Activities of Malin BJÖRK related to 2022/2006(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2022 pledge to continue placinge a sustainable, fair and green transition at the heart of the European Semester (Semester) process, enshrining environmental sustainability, climate neutrality, public health and the wellbeing of citizens as guiding principles for the EU’s recovery of the EU member states.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Regrets that the current fundamental design of the European Semester is based on principles of economic and fiscal austerity, principles that constitute an obstacle to the extensive investments in green transition that member states should be encouraged to make, in order to live up to the long- term climate and environmental objectives.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of accelerathieving thean alignment of the Semester process with the Paris agreement and the EU’s long-term climate and environmental objectives as set up under the European Green Deal and reinforced in the Fit for 55 package; Welcomes the insertion, at eachs long as the European Semester countryincludes country specific advice in its reports, of dedicated sections in these reports on the Member State’s progress in the different SDG areas, as well as the set- up of additional indicators to monitor and guide Member States’ performance in view of EU Green Deal policy goals.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, meeting the EU’s ambitious Green Deal agenda will require significant investment and that, according to the Commission, the private and public investment gap to cater for the green transition are estimated at nearly EUR 520 billion per year, for the next decade; further notes that whereas a substantial share of the investment will be borne by the private sector, public investment will have to increase as wesubstantially.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls therefore on the Commission to extend the currentredesign the Semester approach to deliver on its political commitment to make it a governance tool supporting the achievement of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals; underlines the need to further integrate, without weakening the monitoring process of this extended European semester, the Union’s climate, environmental, including biodiversity and social objectives in a more comprehensive manner to provide Member States with analysis and indicators beyond economic indicators only, thus better reflecting the current challenges faced by Member States in reducing their ecological footprint and making the process a driver of change towards a sustainable wellbeing for all in Europe.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the European semester should be radically reformed in order to support the Union’s effort to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, and preferably earlier; calls therefore on the Commission to assess the discrepancy between the structure of the Member States’ budgets and a Paris-aligned scenario for each of their national budgets; thus enabling the Commission to provide recommendations on Member States’ climate debt and climate-friendly investment gap associated to the achieving the Paris Agreement 1.5 temperature goal, including at least the Union’s 2030 objective and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalling the importance of ensuring the Semester is aligned with the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the need to swiftly address the COVID 19 pandemic impact on the European economy; Highlights that the RRF presents an unprecedented and unique opportunity for all Member States to address key structural challenges and investment needs and transform their economies to make them sustainable, more competitivefair and more resilient to future shocks; stresses the importance of implementing investment policies and sustainable reforms in line with the European priorities identified in the RRF; is of the view that the RRF should serve as an inspiration for the review of the framework for macroeconomic governance, notably in identifying common structural challenges and investment needs; further stresses that this review should design an enabling framework for Member States to accelerate their green transition, invest in climate justice and close their climate and environment friendly investment gap. investment gap.