11 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/2030(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the 7th EAP has a positive influence on environmental policies at EU and Member State level, with benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders; recalls, in this context, the importance of the Aarhus Convention;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the objectives relating to natural capital are unlikely to be met where protecting, preserving and improving natural capital is concerned;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined; recalls the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and environmental damage should be rectified at source, as well as the ‘polluter pays’ principle;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP; considers it important that the sectoral policies of the Union and Member States are developed and implemented in order to achieve the objectives of the environmental programme;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the improvements in the common fisheries policy (CFP) and cohesion policy, which have increased coherence with the 7th EAP; regrets, however, that despite improvements to the regulatory framework the CFP continues to suffer from poor implementation; recalls the importance of healthy fish stocks;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents major challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; deplores the problems relating to soil erosion, nitrogen and phosphorus emissions and the quantity of organic matter in soil;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WConsiders it important that the EU is fully committed, as a pioneer, to attaining the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development; welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants, particularly in urban areas, but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport are a significant contributory factor;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU institutions, as well as national and regional governments where appropriate, to make full use of available specialist knowledge about risks to the environment and human health when making and monitoring policies; calls for environmentally harmful direct and indirect subsidies at Union and Member State level to be eliminated without delay;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the full implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to be stepped up without delay, so that the objectives of the strategy can be attained;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure forso as to support sustainable transport, including electric vehicles, as soon as possible;