Activities of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2012/2100(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and, the Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds are called to contribute alongside national funding to accelerating the implementation of EU legislation on renewable energy and energy efficiency; supports therefore the promotion of energy efficiencyand resource efficiency, of long-term cost-effective development strategies and of a low- carbon economy, based on more sustainable production and consumption patterns, by local and regional authorities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that local and regional authorities in industrial areas should look to exploit synergies between national and EU public funding and private investment in financing energy and infrastructure projects, as a means of supporting innovation, research and development; believes that increased public and private investment in the green agenda in industrial areas can generate employment and growth through low- carbon technologies, renewable energy andtechnologies, environmental goods and services; and through exploiting the potential of energy efficiency; notes that Europe needs to mobilize all policies and instruments it has at its disposal at the EU level, such as the internal market, environmental and climate policy, research and innovation, trade and competition policy as well as SMEs development, to foster the creation of high-value jobs for meeting future societal challenges.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that regional strategies for industrial areas should include, as a focus point, the cleaning-up of landmeasures to protect land, water, air quality, to safeguard regional and local biodiversity and wnater, andural resources; stresses that the regional strategies should therefore consider measures which support the aims and goals of the Waste Framework Directive and, the Water Framework Directive;, and the Air Quality Directive.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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4. Believes it is important that strategies for industrial areas include an integrated focus on the transport possibilities to and from the areas, both in the form of raw materials, goods and personnel, as well as the necessary infrastructure, be it existing or planned, and that this can help reduce the environmental footprint of industrial areas; and to ensure that community needs are met simultaneously with safeguarding natural resources and capital.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of an effective transposition by Member States of the SEVESO III Directive, in order to ensure that possible risks to citizens closeliving in close proximity to the industrial regions concerned are minimised, that theycitizens have adequate information regarding any possible risks, and that they are better involved in land- use planning decisions with a view to making these planning decisions more sustainable and minimizing potential trade-offs between social, economic and environmental objectives and needs.