15 Amendments of Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ related to 2022/2059(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 b (new)
Citation 32 b (new)
— having regard to the ECA Special report Climate spending in the 2014-2020 EU budget,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU committed to spending at least 20 % of the 2014-2020 MFF on climate action, declaring having spent €216 billion (20.1%) on climate- relevant measures; whereas the 2021- 2027 EU budget includes an increased target of 30% on climate action;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the density of waste has more than doubled in thirty years; whereas the improper management and treatment of waste from rivers and urban areas make the Mediterranean the area with the sixth largest accumulation of marine litter in the world; whereas several EU funded programmes have greatly contributed to reducing waste in the Mediterranean such as H2020 Initiative for a Cleaner Mediterranean, as well as actions in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the densquantity of waste has more than doubled in thirty years; whereas the improper management and treatment of waste from rivers and urban areas make the Mediterranean the area with the sixth largest accumulation of marine litter in the world;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of maritime transport in the Mediterranean, which carries 20 % of the world’s trade in an area which makes up only 1% of the world´s ocean, which through the Mediterranean, generates between 100 000 and 200 000 tonnes per year of intentional hydrocarbon discharges; whereas industrial activities and intensive farming result in run-off into rivers and contamination of groundwater, and contribute, along with offshore oil and gas refineries, to worsening sea pollution in the whole basin;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the impact of maritime transport, which carries 20 % of the world’s trade through the Mediterranean, generates between 100 000 and 200 000 tonnes per year of intentional hydrocarbon discharges; whereas industrial activities and intensive farming may result in run-off into rivers and contamination of groundwater, and may contribute, along with offshore oil and gas refineries, to worsening sea pollution in the whole basin;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Mediterranean basin is warming 20 % faster than the global average; whereas global warming will cause severe consequences that must be anticipated; whereas sea levels could rise up to 25 cm by 2040–2050; whereas meeting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5 °C of warming calls for a halving of the EU’s energy demand by 2050 compared to 2015 levels and requires the other countries of the Mediterranean area to contribute through increased cooperation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the continuous degradation of the environment in the entire Mediterranean basin, the loss of biodiversity and the increasing air and marine pollution;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Managing Authorities to use Cohesion Funds to invest in technologies and infrastructure to recover materials from residual waste for circular economy purposes in cities and urban nodes on the coast and on rivers flowing into the Mediterranean Sea, in order to reduce the discharge of waste into the sea;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the potential of all the Mediterranean regions for the development of onshore and offshore renewable energy sources and for a just and inclusive ecological transition;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that SMEs can contribute to finding innovative solutions not only for the deployment of renewable energies, circular and blue economy; considers that further simplification should be promoted to ensure that SMEs across all European regions access Cohesion Funds;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that overfishing is stillremains a threat to the survival of many species; is convinced that the development of a blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobs; calls on the Commission to continue to monitor data on stocks and to carry out impact assessments before taking decisions aimed at limiting fishing quotas;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the negative impacts caused by mass tourism due to its seasonality and its uncontrolled urban development (such as cruises, new polluting leisure activities); considers that seasonal tourism can lead to seasonal vulnerabilities such as differences in financial resources between the high and low tourist seasons; highlights, therefore, the need to diversify the economy of these areas by strengthening their secondary sectors in order to achieve a good balance and a diverse labour market; calls on the Member States and Regions to devise sustainable tourism action plans in consultation with stakeholders and civil society and in line with a future European roadmap for sustainable tourism, and to make full use of the Next Generation EU funds and Structural Funds to finance the tourism transition action plans;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges Member States to invest Cohesion Funds in remedying ecological disasters that have taken place in the Mediterranean such as the one occurred in El Mar Menor; calls on Member States and the Commission to monitor areas in danger of becoming an ecological disaster and mitigate the impact with Cohesion funds;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on Member States to adopt measures to mitigate the effects of heatwaves and droughts in coastal areas, which are expected to become more frequent in the context of climate change and which threaten human life and biodiversity; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a strengthened Solidarity Fund;