5 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas various studies have shown that Europe's citizens see GDP as an incomplete indicator of the quality of life; thus even where GDP is rising the public perception may be one of a decline in real incomes and standard of living,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to propose using additional indicators for measuring economic sustainability and social wellbeing, given that concentrating on a single indicator, namely GDP, has resulted in the pursuit of short-term profits and the depletion of natural resources, and has benefited only 10% of people within the richest societies;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop additional indicators for measuring medium- and long-term economic and social progress which will take account of climate change, resource efficiency and social inclusion;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that indicators such as commercial energy consumption per capita, residential electricity consumption per capita, the percentage of less polluting fuel in total residential energy consumption, or the percentage of the population with access to electricity - as included in the Energy Development Index (EDI) - reflect the development of the economy, the access of the population to electricity, consumer confidence and ability to pay for modern electricity facilities; calls on the Commission to examine the desirability of introducing the above as additional indicators;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that if the Union fulfils its objectives in terms of energy efficiency and energy saving and the fight against climate change, GDPit will fallthus contribute to new economic models which will influence the wellbeing of the citizens, and therefore believes it is essential that the new indicators should take account of those aspects and give them their due weight.