Activities of Renate WEBER related to 2014/2208(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns the withdrawal of the circular economy legislative package, the provisions of which would have contributed to creating up to 180 000 jobs in the EU waste management sector alone; notes with concern that this withdrawal will delay the reconciliation between growth and sustainability with at least two years;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to present its new proposal as soon as possible, but latest by the end of 2015, which should be at least as ambitious as the initial proposal with regards to creating jobs;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that a circular economy willis one of the main elements to offset the decline in skilled jobs and mid- level occupations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, in a transition towards a circular economy, internal transformation and redefinition of jobs may affect sectors with a high share of emissions; calls, in consequence, on the Member States and the EU to put in place all the necessary measures to support affected workersensure a swift transition for all the parties involved;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment and fiscal incentives that encourage the development of a circular economy, such as shifting the tax burden from labour to resource use, reducing or lifting taxation on renewable resources, including labour, and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchy, thus making resource efficiency, recycling, renovating and re- use more attractive, which will contribute to generating job-rich growth.