4 Amendments of Matthias ECKE related to 2022/2170(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU’s cohesion policy funds aimed at territorial, economic and social cohesion are crucial for supporting the transition towards climate neutrality while guaranteeing high-quality employment opportunities in the regions; Is convinced that developing a regional perspective to the Green Transition, thus, including local and regional authorities, as well as social partners and trade unions, is essential in a Just Transition towards a net-zero carbon economy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the diversity of Europe’s regions, each with its own specific territorial, economic, infrastructural and demographic challenges; Urges the Commission and Member States to address the development trap and stagnant growth in several European regions by increasing their attractiveness, as well as responding to the shrinking labour force, coupled with a declining and ageing population in many member states;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the gGreen tTransition, such as greater regional inequalities; hCalls for the establishment of a social conditionality principle to all EU funding, meaning payments from the European budget should be possible only for activities which respect social and labour rights and norms, thus contributing to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 9 TFEU and the European Pillar of Social Rights; Highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cCohesion pPolicy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and broadening the JTF’s scope to include other industrial sectors and regions;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Remains convinced that a jJust tTransition has the potential to not only convert the EU into a successful net-zero economy, but also make it a global model for this existentially necessary transformation; highlights that cohesion policy is an essential tool on the path towards a net-zero economy and believes that the debate on the future of EU cohesion policy, including funding for 2028-2035, must be guided by the need to assist the Member States on this path; Calls for fresh EU money to be mobilised for necessary EU investments, such as the creation of a EU Sovereignty Fund with a strong territorial dimension.