13 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2017/2211(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas local and regional authorities are at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy and whereas theira European multi-level governance model, built on active and constributionuctive co-operation between the different levels of governance and stakeholders is key to the achievement of this shift;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cities represent just 3% of the Earth's surface but house more than half of the world population, consume over 75% of the global resources, and emit 60-80% of greenhouse gas emissions and whereas 70% of the global population is moving to cities by 2050;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is a challenge for all European regions, but also represents key opportunities for those regioand can address these challenges by building a model that combines thriving economic development with sustainability goals and can help regions create new industry, transform existing sectors and implement valuable new production chains;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in the EU currently around 60% of waste is not recycled and that great cost benefits and business opportunities could be created from exploring and introducing new circular business for the benefit of EU SMEs:
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the existence and importance of an ex ante conditionality on ESI Funds in the programming period post 2020 related to ‘promoting economically and environmentally sustainable investments in the waste sector’; regrets, however, the negligence of waste hierarchy and lack of sound environmental assessment of long-term outcomes in a substantial number of cases co-financed by ESI Funds;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of applying waste hierarchy as a prerequisite for achieving a circular economy; furthermore recognises a negative trend of investment of ESI Funds into lower levels of the waste hierarchy, in particular mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facilities and incineration, which can lead to overcapacities and long-term technological lock-in, thus jeopardising the achievement of EU recycling targets; reminds, that encouraging the business community to follow the hierarchy should generate additional materials into the resource stream as well as offer potential outlets for its use in manufacturing;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the partnership principle and the important role of stakeholders during the drawing up of partnership agreements and operational and regional programmes; calls for a genuine and transparent involvement of partners in policy processes, and for circular economy-related objectives to be adequately and timely incorporated into programming documents;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that projects related to the circular economy which have received cohesion policy support have brought greater benefits to more developed regions; therefore encourages Member States and less developed regions to increase their efforts and to create conditions to achieve technological leapfrogging by implementing more projects that meet circular economy principles;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for better and more transparent access to finance for local and regional authorities to enable investments in green jobs, waste management and in local energy transition, including energy efficiency, decentralised distribution of energy and the circular economy;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that, out of a sample of 32 operational programmes reviewed for a study on the integration of environmental concerns in cohesion policy funds, nine address the circular economy and six green jobs; welcomes the existing efforts made by national and regional authorities but at the same time calls on Member States to better integrate the circular economy in their operational and regional programmes and partnership agreements;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States to foster cross-border cooperation, in particular through European Territorial Cooperation (ETC), to implement circular economy projects; furthermore, stresses the importance of finding the sustainable solutions though the pre-accession agreements with non-Member Sates to tackle the ongoing challenges, especially in the domain of air pollution;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the potential and the importance of implementation of ongoing of macro- regional strategies to help achieve a circular economy, not only in the Member States but also in third countries located in the same geographical area; stresses that those strategies could support the creation of a market for secondary raw materials for the Union;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its views on the importance of adequate capacity building and maintenance in local, regional and national public authorities, which is also highly relevant for the transition to a circular economy; points to the important role technical assistance mightcan play in this field;