Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2020/2058(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), which aims to enable a just and well-managed transition towards a resilient and sustainable society; emphasises that it is imperative that the EU achieve the revised 2030 and 2050 climate and biodiversityall environmental goals and reach its commitments under the Paris Agreement, based on the best available science;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), which aims to enable a just and well-managed transition towards a resilient and sustainable society; emphasises that it is imperative that the EU achieve the revised 2030 and 2050 climate and biodiversity goals and reach its commitments under the Paris Agreement, based on the best available sciencetific data;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it essential that the investment plan provides for and enables additional investment with real added value and doesn’t crowd out market financing;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the transition cannot be done simply with public funds; calls on the Commission when developing the Investment Plan to encourage and enable private investments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that, even with an ambitious funding, the available funds will not be unlimited; calls on the Commission to establish a robust framework for reporting and monitoring to ensure that spending has a real impact;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Expects a new, unprecedented MFF, endowed with fresh money, and enhanced and new EU own resources, to be at the heart of the green transitionsufficiently funded MFF with ambitious greening targets, especially in the Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need for prioritisation among the MFF expenditures;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commits to a just recovery from the coronavirus crisis that ensures that taxpayers’ money is prudently invested in the future, not the past; that conditions fiscal expansion to drive the shift to a green economy and make societies and peopleand more resilient economy; that employs public funds to climate proof sectors and projects, thereby generattrigger additional investments ing green jobs and sustainable growth and transition to low carbon energy; that incorporates climate risks and opportunities into the financial system, as well as all aspects of public policymaking and infrastructure; and that guarantees an end to fossil fuel subsidies and applies the polluter pays principle;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the important role of the European Investment Bank in the implementation of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and underlines its commitment to align all its financing activities with the principles and the goals of the Paris Agreement by the end of 2020; takes note of its ambition to transform into a Climate Bank and gradually increase the share of its financing dedicated to climate action and environmental sustainability to reach 50% of its operations by 2025.
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls onNotes the intention of the Commission to revise State aid rules to allow public support for the European Green Deal and to reform the European Semester to deepen the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights; calls on the Commission to ensure the integrity of the internal market and a level playing field in any future revision;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the proposals on reforming the European Semester to deepen the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Pillar of Social Rights; recognises that the focus of the European Semester should be sound fiscal policies and structural reforms for competitiveness;
Amendment 172 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate exchange of best practices between Member States regarding the role of public investment in achieving the Green Deal;