4 Amendments of Alexandr VONDRA related to 2021/0000(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the alignment of the Semester process with the EU’s long-term climate and environmental objectives must be accelerated, as per the Commission’s engagements under the Green Dealproportionate; notes that without sustainable fiscal policy and credible financial situations of Member States any future financing model of the European Green Deal is endangered, therefore demands that public ‘green investment’ be treated under the Stability and Growth Pact, just like any other public spending; underlines that the coordination of the Member States’ macroeconomic policies is, among others, an essential tool to achieve the Green Deal;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to extend the current Semester approach by developing a new climateset up a distinct framework dealing with the implementation of ecological indicators, without watering down the Semester process, to assess the discrepancy between the structure of the Member States’ budgets and a Paris-aligned scenario for each of their national budgets; further stresses that this would enable the extended Semester to provide recommendations on reducing climate debtand the coordination of those indicators between EU Member States. Recalls that the European Semester cycle is a framework of EU Member States to coordinate budgetary and economic policies;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the Semester to be adapted, taking into account the economic recession caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic, and to be aligned with the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the key EU instrument for recovery; stresses that the EU’s recovery provides a unique opportunity to build back a stronger EU by providing guidance to Member States on where reforms and investments are most needed in order to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive EU;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission’s guidance to Member States to include in their Recovery Plans investments and reforms in flagship areas that are in line with the EU’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest – such as renewable energbiodiversity, renovation, sustainable mobility, the circular economy and biodiversitrenewable energy – given their potential to create jobs and growth.