10 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2017/2211(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas achieving the Paris Agreement targets implirequires a shift to a more circular economy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the creation of a European Resource Efficiency Excellence Centre for SMEs as well as the Circular Economy Finance Support Platform;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its view that the circular economy goes beyond waste management and includes areas such as green jobs, renewable energy, resource efficiency, the bioeconomy, water management, energy efficiency, food waste, marine litter, air quality improvement, research and development and innovation in related fields; acknowledges, however, that waste infrastructure is a crucial element for reducing linear patterns of production and consumption;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines the importance of the Urban Innovative Actions initiative, which has so far approved eight innovative circular economy projects in urban authorities for ERDF funding and calls on the Commission to monitor and evaluate their implementation in order to formulate wider circular economy policies;
Amendment 64 #
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 encouragescalls on the Commission to strengthen the capacity of less developed regions toin order to help them increase their efforts to achieve technological leapfrogging by implementing more projects that meet circular economy principles;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the potential of the bioeconomy for the regional development ; calls for greater use of ESI Funds to be made for the implementation of existing innovations, while further fostering innovation in the development of bio- based, biodegradable and compostable materials and energy sources produced from sustainably managed biofeed stocks;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for better access to finance for local authorities to enable investments in green jobs and in local energy transition, including energy efficiency, decentralised distribution of energy, clean energy innovation and the circular economy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points to the initiatives of the European Investment Bank group to support and promote projects on the Circular Economy, which has provided over €2.4bn in co-financing for circular economy projects for waste management, water management and agribusiness research and development, stresses the importance of combining European Structural and Investment Funds with the European Funds for Strategic Investments in order to finance projects for the circular economy;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the potential 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 cshould focus on priorities that would support the creation of a market for secondary raw materials for the Union;
Amendment 100 #
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 and could be further enhanced by ad-hoc investment appraisal; points to the important role technical assistance might play in this field;