Activities of Alexandr VONDRA related to 2022/2006(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022
Amendments (9)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Annual SustainableNotes the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2022 pledge to Growth Strategy 2022 pledge to continue continue placing a sustainable, fair placing a sustainable, fair and green and green transition at the heart of the transition at the heart of the European European Semester (Semester) Semester (Semester) process, enshrining process, enshrining environmental environmental sustainability, climate sustainability, climate neutrality, neutrality, public health and the wellbeing public health and the wellbeing of of citizens as guiding principles for the EU’s citizens as guiding principles for the recovery; Calls for honouring principles of EU’s recovery. market economy.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of accelerating the alignment of the Semester process with the EU’s long- term climate and environmental objectives as set up under the objectives as set up under the European Green Deal and reinforced European Green Deal and reinforced in the Fit for 55 package; Welcomes in the Fit for 55 package; Notes the the insertion, at each European insertion, at each European Semester Semester country report, of dedicated country report, of dedicated sections sections on the Member State’s on the Member State’s progress in the progress in the different SDG areas, as different SDG areas, as well as the set- well as the set-up of additional up of additional indicators to monitor indicators to monitor and guide and guide Member States’ Member States’ performance in view performance in view of EU Green of EU Green Deal policy goals; Deal policy goals;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Upon the review of the performance in view of EU Green Deal, urges to readjust goals to be attained by Member States to make them realistic and pragmatic.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, meeting the EU’s ambitious Green Deal agenda will ambitious Green Deal agenda will require significant investment and require significant investment and that, according to the Commission, that, according to the Commission, the private and public investment gap the private and public investment gap to cater for the green transition are to cater for the green transition are estimated at nearly EUR 520 billion estimated at nearly EUR 520 billion per year, for the next decade; further per year, for the next decade; further notes that whereas a substantial share warns against a substantial share of of the investment will be borne by the the investment to be borne by the private sector, public investment will private sector, and especially against have to increase as well; public investment increase; Highlights that the public investments that are directed to the Green Deal can’t primarily be directed to other important public services, such as health care, security or education, but at best have positive side-effects on these public services. Calls therefore upon the Commission to continuously monitor, in all Member States, whether the investments needed for the Green Deal, do not overshadow the other crucial investments a society needs.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls furtherefmore on the Commission to extendcarefully consider whether the current Semester approach can be considered as a subject to deliver on its unattainable political commitment to make it, such as a governance tool supporting the achievement of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals; underlines the need to further integrate, without weakening the monitoring process of this extended European semester, the Union’s climate, environmental, includingespecially biodiversity and social, objectives in a more comprehensive manner to provide Member States with analysis and indicators beyond economic indicators only, thus better reflecting the current challenges faced by Member States in reducing their ecological footprint and making the process a driver of change towards a sustainable wellbeing for all in Europe, calls on the Commission to lower the burden on a Member State if these indicators clearly show that these challenges undermine the wellbeing of present and the future of new generations;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the European semester should support the Union’s effort in aiming towards to achieveing climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; calls therefore on the Commission to assess the discrepancy between the structure of the Member States’ budgets and a Paris-aligned scenario for each of their national budgets; thus enabling the Commission to; Commission might feel free to provide recommendations ton Member States’ climate debt andon climate-friendly investment gap associated to the Union’s 2030 objective and the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;; provide
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalling the importance of 6. Recalling the importance of ensuring ensuring the Semester is aligned with the Semester is aligned with the the Recovery and Resilience Facility Recovery and Resilience Facility and and the need to swiftly address the the need to swiftly address the COVID 19 pandemic impact on the COVID 19 pandemic impact on the European economy; Highlights that European economy; Highlights that the RRF presents an unprecedented the RRF presents an unprecedented and unique opportunity for all and unique project for all Member Member States to address key States attempting to address key structural challenges and investment structural challenges and investment needs and transform their economies needs and transform their economies to make them sustainable, more to make them sustainable, more competitive and more resilient to competitive and more resilient to future shocks; stresses the future shocks; highlights however, importance of implementing that despite all the green ambitions investment policies and sustainable in the RRF, the main aim of the fund reforms in line with the European is the post-pandemic recovery and priorities identified in the RRF; is of that this should remain the main the view that the RRF should serve as aim, investments should therefore an inspiration for the review of the focus on the recovery of the economy framework for macroeconomic in the respective Member States; governance, notably in identifying common structural challenges and investment needs; further stresses that this review should design an enabling framework for Member States to accelerate their green transition and close their climate and environment friendly investment gap;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Further calls on the Commission to ensure the proper involvement of the ensure the proper involvement of the European Parliament, as well as of European Parliament, as well as of regional and local authorities, social regional and local authorities, social partners, civil society and other key partners, civil society and other key stakeholders throughout the overall stakeholders throughout the overall process, including during the process, including during the implementation phase. implementation phase with the aim to ensure that the European Semester is not only a bureaucratic exercise, but delivers much-needed solutions for the citizens of our respective Member States.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 (new)
Paragraph 8 (new)
8. Warns against increasing tax burden on tax-payers, be it in direct or indirect form, and the overall regulatory burden.