5 Amendments of Dan JØRGENSEN related to 2010/2211(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to extend national and European accounts to environmental issues in order to facilitate a green transformation of the European economy which will lead to long term economic growth and prosperity, as stated, amongst others, by the EEA in the SOER 2010 report;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the financial and policy implications of environmentally harmful subsidies; considers that European funding should notCalls for the budget reform to eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies which have negative impacts on the environment, climate change, ecosystems and biodiversity within and outside the EU; eliminating these harmful subsidies will free up significant funds which will be used, for example, for green job creation and re-skilling the workforce;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the EU budget to be climate and biodiversity proofed, in order to ensure that EU funds are not counter- productive to agreed EU objectives and that they actively promote the achievement of climate, energy and biodiversity objectives for 2020;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the EU Budget to commit sufficient funding on a structural basis to reach its key environmental targets and to earmark money within the different EU funds for eco-friendly sectors, such as energy saving, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and public transport, which contribute to a stronger and more resilient EU economy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Requests the Commission to provide clearer guidance and more capacity building to Member States at national, regional and local level on efficient and effective use of EU funds to reach the key European environmental targets by 2020;