7 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2011/2297(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the WFD constitutes a solid and ambitious legislative base for long-term integrated water management in the EU; welcomes the improvement in the quality of European waters and wastewater treatment in recent years; points out however that the rate of implementation has been slow and uneven across Member States and regions and that several challengesthe implementation of the WFD needs to be overcomeimproved significantly in order to achieve ‘good status’ across European waters;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasises the importance of water efficiency; calls for more efficient water usage especially in sectors, such as the energy and agricultural sector, which are the largest water users;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the efficiency and sustainability of water use by the agriculture sector can be improved by the introduction of innovative technologies and practices emphasises the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of water in the current reform of the CAP;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to integrate the resource efficiency agenda, which contains crucial water efficiency objectives, as comprehensively as possible into all other policies, including the overarching economic governance policies such as EU2020, and to implement it at local, regional, national, and EU level;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Calls for all CAP payments to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules, covering the Water Framework Directive and pesticides legislation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Urges the Commission and Member States to adopt without delay concrete plans for phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies before 2020 and to report on progress through the National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Believes that international ambitions should be increased to achieve sustainable water use through integrated water resource management and increased resource efficiency;