10 Amendments of Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ related to 2012/0337(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) In the EU as a whole no adequate provision has yet been made for involving the public effectively and fairly in the process of resolving environmental problems, in particular through the EIA procedure.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to improve environmental integration and, policy coherence and public involvement in resolving environmental problems;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 11
Annex 1 – point 11
11. This transformation requires the full integration of environment issues into other policies, such as energy, transport, agriculture, fisheries, economy and industry, research and innovation, employment and social policy so as to create a coherent, joined-up approach. Action within the EU should also be complemented by enhanced global action and cooperation with neighbouring countries to tackle common challenges. What is more, society as a whole must be involved as far as possible in the process of resolving these problems.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 15
Annex 1 – point 15
15. In many cases, action to achieve these objectives will be required primarily at national, regional or local level, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, with the proviso that the public must be given a proper say in discussions on environmental issues. In others, additional measures at EU level will be needed. Since environment policy is a sphere of shared competence in the EU, one of the purposes of this programme is to create common ownership of shared goals and objectives and ensure a level playing field for businesses and public authorities. Clear goals and objectives also provide policy makers and other stakeholders, including regions and cities, businesses and social partners, and individual citizens, with a sense of direction and a predictable framework for action.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 38
Annex 1 – point 38
38. Turning waste into a resource, as called for in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, requires the full implementation of EU waste legislation across the EU, based on strict application of the waste hierarchy and covering different types of waste. Additional efforts are needed to: reduce per capita waste generation in absolute terms, limit energy recovery (in particular through waste incineration) to non- recyclable materials, phase out landfilling, ensure high quality recycling, and develop markets for secondary raw materials. Hazardous waste will need to be managed so as to minimise significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, as agreed at the Rio+20 Summit. To achieve this, market-based instruments that privilege prevention, recycling and re-use should be applied much more systematically across the EU. Barriers facing recycling activities in the EU internal market should be removed and existing prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and landfill diversion targets reviewed so as to move towards a ‘circular’ economy, with a cascading use of resources and residual waste close to zero.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) Waste is safely managed as a resource, waste generated per capita is in absolute decline, energy recovery is limited to non- recyclable materials and landfilling of recyclable and compostable materials is effectively eradicated on a gradual basis, in line with each Member State’s actual capacity to achieve this objective.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 44
Annex 1 – point 44
44. Access to water of satisfactory quality remains problematicand the arrangements for sewage collection and treatment remain inadequate in a number of rural areas in the EU, while ensuring the good quality of Europe’s bathing waters benefits both human health and the EU’s tourism industry. Adverse consequences of floods for human health and economic activity are being experienced more frequently, partly due to changes to the hydrological cycle and land use.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 60 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 60 a (new)
60a. Fifth, the arrangements for public involvement in environmental decision- making will be strengthened, first and foremost by ensuring that the environmental impact assessment system does not allow impact assessment procedures to be circumvented and is objective and independent;
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 1 - point d
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 1 - point d
(d) Citizens’ trust and confidence in EU environment law is enhanced and they are more closely involved in action taken to address environmental problems.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point d a (new)
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point d a (new)
(da) Reviewing the environmental impact assessment system, with a view to ensuring that it is objective and independent, and standardising practices in the Member States in order to avoid situations in which environmental impact assessment procedures can be circumvented as a result of gaps or ambiguities in the law.