6 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2014/2059(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the greening of EU economies and putting at equal stand the Europe 2020 targets contributes to long-term and crisis-resilient growth, increases competitiveness and, creates jobs, while improving the Union’s energy security and energy independence while enhancing sustainable development;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates that the sustainable development indicators measured by Eurostat include, amongst others, climate change and energy, natural resources and public health;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines the fact that ensuring equal access to health care contributes to social cohesion, social justice, to tackling social exclusion and it contributes to a sustainable development as it adds to intergenerational solidarity and can correct negative population health externalities;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the importance of the sustainability of the healthcare sector which plays an important role in the overall economy as it accounts for 8% of the total European workforce and for 10% of GDP in the European Union; for being able to provide equal access to healthcare services for the citizens, as health is an essential factor of stability, sustainability and further development of Member States and their economy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasises that in order for the Member States to boost their employment by exploiting the employment potential of the green economy, action is required on three main fronts: boosting labour demand in eco-industries through adequate levels of investments, anticipating and managing skills needs in both green and greening sectors, and ensuring job quality for high-, medium-, and low-skill occupations; from the point of view of the labour market policy, increased attention should be given to devising adequate training programmes as to address specific skill shortages, and to consider the dynamic interaction between skills supply and age structure of the workforce in green and traditional industries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls both Member States and the European Commission, in this period of economic crisis, to avoid most damaging measures like short-term savings which will lead to high costs in the mid to long- term and instead to concentrate on further development of high-quality and high-efficiency health care systems;