5 Amendments of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2011/2068(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the flagship initiative on resource efficiency and points to its crucial influence on the quality of lifesecuring sustainable, smart and inclusive growth in Europe and improving the quality of life and the environment for present and future generations;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in order to achieve a resource-efficient Europe, increased coordination and synergies between a wide range of policy areas and their various instruments should be implemented at regional, national and EU level with a view to ensuring their effectiveness; points out that regional policy already has a coordinated and integrated approach in place; notes that trade-offs between certain policy areas exist, and these need to be addressencouraged;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of regional policy in supporting initiatives aiming at efficient use of resources, in particular in connection with building energy efficiency, investment in research, innovation and sustainable development, owing to its long-term development programmes, decentralised administration system and the incorporation of the EU’s priorities for sustainable development;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the importance of groups of regions and Member States drawing up joint strategies for effective resource use; stresses, in this connection, the important role that European territorial cooperation can play in securing coordinated strategies of this kind, as well as the urgent need to invest in cross-border energy and environmental infrastructure with a view to ensuring that resources are protected and moved more effectively; calls, furthermore, for macro- regional strategies focusing, in particular, on environmental protection and energy supply and independence to be drawn up;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasizes that resource efficiency should be addressed at regional and local level, – taking into account the particularities and different development levels of European regions – and regional and local authorities and partnercivil-society representatives should be directly involved in the planning and implementation of relevant measures; this would lead to a greater feeling of responsibility forand closer identification with the goals of resource efficiency at all levels;