4 Amendments of Lídia PEREIRA related to 2020/2091(INI)
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges the fact that Member States have established an air quality monitoring network based on common criteria defined by the AAQ Directives, with more than 4 000 monitoring stations and 16 000 sampling points; points out that site location provisions involve multiple criteria and offer a degree of flexibility which can make verification more difficult, and which often generate data that does not provide information on where the highest concentrations of air pollutants occur; urges the Commission to review and establish new mandatory rules for locating monitoring stations and sampling points; stresses the importance of choosing an open and anonymised data format that can be used freely and without constraint by all, especially the scientific community;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, while Member States have a duty to alert affected members of the public to the precautions necessary for as long as air quality has dropped to critical levels, efforts and investment should primarily be channelled into short- and long-term preventive and anticipatory anti-pollution measures;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes Member States should seek to ensure that the example set by those cities with good practices in this area is followed by other cities in general through the formulation and implementation of contingency/emergency plans, to be activated as soon as possible where high concentrations of pollutant gases and particles that jeopardise the public health are predicted or are actually occurring;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to achieve healthier cities and substantial reductions in air pollution levels, for example through the creation of green areas and pedestrian and car-free zones in urban centres and by encouraging the use of bicycles and other eco-friendly devices through the extension of safe cycle paths in and around city centres;