9 Amendments of Maria Gabriela ZOANĂ related to 2017/2211(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas local and regional authorities are the most conversant with local and regional issues and are at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy and whereas their contribution is key to the achievement of this shift;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a stronger, more circular economy is a challenge for all European regions, but also represents key opportunities for those regions; to improve their trade balances and industrial competitiveness, and to create new jobs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the importance of applying waste hierarchy as a prerequisite for achieving a circular economy, as well as the need for greater transparency in the supply chain, so that end-of-life products and materials can be monitored and recovered efficiently; furthermore recognises a negative trend of investment of ESI Funds into lower levels of the waste hierarchy, in particular mechanical biological treatment (MBT) facilities and incineration, which can lead to overcapacities and long-term technological lock-in, thus jeopardising the achievement of EU recycling targets;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of the role of public-private partnership in the design and planning of new products and services that take life cycle into account, with a view to implementing the four design models that could be used under a circular economy: designing for longevity; designing for leasing/service; designing for reuse in manufacture; designing for materials recovery.
Amendment 62 #
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 encourages less developed regions to increase their efforts to achieve technological leapfrogging by implementing more projects that meet circular economy principles, and by developing partnerships and closer cooperation with groups of beneficiaries, such as materials experts, chemists, manufacturers and recyclers, particularly within the framework of the 'Industry 2020 and the circular economy' initiative;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for better access to finance for local authorities, including through heightened cooperation with the EIB within the framework of the European Investment Advisory Hub, to enable increased investments in green jobs and in local energy transition, including energy efficiency, decentralised distribution of energy and the circular economy;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the circular economy is suitably incorporated into educational programmes and vocational training and re-training as an interdisciplinary subject so as to shape new attitudes which will then help to define new business models and create new jobs;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages regional and local authorities to further invest in education andal programmes and public awareness- raising aboutcampaigns on the benefits and advantages of all actions with the aim of implementing the circular economy through cohesion policy projects, thus increasing citizen participation and influencing consumer behaviour;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission, for the next programming period, to implement a relevant tracking methodology for highly successful projects that can provide examples of good practices, so as to allow accurate monitoring of the contribution of cohesion policy to the achievement of a circular economy;