually decreased for developing countries in general and for LDCs in particular, although concessionality is of particular importance for LDCs to prevent unsustainable debt burdens; stresses the need for donors to prioritize grant-based financing, especially to LDCs;

Amendment 272 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.deleted

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s Official development assistance (ODA) expenditure targets in relation to specific SDG goals and its efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs- related resources and expenditure in its entirety; and with due consideration of the SDGs at the target level, especially with reference to inequalities (SDG 10) and their strategic importance for the implementation of all SDGs; calls on the EU to reach its target of at least 20% of ODA allocated to human development as an essential tool to achieve the SDGs; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no, despite the Commission’s November 2020 commitment, insufficient progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety, apart from the external action area, as outlined in a 2019 European Court of Auditor’s review; insists, therefore, on the need for comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking using dedicated methodologies; reiterates that this will involve going beyond the existing mapping exercise that takes place in the Annual Management and Performance Report of the Union Budget; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety, or to track inconsistencies among expenditures which hinder the EU and third countries’ achievement of the SDGs, notably in the area of agriculture; urgently calls on Member States and the EU to identify and phase out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2027, including a phase-out of all fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 at the latest; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. WUnderlines the importance of measuring the EU contribution to the SDGs in a precise and comprehensive manner, given that this is an essential condition for achieving Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development; welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs- related expenditure in its entirety; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 277 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; ~~regret~~welcomes that, in a range of policies, systems are being put in place for SDG reporting, including in development cooperation; stresses, however, that noinsufficient progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to track EU budget expenditure on climate, biodiversity, clean air, migration and gender equality10 ; regrets, however, that no progress has been made to track SGDs-related expenditure in its entirety, especially in relation to education and energy; _________________ 10 Policy Department for Budgetary Affairs, Directorate-General for Internal Policies, for the Committee on Budgetary Control, 'Budgetary control of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU budget – What measures are in place to ensure effective implementation?', 2021.

Amendment 279 #

15a. Stresses the need of financing trainings for capacity building for SMEs in order to learn how to implement the SDGs in their daily activities;

Amendment 28 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan,

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that all impacts of European policies and expenditure affecting the SDG implementation must be taken into account;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to boost the current financing tools in order to achieve net zero emissions in European operations and supply chains by 2030;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester;~~deleted

Amendment 283 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. 16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester, including through the Annual Sustainable Growth Surveys and the integration of the annual Eurostat monitoring on SDGs as part of the spring package of the European Semester; welcomes the centrality of the SDGs in the Autumn package, particularly the recommendation that Member States pursue a “beyond GDP” strategy to fully embed the SDGs; calls on the Commission to continue the reform of the European Semester to balance the economic, social and environmental priorities so that it drives a long-term social, environmental and economic transformation, and improves the integration of the 2030 Agenda, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal at all levels; expects the Semester process to enhance the capacities of the Member States in monitoring progress on SDG implementation;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; calls on the Commission to present a reform proposal for the existing European Semester process, which is not as such adapted to be a ‘European process for SDG policy coordination’, as indicated in scenario 1 of the Commission’s reflection paper entitled ‘A Sustainable Europe by 2030’; considers that such a reform should ensure that European SDG policy coordination does not lead to a policy process parallel to the European Semester, but instead consists of an integrated and coherent approach based on a new Sustainable Development Pact;

Amendment 285 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA, Monika BEŇOVÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; in a comprehensive way; encourages the Commission to reintegrate SDGs explicitly into a reformed European Semester, leading to a sustainable recovery, which should fully involve local and regional authorities and complement reforms and investments in the Member States, which should be SDG-proofed and of European added value;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; reminds, however, that the European Semester is first and foremost an exercise for economic and fiscal policy coordination within the EU, thus also striving to ensure sound management of the Member States' budgets;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; urges Member States to raise the level of ambition of their national responses to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes efforts made to integrate the SDGs into the European Semester; regrets however that the integration of biodiversity indicators in the European semester is not yet implemented;

Amendment 289 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Supports the European Green Deal ; calls for a more synergistic understanding of the SDGs in tackling climate change and highlights, in that context, the utility of the SDGs and in particular SDG 13 and the opportunity to work on trade-offs and policy coherence with the SDGs framework;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 9 March 2021 on the 2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade (COM(2021)118),

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews for the implementation of the SDGs and of developing a regular review of the implementation of the SDGs at regional and local level in the EU;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Requests comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of EU policies, programmes and funds, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in order to ensure alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda; calls for the climate-tracking methodology and the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs), as well as the social priorities set by the SDGs and the European Pillar of Social Rights, to be fully implemented;

Amendment 292 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Requests comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of EU policies, programmes and funds, which has been reinforced by the additional Next Generation EU funds to create a greener, more digital and more resilient Europe, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Just Transition Fund, and the MFF 2021-2027, in order to ensure alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Notes the prominent role attributed to blending mechanisms in EU development policy and the financing of the SDGs at the expense of other aid modalities; stresses that, while blended finance has grown rapidly, there is little evidence of its development impact, as most blended finance currently goes to middle-income countries, with only a small portion going to LDCs; recalls equally that blending raises concerns in terms of debt sustainability; calls, accordingly, on the EU and its Member States to adopt a cautious approach to blended finance and ensure that all finance mobilised through blending meets development effectiveness principles;

Amendment 294 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that the promotion of the twin transitions (green and digital), as well as considering demographical issues and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan, in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) is insufficient to cover the SDGs in a coherent and consistent way to provide a clear path leading to the achievement of milestones and headline targets; considers that the current crisis has shown that the EU needs the SDGs as a broader approach, which also includes, and links up with, other policies such as climate, biodiversity and health to avoid future crises;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Underlines that public and private financing must be aligned with the SDGs; urges the Commission to embed the 2030 Agenda in economic and financial policies and legislation;~~ Recalls that the private sector can guarantee neither universal access to, nor replace public investments in, critical services, such as health, education and social protection, which provide crucial long-term prospects for the graduation from poverty; Underlines that public and private financing must be aligned with the SDGs; urges the Commission to embed the 2030 Agenda in economic and financial policies and legislation; calls on the EU and its Member States, in a context where ODA remains a scarce resource, to limit blending operations to those areas where they can add value to the local economy, but to exclude blending finance from essential public services, particularly health, education and social protection, as the monetisation of those sectors could widen already existing inequalities and jeopardise universal access to those services; more broadly, urges the Commission and the Member States to prioritise partnerships with LDC domestic enterprises that pursue sustainable and inclusive business models;

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that ~~public and~~neither private financing ~~must be aligned with the SDGs; urges the Commission to embed the 2030 Agenda in economic and financial policies and legislation~~, nor public financing need to be aligned with the SDGs;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that long-term public and private financing must be aligned with the SDGs; urges the Commission to embed the 2030 Agenda in economic and financial policies and legislation;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the urgency of requiring financial institutions, private equity funds and other institutional investors to define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights th~~e urgency of requiring~~at financial institutions ~~to define and~~cannot be required to adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and ~~regularly report on progres~~cannot be required to report on their affairs in relation to the SDGs;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to the 2019 UN Global Sustainable Development Report,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the Commission Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting (COM(2021)189),

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the ~~urgency of requiring~~necessity of financial institutions ~~to define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress~~promoting the SDGs in their activities and the importance of the public and private sector working together to promote and finance sustainable development;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the urgency of requiring financial institutions to define and adopt medium- and long-term strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Highlights the urgency of ~~requiring~~collaborating with financial institutions toso that they can define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;

Amendment 303 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Regret~~Approves that the EU still has no plan to finance the SDGs; exhorts the Commission to urgently come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11 ; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget; _________________ 11 OECD, 'Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet', Paris, 2020.use the contributions of the Member States to finance the SDGs;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Regrets that the EU still has nostill not adopted an overarching, dedicated plan to finance the SDGs; exhorts the Commission to urgently come up with ~~such a~~a sustainable and innovative financing plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11 ; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget; in the absence of such plan, encourages the Commission to ensure that all its policies, programmes and actions are aligned with global efforts to achieve the SDGs and accelerate the 2030 Agenda, inside and outside the EU; _________________ 11 OECD, 'Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet', Paris, 2020.

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Regret~~Notes that the EU still has no standalone plan to finance the SDGs; exhorts the Commission to urgently come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11 ; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budgetacknowledges, at the same time, that the EU's policies and actions implicitly and explicitly -- and increasingly -- promote the SDGs; notes that, according to one study, the estimated SDG financing gap stands at USD 4.2 trillion (EUR 3.8 trillion)11; _________________ 11 OECD, 'Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet', Paris, 2020.

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Regrets~~Emphasises the fact that the EU still has no plan to finance the SDGs; ~~exhorts~~calls on the Commission to ~~urgently~~ come up with such a plan, bearing in mind the post- COVID-19 estimated annual SDG financing gap of EUR 4.2 trillion11; underlines that the absence of such a plan, with clearly defined, quantifiable targets, prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget; _________________ 11 OECD, ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021 – A New Way to Invest for People and Planet’, Paris, 2020.

Amendment 307 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines that the EU should lead multilateral Green Deal and SDG Diplomacy and take the lead in mobilizing adequate financial resources from developed countries to support SDG transformations and urgent needs for climate adaptation in the most vulnerable countries;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Is alarmed by the fact that LCDs were already unable to finance the implementation of the SDGs before the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and are now even more in need of financial support; strongly calls for debt relief measures;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the EU to fulfil the SDG pledges to invest in education and training of refugees and migrants to ensure that they are able to reach their potential within the communities and economies of their host nations;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

— having regard to the Commission Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937, (COM(2022)71)

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes ongoing efforts to ~~enhance~~shrink the European financial ~~architecture for development, as outlined in the Council conclusions of 14 June 2021~~commitment-levels for development;

Amendment 311 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes ongoing efforts to enhance the European financial architecture for development, as outlined in the Council conclusions of 14 June 2021; calls on the Commission to put the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the heart of the new European Financial Architecture for Development (EFAD); underlines the potential of a fully functional EFAD for filling the global SDG financing gap; calls for greater cooperation and coherence between the EIB, the EBRD, national development banks and other small and medium sized financial actors, with a particular focus on investment projects below the value of €5 million, to achieve greater SDG impact; stresses the need to increase investors’ risk appetite to attract investment in conflict-affected and fragile settings, where investments are often needed most;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes ongoing efforts to enhance the European financial architecture for development, as outlined in the Council conclusions of 14 June 2021; calls on the Commission to develop a common framework and guidance on holistic sustainability proofing of Union funding, following the Team Europe approach to ensure both effectiveness and efficiency in European Development Policies; calls for capitalising on the Team Europe approach to ensure close coordination in achieving the 2030 Agenda between the EU and its Member States;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes ongoing efforts to enhance the European financial architecture for development, as outlined in the Council conclusions of 14 June 2021; welcomes in this regard the adoption of a roadmap that presents actions to ensure a more impactful, efficient, coordinated and inclusive European financial architecture for development;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new EFAD pursues the goal of restoring the Multilateral Development Finance System in order to help put an end to the unsustainable lending of some countries operating outside that system, which not only threatens the level playing field for the EU and other countries complying with that system, but also has dramatically increased the already high external debt of many developing countries, exacerbating their vulnerability to the COVID-19 crisis - a process that dramatically hinders global efforts to achieve the SDGs;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Stresses the need to finance different alternative sources of energy in order to ensure alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and avoid future global financial pressure in the energy sector;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Stresses the importance of innovation and technology in order to help meet the SDGs; highlights in this regard that more financing to relevant technologies is necessary;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Without prejudice to the principle of subsidiarity and acknowledging that taxation is a national competence, notes that tax policies can also play their role in promoting the achievement of the SDGs;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)

21d. Is of the view that successful and timely implementation of the SDGs also rests on aligning political priorities with economic incentives; stresses the role of the private sector in helping to achieve the SDGs;

Amendment 319 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)

21e. Stresses the role of education in helping to achieve the SDGs; notes the importance of learning about sustainability from early childhood on; believes that the promotion of sustainable development and, more broadly, the SDGs can be achieved through a lifelong learning approach;

Amendment 32 #

Rovana PLUMB

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

— having regard to the Commission report of 15 May 15 2019 on the evaluation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (COM(2019)0233),

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)

21f. Encourages more effort to be made to help countries strengthen their productive capacities so that they can produce more goods and services and thus add more value to both their societies and economies;

Amendment 321 #

Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Believes that the pre-eminence of the current rules of the World Trade Organisation is preventing the development of robust multilateral cooperation to limit raw materials price variations on the international markets and their adverse impacts on food security and the environmental transition; considers that achieving the SDGs is not compatible with a philosophy of competition, adopted across the board, where social and environmental dumping are seen as ways for countries to create competitive advantages; urges the EU to work for reform of the WTO rules, adding the attainment of the SDGs to them, as prime objectives;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5 a (new)

2022 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation adaptation and finance in this critical decade to address gaps between Member States on environmental issues;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Implementation

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses the importance of SDG 4.1, whose aim is a full, quality 12-year primary and secondary education cycle, provided free of charge for all; recalls that current levels of government spending in low- and lower-middle- income countries fall short of the levels required to achieve the SDGs; recalls that external financing is key to support the education opportunities of the world’s poorest; calls on the EU and its Member States to step up its development assistance to deliver the objective of universal access to education through EU budget support, which has proven its efficiency in the field of education;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Regrets that three of the four 2020 SDG 14 targets ('Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development') have not been met by the EU; regrets furthermore that in 2020 the ECA found that, while a framework was in place to protect the marine environment, the EU’s actions had not restored seas to good environmental status, nor fishing to sustainable levels in all seas; calls on the Commission to implement the findings and recommendations of the ECA report in its upcoming 'Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems' , as well as in upcoming actions under the Biodiversity Strategy;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Recalls that the climate and biodiversity crises are intertwined and need to be addressed in tandem and coherently; emphasises that legally binding nature restoration targets are urgently needed to address the drastic decline of biodiversity in the EU and achieve SDGs 14 and 15, to help mitigate the climate crisis and to build resilience; regrets, in this regard, the delay of the proposal for an EU nature restoration law and calls for its swift publication;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)

21d. Underlines the importance of SDG 17 ('strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development'); notes, in the framework of global partnerships and capacity building, the innovative role of open source initiatives such as the Inner Development Goals (IDGs)1a, which aim to educate, inspire and empower people to be a positive force for change in society, thereby accelerating progress towards achievement of the SDGs; _________________ 1a http://www.innerdevelopmentgoals.org/

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that a ~~global political reset and intensified multilateral cooperation will be necessary in order for the EU and~~intensified period of national focus for all Member States its ~~partners to make meaningfu~~now needed to heal pfrogress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in defining this political reset;m the Covid-19 flu hysteria and the war between Russia and Ukraine; insists that, hence, the EU Commission now starts focusing on European matters and the Member States and propose how to invest in a better future for Europe.

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe – 2020 report’,

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that a global political reset and intensified multilateral cooperation will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in defining this political reset; suggests further active involvement of the President of the Commission in each HLPF;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that a global political reset and intensified multilateral cooperation will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; calls for action- oriented commitments towards achieving the SDGs by the 2023 SDG Summit, which will mark the mid-point of the 2030 Agenda’s implementation period; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism and as a global standard-setter, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit and beyond in defining this political reset;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that ~~a global political reset~~systemic change and intensified multilateral cooperation will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on all SDGs, and notably SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in ~~defining this political reset~~taking forward this systemic change;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that ~~a global political reset and~~ intensified multilateral cooperation with friendly and reliable partners will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals); calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in defining this political reset;

Amendment 334 #

Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Insists that a global political reset and intensified multilateral cooperation will be necessary in order for the EU and its partners to make meaningful progress in the coming eight years; recalls that, as the world’s most successful integration project with a track record of successfully championing multilateralism, the EU is uniquely placed to advocate a reform of international trade rules that will set itself the objective of accelerateing progress on SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals) while reaffirming commitment to the 1948 Havana Charter; calls, therefore, on the EU to assume a leadership role at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit in defining this political reset;

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Is alarmed at the fact that the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services will undermine progress in approximately 80 % of the assessed targets for the SDGs; recalls that ecological restoration is critical for the implementation of the ‘One Health’ approach; calls on the EU to address the root causes of biodiversity loss and to mainstream obligations on conservation, restoration and the sustainable use of resources into broader development policies;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Believes that due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on, inter alia, the food sector, progress on some of the SDGs, notably 1, 2 and 10 may not only slow, but be reversed, both within the EU and globally; is especially concerned about rising food prices and their impact on least developed countries and the resulting increase in poverty, food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger;

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to enhance all SDGs horizontally and help boosting SDGs across the EU; considers that each Member State should fully adopt a SDG priority axe and work on it by providing feedback on progress made in Europe and provide policy suggestions to achieve these goals;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Is of the view that the fulfilment of SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), primarily due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the former's increased use of energy as a geopolitical weapon, is further undermined; calls for more efforts to be made to increase the win-win aim of increasing energy security and energy efficiency which in turn is, in the long term, likely to promote energy affordability;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Underlines that international law has evolved to embrace new concepts such as “the Common heritage of humanity”, “Sustainable Development”, “Future Generations” but stresses that there is no permanent international mechanism to monitor and address environmental damage and destruction that alters the global commons or ecosystem services;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: ‘Mare plasticum’,

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22c. Calls on the EU and the Member States to support, at the 2022 HLPF and the 2023 SDG Summit, a paradigm shift to include ecocide and the right of future generations in international environmental law;

Amendment 341 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)

22d. Recalls that developing countries are historically vulnerable to external shocks owing to narrow export bases and less diversified economies; stresses, therefore, that one of the main challenges for developing countries is to climb up the global value chain through economic diversification and to shift from an a export-oriented production model towards development based on domestic and regional markets; to this end, emphasises the crucial role of multilateral fora and institutions to advance those objectives, with the view to harness resilience and to increase national or regional autonomy in the production of essential goods and services;

Amendment 342 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the fact that Europe faces its greatest SDG challenges in the areas of sustainable diets and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five yeara considerable problem due to the irresponsible and ill-informed "green- policies" for such existential items as food and energy; calls on the Commission to refrain from their attempts of global dominance and empire-building, to concentrate on support for the Member States to build strong, independent and resilient European nations that can safeguard their citizens, democracies and cultural legacies;

Amendment 345 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the fact that Europe faces its greatest SDG challenges in the areas of sustainable diets and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five years; emphasises the importance of strategic autonomy in these areas if the EU is to meet its SDG responsibilities, while recognising that the EU can also support partner countries and regions in meeting their SDG responsibilities;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the fact that Europe faces ~~its greatest~~ SDG challenges in the areas of affordable and clean energy, sustainable diets and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 7, 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five years;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the fact that Europe faces its greatest SDG challenges in the areas of sustainable ~~diet~~food systems and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five years;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)

— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),

Amendment 350 #

Eric ANDRIEU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the fact that Europe ~~faces~~must reaffirm the role of the States in regulating the economy, in order to be able to respond to its greatest SDG challenges in the areas of sustainable diets and agriculture, climate and biodiversity (SDGs 2, 12, 13, 14 and 15); calls on the Commission to develop a robust comparative analysis of SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG 14 (life below water), as trends cannot be calculated due to insufficient comparable data over the past five years;

Amendment 351 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Recalls that climate change will increasingly put pressure on food production and access, especially in vulnerable regions, undermining food security and nutrition; highlights the conclusions of the IPCC 2022 report according to which global warming will progressively weaken soil health and ecosystem services, undermining food productivity in many regions on land and in the oceans; urges the EU and its Member States to remain fully committed to their international engagements and obligations on climate and biodiversity and to the Green Deal, including the Biodiversity Strategy and the Farm to Fork Strategy, especially in a context where the pandemic crisis and the war in Ukraine show the vulnerability of developing countries to the disruption of the global food market;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Highlights the importance of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for achieving positive spill-over effects especially in the Global South and enter a virtuous circle in international partnerships; underlines the significance of the external dimension as the EU only stands for 19% of the global economic performance and 5,6% of world population with both shares shrinking; points out that achieving SDG 10 is the strategic lever that empowers our partners to set themselves on the path to sustainable development;

Amendment 353 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Reaffirms the need to continue supporting sustainable development globally and the importance for the EU to take the lead in a UN context for the 2030 Agenda and for the Multilateral Environmental Agreements, as a firm supporter of tackling global challenges;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Stresses the fact that at least 85% of all new external actions implemented through the Global Europe - NDICI instrument will be required to incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective as defined by the gender equality policy marker of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, and at least 5 % of these actions should have gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment as a principal objective; reiterates that the European External Action Service and the Member States should consider Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights as a priority in the EU programming process, including in joint programming; insists on swift and full implementation of the requirement in the EU's Environment Action Programme to 2030 ('the 8th EAP') that gender is mainstreamed throughout climate and environmental policies, including by incorporating a gender perspective at all stages of the policy-making process;

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the EU to present its first official EU voluntary review and voluntary regional review at the 2023 SDG Summit and lay the groundwork for this by presenting an initial review of the five priority SDGs at the upcoming 2022 HLPF, namely, SDGs 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality), 14 (life below water), 15 (life on land), and 17 (partnerships for the goals); underlines that the EU voluntary review should be preceded by an extensive consultation process including all relevant civil society organizations and by an outline how multiple stakeholders can be involved to address crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 357 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the ~~EU to present its first official EU voluntary review and voluntary regional review at the 2023 SDG Summit and lay the groundwork for this by presenting an initial review~~Commission, EEAS and Member States, as appropriate, to present the relevant results achieved on the implementation of the five priority SDGs at the upcoming 2022 HLPF, namely, SDGs 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality), 14 (life below water), 15 (life on land), and 17 (partnerships for the goals);

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the EU to present its first official EU voluntary review ~~and voluntary regional review~~ at the 2023 SDG Summit and lay the groundwork for this by presenting an initial review of the five priority SDGs at the upcoming 2022 HLPF, namely, SDGs 4 (quality education), 5 (gender equality), 14 (life below water), 15 (life on land), and 17 (partnerships for the goals);

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses the importance of the Parliament’s active involvement in the HLPF and that that it should be an integral part of the EU delegation; expects, therefore, to be allowed to attend EU coordination meetings and to be guaranteed access to documents throughout the summit;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on the Annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals,

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to review and update its policy on Addressing Inequality;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

— having regard to its Resolution of 6 July 2017 on EU action for sustainability,

Amendment 38 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 entitled ‘Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution’6 , _________________ 6 OJ C 440, 6.12.2018, p. 14.deleted

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to the Sustainable Development Report 2021 of 14 June 20211a, entitled ‘The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals’, _________________ 1a Sustainable Development Report 2021, "The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals", 14 June 2021

Amendment 4 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

— having regard to the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 17 February 2021 to the European Parliament and the Council on strengthening the EU’s contribution to rules-based multilateralism (JOIN(2021) 3 final),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 June 2021 on a comprehensive approach to accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development – Building back better from the COVID-19 crisis,deleted

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

— having regard to the European Court of Auditor’s special report 26/2020 entitled 'Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep',

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

— Having regard to the global launch of the Inner Development Goals Alliance in March 2022 with Costa Rica as its first partner country,

Amendment 43 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA, Sara CERDAS, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

— having regard to the UN Decade for Action on Sustainable Development,

Amendment 44 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, César LUENA, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 1 March 2022 on the Russian aggression against Ukraine,

Amendment 45 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2022 on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

Amendment 46 #

— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of 20191b, _________________ 1b Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, 2019

Amendment 47 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)

— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report of 28 February 2022 entitled "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability"1c _________________ 1c Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Sixth Assessment Report, "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability", 28 February 2022

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas there will be no ~~climate justice with~~proper discussion with regard to proper and sensible environmental-protection measures until an open and fact-based debate can occur; whereas the need is now paramount ~~environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development; whereas achieving the SDGs is therefore an ess~~to ensure that the environment-debate is not misguided by third-country interests that have infiltrated environmental groups and other policy entities; whereas only afterwards the important work can start with a revision of the SDGs in line with a proper policy with regard to environmential pr~~erequisite to achieving a just transition under~~otection, to base the policy as well as the SDGs on facts and also to enable a complete overhaul and possible dismissal of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, as they are not entirely based on facts;

Amendment 49 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas there will be no climate justice without environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development; ~~whereas achieving the SDGs is therefore an essential prerequisite to achieving a just transition under the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;~~

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

— having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, Parliament and the Commission of 30 June 2017 on the New European Consensus on Development – ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’,

Amendment 50 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas there will be no climate justice without environmentally, socially and economically sustainable and inclusive development; whereas achieving the SDGs is therefore an essential prerequisite to achieving a just transition under the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;

Amendment 51 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas there will be no climate justice without environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development; whereas achieving the SDGs is therefore an essential prerequisite to achieving a just and fair transition under the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas at European level and internationally there will be no climate justice without environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development; whereas achieving the SDGs is therefore an essential prerequisite to achieving a just transition under the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;

Amendment 53 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the UN Global Sustainable report issued in 2019 warned that no country is on track to achieve all of the SDGs, and that negative trends – notably, rising inequalities, climate change, biodiversity loss and increasing waste production – could irreversibly compromise human life conditions; whereas the disruptions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian aggression against Ukraine are worsening the lack of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is an approach to integrate the various dimensions of sustainable development holistically at all stages of policy-making, in order to foster synergies across policy areas and identify potential trade-offs and reconcile policy objectives, as well as address the spillover effects of domestic policies;

Amendment 55 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the achievement of the SDGs represents a challenge, especially taking into account the current geopolitical situation and its mid- and long-term ramifications; whereas in the short and medium term progress towards achieving some of the goals will not only slow down, but is likely to be reversed;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the European Commission, in its Staff Working Document of 18 November 2021 entitled ‘Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – A comprehensive approach’ committed to taking a ‘whole of government’ approach to SDG implementation, coordinated by President von der Leyen; whereas a ‘whole of government’ approach would urgently need more coherent action across Commission services;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding globally, including in the EU where the SDG index score declined for the first time; whereas according to the United Nations “Financing for Sustainable Development Report” (2021), the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a “lost decade” for sustainable development; whereas LDCs have been hit particularly hard because of their dependence on trade as a driver of economic growth, their small domestic markets and low levels of diversification, all of which increase their vulnerability to external shocks;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding; whereas the Human Development Index (HDI) was estimated to suffer a “steep and unprecedented decline” in 2020 for the first time in the 30 years since the measure has been computed; whereas the rate of extreme poverty rose in 2020 for the first time in 20 years;

Amendment 59 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding; whereas the new special committee of the European Parliament on ‘COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future’ could investigate the impact on SDGs

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 28 January 2019 ‘EU Report on Policy Coherence for Development’ (SWD(2019) 20 final)

Amendment 60 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding; whereas, according to the One Health approach, there is evidence that human health depends on planetary health and that a healthy environment is a fundamental pillar for sustainable development;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding in Europe but especially also in the countries of the Global South with weak health systems and where vaccination rates remain very low;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant opportunity to reshape our societies to fulfil the aspirations of the SDGs;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding and has led to further inequalities, especially within the health services and education;

Amendment 64 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic and the geopolitical and humanitarian crisis is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the impact of the overreaction to the COVID- 19 ~~pandemic~~flu is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of ~~SDG backsliding~~loss for all citizens of the Member States;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the long-term impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic is not yet fully known, but has already led to a significant degree of SDG backsliding;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) 2020 SDG Index, no European country is on track to achieve all 17 SDGs by 2030; whereas, according to the 2021 European Sustainable Development Report, for the first time since the adoption of the SDGs, the average SDG Index score of the EU did not increase in 2020;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the European Parliament as well the Council of the European Union and the European Council have, on repeated occasions since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, called on the European Commission to adopt an overarching strategy to fully implement the SDGs;

Amendment 69 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine on the SDGs is disastrous for Ukraine and extremely concerning for the countries in the region as well as at global level, although its consequences cannot yet be fully assessed;

Amendment 7 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to the United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and on Biological Diversity (UNCBD),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas there is a strong interdependence between health crises, environmental crises and climate crises; whereas such crises will increase in the coming years, in particular as a result of climate change and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 71 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the new geopolitical realities imposed by the war in Ukraine have a huge impact on the global achievement of the SDGs and impedes their realisation by 2030, leading to a great humanitarian and economic crisis;

Amendment 72 #

Ba. whereas the capacity to retrieve data to fill in the SDG indicators is limited in several developing countries, which can seriously hinder the assessment of progress;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the current Russian aggression in Ukraine will impact the worldwide implementation of the SDGs, especially concerning the fight against poverty and hunger;

Amendment 74 #

Udo BULLMANN, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is an approach to integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development at all stages of the policy-making cycle, in order to foster synergies across policy areas, and identify and reconcile potential trade-offs, as well as address the international spillover effects of EU policies;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the gap between the richest and poorest people and countries is continuously rising and reducing inequalities (SDG 10) has strategic importance and should be at the core of the common efforts to achieve the Agenda 2030;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas, according to the SDSN 2021 SDG Index, OECD countries are closest to achieving the 2030 Agenda targets, yet generate the largest negative spillovers, undermining the ability of other countries to achieve their targets;

Amendment 77 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas halfway through the agenda of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, Europe is on track to meet only 26, or 15 per cent, of the 169 targets, according the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the SDGs cover all of the major issues facing humanity and are not solely linked to development policies but also concern wider public policies at the European level;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas in committing to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the EU recognized that the dignity of the individual is fundamental and that the Agenda’s Goals and targets should be met for all nations and people and for all segments of society;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~— having regard to the Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),~~deleted

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the European Parliament as well as national Parliaments also have a responsibility to ensure that sustainable development is mainstreamed within their procedures, in order to break down silos;

Amendment 81 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas rising inequalities, climate change, biodiversity loss and increasing waste production are items addressed by the SDGs; whereas all of them are compromising human life conditions;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas many of these challenges have systemic origins and therefore require systemic solutions; whereas the SDGs are a tool for an integrated approach to tackle such issues;

Amendment 83 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Iskra MIHAYLOVA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the EU high-level multi- stakeholder platform on the implementation of the SDGs, which ran from 2017 to 2019, was set up to support and advise the European Commission and provided a forum for exchange of experience and best practice across sectors and at local, regional, national and EU level, bringing together stakeholders from civil society, non- governmental organisations, the private and corporate sector;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas, considering all the above, a European governance integrating the SDGs in a transversal approach would allow a greater coherence and efficiency of public policies; whereas for example SDG 14 "Life Below Water," which strives to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, should be implemented as part of an integrated maritime policy;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an estimated annual, global financing gap of $2.5 trillion between funding and what is required to achieve the SDGs; whereas it is estimated that the pandemic will increase this gap by 70% to €4.2 trillion 1a; _________________ 1a OECD (2020), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2021: A New Way to Invest for People and Planet, Paris.

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the transition to a wellbeing economy, where growth is regenerative, is embedded in the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme and enshrined in its 2030 and 2050 priority objectives; whereas this transition will require the Union to develop a more holistic approach to policymaking through, inter alia, the use of a summary dashboard that measures economic, social and environmental progress ‘beyond GDP’;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas global SDG progress is poorly understood due to insufficient monitoring capacities, in particular, in developing countries;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas the 2023 SDG Summit will be a crucial moment for salvaging the 2030 Agenda, given that it takes place just once every four years; whereas a political reset of the SDGs is urgently needed in order to account for the impact of COVID-19 and the global consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, by establishing new financing commitments and tackling the SDGs through global and transboundary policy actions;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas the climate and biodiversity crises are intertwined and need to be addressed in tandem and coherently, taking into account that policies to protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change are not always mutually supportive;

Amendment 9 #

Rovana PLUMB, Biljana BORZAN, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, César LUENA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Robert HAJŠEL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the Third International Conference on Financing for Development held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)

Bg. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated the existing debt problems of developing countries, further endangering their efforts at mobilizing sufficient resources to achieve the SDGs; whereas, accordingly, additional efforts in terms of debt relief are urgently needed to avoid widespread defaults in developing countries and to facilitate investments in recovery and the SDGs;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)

Bg. whereas the Union is obliged to incorporate the objectives of development cooperation into all internal or external policies which are likely to affect developing countries, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union; whereas achieving coherence across all Union policies is crucial to achieving the SDGs worldwide;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)

Bh. whereas according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Report of 2022, climate change has reduced food and water security, hindering efforts to meet the SDGs;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)

Bh. whereas the SDGs have a sub- national and local dimension;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)

Bi. whereas oceans are huge reservoirs of biodiversity and the primary regulator of the global climate; whereas their conservation is critical to sustainable development and contributes to poverty eradication, providing sustainable livelihoods and food security for billions of people;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)

Bi. whereas the SDGs are universal and indivisible; whereas they are common for, and applicable to, all actors, including the public and private sector as well as for civil society and social partners;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B j (new)

Bj. whereas the 17 SDGs with their respective 169 targets and accompanying indicators represent the only globally shared and politically-agreed framework for evidence-based policies;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B k (new)

Bk. whereas the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme includes, as a priority, objective advancing towards a wellbeing economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;

Amendment 99 #