4 Amendments of Laura AGEA related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to generate millions of new jobs across Europe, resulting in net job creation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that investing on landfills and waste incineration diverts resources that can be invested on job creating activities such as waste prevention, re-use, repair and preparation for re-use; calls for the Commission to ensure that funding under EU cohesion policy targets circular economy activities and is not provided to landfills and waste incineration;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the importance of training and re-qualifying workers especially in resource-efficient sectors and the importance of social dialogue on the circular economy agenda;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CStrongly believes that the shift to a circular economy requires decisive action and incentives by both Member States and the EU; calls on the Member States and the EU to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of a circular economy, such as establishing a legislative framework for reuse, repair and preparation for reuse, elaborating legal definitions of "waste" that do not prevent reuse of materials, reducing or lifting taxation on renewable resources, including labour, and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchy.