4 Amendments of Ondřej KNOTEK related to 2019/2028(BUD)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU benefit from specific measures, particularly in the context of the cohesion policy, with regard to the conditions for accessing much-needed and essential funds to promote sustainable development and therefore achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), in view of their economic and social situation, the high structural impact of their geographical remoteness and their specific exposure to the effects associated with climate change;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Structural Reform Support Programme funding will be financed using the Global Margin for Commitments; warns that increases should come at no expense to cohesion policy; recalls that new EU initiatives should be financed with new additional resources and not at the expense of long-standing EU policies;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes the proposal of the European Commission to dedicate 21% of the overall 2020 budget to tackle climate change and to ensure the decarbonisation of the European economy; underlines the need to ensure a just and fair transition to low-carbon economy by 2050;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Points out that increased investments are needed in research and innovation to develop low-carbon technologies; calls on the Commission and the Council to allocate sufficient resources in the budget to implement the future Just Transition Fund to ensure the necessary support for coal and carbon intensive regions to facilitate a just and inclusive transition; recalls that the transition to low-carbon economy has led to the loss of 27.000 jobs between 2015 and 2020 in the coal industry and could reach 160.000 jobs by 2030;