Activities of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2018/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate) NL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) PDF (231 KB) DOC (85 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the 2030 Agenda has the potential to be transformative and sets out universal, ambitious, comprehensive, indivisible and interlinked goals, aimed at eradicating poverty, fighting growing inequalities and discrimination and, promoting prosperity, sustainability, environmental responsibility, social inclusion and respect for human rights, and strengthening peace and security; whereas these goals require immediate action with a view to full and effective implementation;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the 2030 Agenda is based on the Union’s core values of democracy and participation, social justice, solidarity and sustainability, respect for the rule of law and human rights, both within Europe, its Member States and around the globe, and striving to achieve the SDGs therefore naturally follows the European Union’s plans to create a better, healthier and more sustainable future for Europe;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas sustainability and the transition to a climate-neutral, circular and socially inclusive economy is key in ensuring long-term growth and competitiveness of the EU and will only be possible by fully respecting the planetary boundaries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that the aim of the 2030 Agenda is to achieve greater well-being for all, leaving no-one behind, and that the threefour essential pillars of sustainable development, (social, environmental and, economic development) as well as its governance dimension, are essentialnd governance) must be addressed in a comprehensive manner, in order to achievinge the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); underlines the fact that sustainable development is a fundamental objective of the Union, as laid down in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and should play a central role in the debate on and the narrative for the future of Europe;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to identify clearly existing gaps in all relevant policies in orderestablish a real gap analysis of all relevant policies in order to identify critical areas of synergies and incoherencies, and to assess what needs to be done by 2030 in terms of EU policies, legislation, governance and implementation and to submit a full report on those gaps without further delay so as to present a comprehensive strategy before the end of 2019;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its request for such a strategy and underlines the need to clearly set out common indicators and benchmarks, an analysis of the distance to targets and goals, and required action and means of implementation; stresses that the EU’s 2030 strategy should also outline when and how the Commission and the co-legislatorUnion will undertake sustainability impact assessments to address existing gaps, reorient existing policies and fordevelop new legislative proposals, or reviews or recasting of Union legislation, while ensuring coherence and coordination actions both at the European and Member State levels; therefore calls on the Commission and the Council, in all its formations, to pursue this work without delay;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for clear identification and differentiation of the governance level at which the targets should be implemented, while stressing that the principle of subsidiarity should be respectedfollowing the subsidiarity principle; calls for the establishment of clear and coherent sustainable development pathways at national and, if necessary, subnational or local levels for those Member States who have not done so already; stresses that the Commission should provide guidance for this process in order to ensure a coherent approach;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need for the EUCommission to develop an integrated, effective and participatory monitoring, accountability and review framework that gathers information and relevant disaggregated data at national and subnational levels, while acknowledging that Eurostat alone cannot comprehensively capture all dimensfor the implementation and mainstreaming of the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda, and calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Eurostat, to establish a set of specific progress indicators for the internal applications of SDG progress, taking into account spill-over effects and the need for indicators which are not purely economic in naturethe SDGs in the EU, that gathers information and relevant disaggregated data at the respective governance levels;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights the importance of transparency and democratic accountability when monitoring the EU 2030 Agenda and consequently underlines the role of the co-legislators in this process; considers that the conclusion of a binding interinstitutional agreement under Article 295 of the TFEU would provide an appropriate arrangement for cooperation in this regard;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Underlines that in order for the EU to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda it is essential these are reflected in the European Semester in a comprehensive way, including by addressing green jobs, resource efficiency, and sustainable investments and innovation; recalls that decoupling economic growth from resource consumption is essential for limiting socio-environmental impacts and for improving Europe's competitiveness and reducing its resource dependency;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Stresses that the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (MFF) must be oriented towards the 2030 Agenda and ensure enhanced mainstreaming of sustainable development in all funding mechanisms and budgetary lines, reiterating that long- term policy coherence plays an important role in cost minimization; stresses that the MFF, before adoption, must be evaluated in the light of the SDGs and that a standard check to ensure the sustainability of expenditure under EU budget must be established;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Considers that significant acceleration of green investment, innovation and growth in the EU is needed for the timely and successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda and underlines the importance of a wider uptake of innovative and existing financing tools, such as green public procurement, and the urgency for different approaches to current investment policy, in particular the phase out of environmentally harmful subsidies;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9 e. Welcomes the increasing amount of institutional and private capital allocated toward financing the SDGs and underlines the importance of a robust sustainable finance framework, including a calibration of capital requirements of banks and a brown add on, prudential rules for insurance companies and an update of institutional investors and asset managers’ duties;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission for regular analysis of the VNRs of Member States in order to assess progress and good practices; further calls for analysis of the VNRs of Least Developed Countries in order to identify needs, close gaps and enhance support and cooperation, and to cooperate closely within the OECD in developing peer review mechanisms for successful SDG implementation strategies and action in domestic and external policies, and for betterto improve exchange of best practices and monitoring of negative external spill-over effects;