2017/2030(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to Articles 191 and 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, relating to preserving, protecting and improving the quality of human health and the environment, in particular the precautionary principle,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)

- having regard to its recommendation of 4 April 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2908(RSP)),

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that protecting and enhancing food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage, as well as drawing up a strategy for food sovereignty in order to produce and consume locally, should be a key priorityies of the CAP;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that protecting and enhancing food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage and using pesticides as rarely a possible should be a key priorityies of the CAP;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that protecting and enhancing food security in the long term ~~by preventing environmental damage should be a key priority of the CAP~~is a key priority of the CAP; highlights that this can only be achieved by a sustainable management of natural resources;

Amendment 103 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Underlin~~Stresses that impro~~tecting~~ving food security and en~~hanc~~suring food s~~ecurity in the long term by preventing environmental damage should be a~~upply at a reasonable price for consumers while preserving natural resources are key priorityies of the CAP;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that protecting and enhancing food security in the long term byand preventing environmental damage should be a key priorityies of the reformed CAP;

Amendment 105 #

Christofer FJELLNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burden;deleted

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burden;deleted

Amendment 107 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that in the context of climate change and a growing world population, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems and thus on the agricultural sector as well; therefore encourages the Commission and Member States to facilitate and to support research in the adaption of current livestock farming practices and innovative approaches to the supply of animal protein; underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burden;

Amendment 108 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that ~~in the context of~~ climate change and a growing world population~~, the rising demand for diets rich in animal protein is~~ are exerting significant environmental pressures on agricultural land and increasingly fragile ecosystems; ~~underlines that diets with excessive amounts of animal fat are increasingly linked to the non- communicable disease burden~~stresses that the CAP must continue to accompany the farming sector to face those challenges while contributing to Union’s environmental objectives ;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Deplores the fact that the Union and the Member States have not yet taken effective measures to reduce the consumption of products of animal origin and to encourage the transition to other protein sources in order to reduce the impact of the food industry on the environment and the climate;

Amendment 11 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 f (new)

- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report entitled “SOER 2015 — The European environment — state and outlook 2015”,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Regrets that the consumption of saturated fats and red meat in the Union remains well above the recommended nutritional values and that the food industry continues to make a substantial contribution to greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions, thereby preventing the attainment of the sub-objective on reducing the consumption of food products of animal origin under objective No 2 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Calls on the Commission to carry out a fitness check on Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for GHG emission allowance trading 1 a to verify whether the implementation thereof genuinely makes an effective contribution to honouring the commitments to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement; __________________ 1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives;~~deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives; however, acknowledges that these commitments lack a clear strategy and concrete proposals for institutional structures and a governance framework that will ensure a mainstreaming of the SDGs into EU policies along the process from policy initiatives and legislative proposals until their implementation and enforcement;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. WConsiders it important that the EU is fully committed, as a pioneer, to attaining the objectives of the 2030 Agenda and sustainable development; welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcome~~Recalls the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission’s 2016 ~~commitment to~~objective of mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that significant progress has been made in improving the quality of water in the EU in the past several decades; regrets, however, that only 50% of the ‘good status’ objectives for water under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC had been achieved by 2015; encourages the Commission to step up its dialogue with Member States and local authorities with a view to improving the implementation of the WFD;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Regrets that the CAP has failed adequately to promote sustainable agriculture or consistently to provide incentives for the provision of environmental goods and services for the benefit of the community, while continuing to favour the objective of increasing production;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the improvements brought by EU-funded projects as regards drinking water quality~~; regre~~ and notes the high quality of drinking water in the EU; expects the Commiss~~ed opportunities to deliver better results from EU funds in other areas rel~~ion’s legislative proposal for the revision of the Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC, which is expected to be published in early 2018, to provide the necessary updateds to th~~e EAP~~is legal framework;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 g (new)

- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s Report of 19 May 2015 entitled “State of Nature in the EU”,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the improvements brought by EU-funded projects, with the contribution of all Member States, as regards drinking water quality; regrets the missed opportunities to deliver better results from EU funds in other areas related to the EAP;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. W~~elcomes~~hile recognizing the improvements brought by some EU-funded projects ~~as regards drinking water quality;~~, regrets the missed opportunities to deliver better results from EU funds ~~in o~~and stresses the importance of using ther a~~reas related to the EAP~~vailable resources more efficiently and in a more targeted manner;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to further integrate the EU’s water objectives into other sectoral policies under the EAP; welcomes, in this connection, the Commission’s working paper on ‘Agriculture and sustainable water management in the EU’1, which was published on 4 April 2017, the objectives of which are to identify obstacles to good water status in the CAP, to improve the implementation of sustainable management measures, to promote better dialogue and cooperation between stakeholders at all levels, and to increase the sharing of best practices; __________________ 1a SWD(2017)0153.

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Regrets the persistence of serious shortcomings in the collection and treatment of urban waste water in various regions of Europe and stresses that this situation contributes to uncertainty about the attainment of the sub-objective on waste generation in Europe, and more generally, that it negatively affects the attainment of priority objectives Nos 1 and 2 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Welcomes the 2018 work programme of the European Court of Auditors which includes the following areas: the greening of the CAP; renewable energy projects for rural development supported through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; innovative and traditional instruments for climate action; floods directive; air quality; organic food;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Encourages the strengthening of the circular economy in the EAP, by taking the example of wastewater treatment and reuse, which makes it possible to better compensate for water stress situations, to guarantee better management of water resources, particularly through irrigation for agriculture, to reduce direct water withdrawals and to produce biogas; welcomes the legislative proposal on the re-use of waste water, which will be presented by the Commission in early 2018;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that the biggest environmental threats to health are most evident in urban areas ~~and will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030;~~ , especially in peripheral areas and suburban agglomerations; feels that their slow and ill-conceived development, in conjunction with the lack of adequate infrastructure, causes problems not only in terms of urban, transport, social and economic issues, but also environmental issues; points out that the rapid and uncontrolled rise in emissions and waste is leading to a dramatic deterioration in the living standards of the populations of these regions; notes that it is anticipated that by 2020, 80% of the population will be living in urban and suburban areas; feels, therefore, that this problem must be urgently resolved with the active participation of the EU institutions;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that the absence of a strategy to tackle rural depopulation or to combat the internal migration of European populations to major urban centres is contributing to serious environmental problems through the over-development of cities and over-consumption of energy and foodstuffs; notes, in this regard, that the biggest environmental threats to health are most evident in urban areas and will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that the biggest environmental threats to health are most evident in urban areas and will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030; notes that already now, air pollution causes 400 000 premature deaths in the EU; notes that health-related external costs range from EUR 330 billion to EUR 940 billion;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that the biggest environmental threats to health are most evident in urban areas and are caused by pollution from fine particulate matter resulting from the concentration of road transport and energy requirements; points out that these will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that ~~the biggest~~big environmental threats to health are ~~most~~quite evident in urban areas and will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that a reduction in noise pollution is one of the quality parameters that will not be achieved by 2020; stresses that, in the EU, at least 10 000 premature deaths are caused by noise-related illnesses and that in 2012 approximately a quarter of the population of the EU was exposed to levels of noise in excess of the limit values; calls on the Member States to prioritise the monitoring of noise levels so as to ensure that the limit values for indoor and outdoor environments are respected;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport are a significant contributory factor; welcomes the ‘mobility package’ presented by the Commission in November 2018, which paves the way for low-emission mobility within the Union;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport, thermal power plants and industry are a significant contributory factor;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport and the agricultural sector are a significant contribut~~ory~~ing factors;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants, particularly in urban areas, but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport are a significant contributory factor;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport and agriculture are a significant contributory factor;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Welcomes the~~Acknowledges a certain degree of progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport are a significant contributory factor;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Deplores the fact that in European cities prolonged exposure to pollutants such as PM2.5, NO2 and O3, which are responsible for the deterioration of ambient air quality, continues to cause serious damage to people’s health; notes with concern the European Environment Agency’s 2017 report on air quality which states that in 2014 alone the above pollutants caused, respectively, 399 000, 75 000 and 13 600 premature deaths in the territory of the EU; regrets that the continuous overshoots of the limit values of atmospheric pollutants prevent the attainment of priority objective No 3 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recognises that full implementation of the European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility would improve coherence between climate, transport and energy policies and facilitate a transition to a low emission, energy efficient transport system, delivering priority objectives of the EAP;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 20 September 2011 entitled “Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” (COM(2011)0571),

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the progress made on the circular economy package legislation; urges all parties to strive to reach an agreement with ambitious targets;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Believes that the 7th EAP has not been able to offer adequate solutions to address the emissions scandal in the automotive sector, Dieselgate, which has contributed heavily to preventing EU institutions, Member States and citizens from achieving priority objective No 3.

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on Member States to assess their progress towards the objectives of the 7th EAP and to reorient their actions where necessary; urges the Member States to make the results publicly available;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that any new legislative proposals fully implement the objectives and measures of the Environmental Action Programmes;

Amendment 144 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Pavel POC, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Calls on the Commission to ensure active inclusion of civil society organisations in the assessments of the implementation of EU environmental legislation;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the interplay between socio-economic and environmental factors, production and consumption patterns, the costs / benefits of action or inaction, the combined effects of chemicals, and nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, PBT substances, the impacts of microplastics, ultra fine particles, pharmaceuticals in the environment, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, the impact of single stressors on health over the long term, soil and land use and invasive alien species;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies~~Highlights the importance of science, technology and innovation as a pivotal driver to achieve the objectives of the 7th EAP and underlines the inclusion of certain objectives of the 7th EAP in the existing working programmes of Horizon 2020; calls on the Commission, including through the Environmental Knowledge Community, to prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use ~~and invasive alien species~~;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use and invasive alien speciethe identified knowledge gaps;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use and invasive alien species, as well as the impact of the strict protection of major predators, such as wolves, on the natural environment, population and economy of the Union;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy and short circuit paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil depletion and land use and invasive alien species;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 29 November 2017 entitled “The Future of Food and Farming” (COM(2017)0713),

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Union and the Member States quickly and definitively to abandon environmentally harmful subsidies and any form of direct or indirect public support for the exploitation of traditional energy sources, such as fossil fuels and nuclear energy, as such exploitation is clearly at odds with the cardinal principles of the circular economy and sustainability and hinders the realisation of various priority objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) and underlines that it is a positive mechanism to improve implementation of EU environmental legislation and policy; considers that the EIR can contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the 7th EAP if the Commission includes the full scope of the thematic priority objectives in its next review cycle of the EIR;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Union and the Member States to abandon subsidies and any other form of public funding, whether direct or indirect, for waste incineration; urges regional and local authorities not to compromise the waste hierarchy by discouraging management options with greater potential in terms of the circular economy; calls for a significant reduction in the quantity of mixed waste and for a parallel and uniform increase in separate collection, recovery and recycling rates across the EU; believes that greater efforts should be made at all levels to prevent and reduce the generation of waste upstream, also in the light of the uncertainties surrounding the implementation by 2020 of the sub- objective included in this regard in the 7th EAP;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase and coordinate efforts to promote the development and validation of alternative methods to animal testing so that they contribute to the achievement of priority objective No 5 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Urges the Commission and the Member States to do more to improve the cognitive and scientific bases of the EU’s environmental policies, increasing the accessibility of data for citizens and fostering public involvement in scientific research;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the EU institutions, as well as national and regional governments where appropriate, to make full use of available specialist knowledge about risks to the environment and human health when making and monitoring policies, and to act in full independence of the pressures exerted by industrial and other economic actors;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the EU institutions, as well as national and regional governments where appropriate, to make full use of available specialist knowledge about risks to the environment and human health when making and monitoring policies; calls for environmentally harmful direct and indirect subsidies at Union and Member State level to be eliminated without delay;

Amendment 157 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for the EU institutions, ~~as well as national and regional governments where appropriate,~~Member States and the competent national and regional authorities to make full use of available specialist knowledge about risks to the environment and human health when making and monitoring policies and making choices in these sectors, in compliance with the precautionary principle;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. In order to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well- being, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the combination effects of chemicals and safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors are effectively addressed in all relevant Union legislation, and risks for the environment and health, in particular in relation to children, associated with the use of hazardous substances, including chemicals in products, are assessed and minimised by 2020;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to reform the pesticide authorisation system in the Union, by increasing its transparency, i.e. using scientific studies that are published and undergo peer reviews and removing any confidentiality clause on tests relating to the degree of human and environmental exposure and the health risks involved, thereby contributing to the achievement of objective No 3 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the 7th EAP sets legally binding objectives in the fields of environment and climate change to be achieved by 2020; whereas the 7th EAP also sets out a long-term vision for 2050;

Amendment 160 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Urges the Commission not to delay in the presentation of a legislative proposal aimed at setting more stringent standards for pesticide monitoring and binding targets for reducing them in order to reduce the gap in the implementation of priority objectives Nos 1 and 3 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that long-term actions with a view to reaching the objective of a non-toxic environment will be identified by 2020;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the Commission to actively take infringement action against Member States that do not implement or badly apply EU legislation;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Asks the European Environment Agency to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress;~~deleted

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Asks the European Environment Agency and the Commission to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the production and collection of new data to create new indicators and improve existing ones.

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Asks the European Environment Agency to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress, while conducting an ongoing assessment of the relevance of these indicators;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Asks the European Environment Agency to increase the quantity and~~Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of indicators used to monitor progress;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the issue of implementation to feature as a recurring item in trio-Presidency priorities and programmes, that it be discussed at the Environment Council at least once a year, perhaps through a dedicated Implementation Council, and that this be complemented by another forum in which the Parliament and the Committee of the Regions would also be involved; calls for joint Council meetings to address the implementation of cross-sectoral, horizontal issues and common challenges, as well as emerging issues with possible cross-border impacts;

Amendment 168 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on environmental inspections, in addition to the (upcoming) initiative on Environmental Compliance Assurance, in order to facilitate consistent and improved implementation of environmental legislation and policy at all administrative levels;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to fully apply the precautionary principle when sufficient data is not available; highlights the cases of chemical and nanomaterials as relevant examples;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas many studies examining greenhouse gas emissions from different agricultural systems have been flawed because they have not considered the full environmental footprint, as it is the case for soy cultivation for livestock feed, which is a key driver of deforestation overseas, itself a major contributor to climate change;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the full implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to be stepped up without delay, so that the objectives of the strategy can be attained;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Calls on the Commission, the competent authorities in the Member States and relevant stakeholders to fully engage in the EIR without delay in order to improve the implementation of EU environmental legislation and policy;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Calls on the Commission to increase the coherence between different environmental policies and to improve the integration and mainstreaming of environmental policies into other high- level EU instruments;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for infrastructure projects, particularly those related to TEN-T, to fully consider environmental impacts at regional level as well as project level; notes that coherence between different environmental policies is also relevant; highlights the possible effects of hydropower on freshwater supplies and soils, and of sea-based renewable energy infrastructure on marine biodiversityon the European institutions and the Member States not to endorse TEN-T infrastructure projects that contribute to the impoverishment of the Union’s natural capital and to the deterioration of air quality, do not meet the needs expressed by citizens and by local communities, are not sustainable from an economic and financial point of view and increase the uncertainty surrounding the achievement of the objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Urges the Member States to make greater efforts to preserve the use and integrity of fresh water reserves due to the uncertainties surrounding the possibility of achieving the sub-objective set out in this regard in the 7th EAP; calls on the Member States to remedy as a matter of priority the poor state of surface waters as the objectives in this area are unlikely to be met by 2020; calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to tackle the pressures on water bodies, by eliminating the causes of water pollution at source, establishing areas where it is forbidden to draw off water for hydroelectric purposes and ensuring the maintenance of ecological flows along rivers; calls on the Commission not to delay in drawing up the conformity assessment for the second cycle of river basin management plans adopted by the Member States under the Water Framework Directive;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to commit themselves to agreeing to the need to set ambitious rules against the use and degradation of soil, thereby filling a gap in EU environmental legislation which, together with the lack of common standards regarding the operations to be undertaken to decontaminate polluted environmental compartments, hinders the realisation of several priority objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which ~~is better aligned wi~~must break away from a intensive, production-driven and yield-based logic in order to maintain the environment~~al needs and which safeguards food security~~ and ensure that the Union’s food security benefits the health of Europeans by increasing the quality of food now and in the future; calls for the funding of farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact ~~and/or~~, based on the already rich experience of organic farming, which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market ~~(e.g.~~, including protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences ~~and natural pollin~~, protection of pollinators, increasing the surface area of melliferous and arboricultural plants, and the protection of floral diversity through crop diversification), to be ~~reward~~encouraged under a reformed CAP; calls, furthermore, for the CAP reform to ultimately encourage changes in the practices and teachings of agricultural learning centres in the European Union so that they correspond to environmental protection criteria;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas agriculture is one of the most climate-dependant human activities as it is very sensitive to climatic variations and has to permanently adapt to changes, but climate change will increasingly impact European agriculture as temperatures warm up and extreme weather events increase; whereas, agriculture is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges ~~further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now an~~the Commission to propose a new CAP reform to achieve a sustainable agri-food system which is fully compatible with the need to preserve a healthy environment, to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions due to intensive farming and the processing and production activities of the food industry and to maintain and increase food safety levels in the Union; Believes that a reformed CAP should favour the agro- environmental transition, by supporting the recovery, use and dissemination of traditional and innovative practices that can overcome the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture, supporting cruelty-free breeding methods based ion the fu~~ture; calls for~~ll recognition of animals as sentient beings, rewarding farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide e~~nvironmental~~cosystem services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) ~~to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;~~ ;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP; calls on the Member States to recognise agroforestry as ecological focus area in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy1a; calls on the Commission to ensure that environmentally beneficial farming practices are afforded appropriate support in any future revision of the CAP; __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is ~~better~~fully aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP; calls for the current CAP budget to be maintained but redirected to invest in the transition to sustainable agricultural practices; calls for targeted schemes that reflect environmental and climate goals, reinforce the polluter pays principle, address unsustainable farming practices and support the necessary transition in agricultural practices;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better a~~Considers the upcoming reform of the CAP as a starting point to move towards a sustainable food system; underligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by ths the need for a smart agricultural policy with strong commitment to deliver public goods and ecosystems services related to soil, water, biodiversity, air quality, climate action and the provision of landscape amenities; calls for an integrated policy with a more mtarkget ~~(e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP~~ed, more ambitious yet flexible approach, where the granting of support to the agricultural sector is linked to the delivery of environmental outcomes;

Amendment 185 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jan HUITEMA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise an economically sustainable food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which thus safeguards the Union’s food security ~~now and in the future~~; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide ~~environmental service~~public benefits not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned with~~Considers the upcoming reform of the CAP as a starting point to better align food production and environmental ~~need~~policy targets and ~~which~~to safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for smart farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;

Amendment 187 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Stefan ECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to put animal welfare at the centre of the reform of the CAP; hopes that solutions will be proposed and implemented to overcome the use of cages, which are an instrument of suffering and constraint which is no longer tolerable: each year about 700 million animals are kept in cages in Europe, depriving them of any opportunities for natural behaviour;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to increase the uptake of solutions to environmental challenges, especially where technical solutions exist but are not yet fully deployed, such as reduction of ammonia in agriculture;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Is of the opinion that CAP public money shall support public goods; those who farm sustainably must be effectively supported while those who harm the environment should receive no public money;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. agriculture is among the first emitters of the greenhouse gases, methane and nitrous oxide, mainly through digestive processes in livestock, manure and the fertilisation of soils;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Underlines that, being biodiversity the basis for our food production and hence long term food security in Europe, it is vital to halt biodiversity loss by improving CAP greening mechanisms and by establishing new mechanisms to protect our ecosystems including biodiversity tailor-made credits;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to significantly improve the use and administration of EU funds for the EAP’s objectives; calls for better monitoring, transparency and accountability; calls for enhanced environmental democracy by granting procedural rights to the public with respect to access to environmental information held by public authorities, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to significantly improve the use and administration of EU funds for the EAP’s objectives; calls for better monitoring, transparency and accountability, with a view to ensuring that the Union’s expenditure, which is already particularly costly for the net contributing Member States, is not increased;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to significantly improve the volume, use and administration of EU funds for the EAP’s objectives; calls for better monitoring, transparency and accountability;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to develop, without delay, a comprehensive, overarching framework strategy on the implementation of the SDGs in the EU, addressing all policy areas and including a review mechanism to assess progress of implementation; requests the Commission to establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation and to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of SDGs;

Amendment 196 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a wide strategy for EU areas under high environmental pressure in order to promote exchange of best practices regarding remediation operations and risk prevention for human health;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to guarantee the enforcement of existing EU law and ensure Member States’ full compliance with the objectives of 7th EAP by utilising all tools at its disposal, e.g. infringement procedures;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Invites the Court of Auditors to analyse expenditure in~~Welcomes the existing special reports and performance audits of the Court of Auditors (ECA) and invites the ECA to further analyse other areas relevant to the EAP which have not been included in ~~its analysis~~the work programme thus far;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission and the Member States to support improved proposal-writing for regional and city level projects so that EU funds are more accessible, particularly as regards green infrastructure, biodiversity, and the Birds and Habitats Directivesmake greater efforts to safeguard the integrity of the Natura 2000 environmental network and to implement the EU biodiversity strategy by 2020 in view of the far from encouraging prospects of achieving priority objective No 1 of the 7th EAP; Calls on the competent national and regional authorities to draw up management plans including conservation measures to effectively protect environmental values both in SCIs, SACs and SPAs and in natural parks and marine protected areas established under regional, national and transnational rules; rejects any attempt to dismantle the Birds and Habitats Directives, or to weaken the implementation thereof;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the Paris Agreement, Decision 1/CP.21and the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC, held in Paris from 30 November to 11 December 2015,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 7th EAP does not contain a mid-term review clause; whereas the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on the implementation of the 7th EAP is an opportunity to assess this EAP’s progress and to make evidence-based recommendations for ~~any future EAPs~~the further implementation of the current EAP and any future EAPs; whereas this report should go beyond restating the well- known problems, but should focus on proposing solutions for achieving the goals laid down in the 7th EAP;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission and the ~~Member States to support improved proposal-writing for regional and city level projects~~competent authorities in the Member States to provide appropriate guidance so that EU funds are more accessible, including for local projects, particularly as regards green infrastructure, biodiversity, and the Birds and Habitats Directives;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for the EU funds under the cohesion and regional development policy to be used rationally in order to meet the priority objectives of the 7th EAP across the board; particular attention should be given to measures and projects aimed at increasing the sustainability of cities in Europe, as required by priority objective No 8 of the 7th EAP; urges the EU and Member States to boost the resilience of urban areas by investing in advanced urban waste water treatment systems, green infrastructure and electromobility and improving the energy performance of public and private buildings; calls for the costs incurred to implement measures and projects aimed at increasing energy efficiency and the share of energy produced from renewable sources as a proportion of the total energy consumed in the EU to be separated from the Stability Pact;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to implement air quality legislation; cCalls on ~~regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy-making,~~the Commission and the competent national authorities to exercise their control powers to prevent the placing on the market of pollutant, diesel-powered cars that contribute significantly to the release of NO2 into the atmosphere over the limit values set by Directive 2008/50/EC and that do not comply with EU rules on type approvals and emissions of passenger and light commercial vehicles; believes that it is imperative to impro~~ve health outcomes in some of the worst affected areas~~tect citizens from the possible recurrence in future of scandals such as Dieselgate, which negatively affected the implementation of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to implement air quality legislation; calls on regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy-making, to improve health outcomes in some of the worst affected areas; calls on the Commission and the Council to draw up a strategy to combat rural depopulation in Europe and to bring together the specific guarantees and measures that will make it possible to preserve decent living conditions for rural populations;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States, in particular those who still rely heavily on fossil fuel energy, to redouble their efforts to implement air quality legislation; calls on regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy- making, to improve health outcomes in some of the worst affected areas;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to ~~redouble their efforts to implement~~ensure full implementation of the air quality legislation; calls on regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy-making, to improve health outcomes in ~~some of~~all, but in particular in the worst affected areas;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to ~~redoubl~~increase their efforts to implement air quality legislation; calls on regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy-making, to improve health outcomes in some of the worst affected areas;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Urges the competent national and regional authorities to adopt plans comprising credible measures to put an end to the problem of exceeding the daily and annual limit values set by EU legislation on fine and ultra-fine particles in agglomerations where air quality is poor; calls on the administrators of the major European cities suffering from poor air quality to follow the example of some mayors who are proposing plans gradually to ban the circulation of pollutant diesel vehicles, to expand the restricted traffic areas and to promote the spread of zero-emissions vehicles; highlights that this is essential to achieve priority objectives Nos 2, 3 and 8 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Proposes the following actions to improve air quality in urban areas: low emission zones; promotion of car-sharing and ride-sharing facilities and services; phasing-out of preferential tax treatment for highly polluting vehicles; ‘mobility budgets’ for employees as an alternative to company cars; parking policies which reduce traffic volumes in congested areas; improved infrastructure to encourage cycling and increase multi-modal connections and to improve cycling safety; pedestrian zones;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on regional and local authorities to ~~adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible~~base urban planning on compliance with long-term environmental sustainability criteria and to limit the uncontrolled expansion of cities in the EU; calls for the encouragement of the recovery of abandoned or degraded industrial areas and their transformation into spaces aimed at promoting social inclusion and the collaborative economy; calls for the expansion of infrastructure to allow the movement of hybrid and electric vehicles in cities in the EU;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Commission is working on an evaluation report the focus of which will be on the structure and strategic role played by the 7th EAP; whereas that report intends in particular to check whether the agreed framework is helping us to deliver the nine priority objectives in a smart way;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for ecle~~ctric~~an vehicles as soon as possible in order to improve air quality and to combat diseases and premature mortality caused by pollution;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on ~~regional and loc~~national authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible, in particular by actively supporting the installation of charging stations by local authorities;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible, while ensuring a phasing out of coal in the electricity sector by 2030;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, including regional and local authorities, to ~~adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible~~fully engage with and implement the European Strategy for low- emission mobility;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls ~~on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible~~for enhanced urban planning and infrastructural development, at the appropriate governance level, to move towards zero-emission mobility;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure ~~for~~so as to support sustainable transport, including electric vehicles, as soon as possible;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Urges regional and local authorities to make a greater contribution to attaining various objectives and sub- objectives of the 7th EAP by adopting mobility and transport plans based solely on environmental sustainability and economic and financial rationality; believes that these plans should as a matter of priority meet the actual needs of commuters and avoid soil consumption, the degradation of water sources and irrigation networks in agriculture, as well as the destruction of the landscape; cities and regions have to develop and implement policies to encourage the inter- modality and decarbonisation of transport, to discourage the use of private cars, to encourage walking and the expansion of networks of cycle paths and to promote integrated, low-emission systems of collective public mobility, preferably on rails;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes that in order to achieve significant progress in terms of air quality and the adaptation of urban infrastructure for electric vehicles, it is necessary to mobilise funding, whether in the form of private or public investment; expects, moreover, the Commission to adopt a proactive stance on this matter;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on local authorities to realise the potential of urban planning to deliver environmental and health benefits such as reducing the heat island effect and increasing physical activity, for example by increasing green infrastructure;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to present a sustainability action plan for 2030;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the EU has strong environmental legislation, but the weak and ineffective implementation thereof is a long-standing problem; whereas these implementation gaps threaten sustainable development, have adverse trans- boundary impacts on the environment and human health and entail important socio- economic costs; whereas, moreover, the implementation gaps undermine the EU’s credibility;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to present a 2030 and a 2050 roadmap for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society in the Environmental Implementation Review, in order to increase accountability, credibility and effectiveness;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure fair intermodal competition and a shift to sustainable transport modes;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to ~~propose an 8th EAP which focuses on the most challenging areas of environmental policy-making including knowledge gaps,~~come forward, by 2019 at the latest, with an overarching Union Environmental Action Programme for the period after 2020, as required by Article 192(3) TFEU; highlights the importance of transparency and democratic accountability when monitoring the EU policy co, there~~nce, financing and air quality~~fore stresses that the next EAP includes measureable, results-based midway milestones;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the ~~Commission to propose~~Member States to reflect immediately on an 8th EAP which focuses on the most challenging areas of environmental policy-making including knowledge gaps, policy coherence, financing and air quality, as well as improving the quality of life of citizens;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Commission to propose an 8th EAP which focuses on the most challenging areas of environmental policy-making ~~including knowledge gaps, policy coherence, financing and air quality~~;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Calls on the next Commission to dedicate a priority area of the next legislative term to sustainable development, environmental and climate protection in general and the objectives of the 7th EAP and a forthcoming 8th EAP in particular;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Asks for the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies and a shift in the burden of taxation onto pollution and resource consumption to counter the ‘externalisation’ of environmental costs and thus support the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. As air pollution is causing damage to human and animal health and to ecosystems, large parts of the population do not live in a healthy environment, according to current standards; thus, to get on to a sustainable path, the EU will have to be ambitious and go beyond current legislation;

Amendment 229 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support a continuation and possible increase of earmarking EU budget for climate change-related action and to better ensure that EU spending in other areas does not conflict with the objectives of the 7th EAP and a forthcoming 8th EAP;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the continuing failure to implement legislation and integrate specialised knowledge into policy-making in areas such as air quality, environmental noise and exposure to chemicals poses severe health threats and reduces quality and length of life for EU citizens;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the most recent data published by the European Environment Agency confirms the general trends described above for each thematic objective but also reports a slowing of progress in some areas; whereas in some cases, such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, the outlook for achieving the sub-objectives remains unchanged by these new trends;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas it is now uncertain whether the target for ammonia emissions will be met and unlikely that the land take target will be met;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas much uncertainty exists with regard to implementation due to a lack of indicators and limitations of existing indicators; whereas knowledge gaps continue to hinder progress on three levels: understanding of risk; formation of appropriate policy to manage and reduce risk; and monitoring the effectiveness of policies; whereas more than half of the Member States are failing to share crucial information about highly-polluting activities effectively, notably online, and many are failing to meet even the minimum requirements for transparency required by EU law;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas knowledge often exists but is not used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; ~~whereas this is often due to a lack of political will and competing interests which are not perceived to be consistent with the EAP or environmental policy goals in general;~~

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas knowledge often exists but is not used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; whereas this is often due to a lack of political will and competing interests which are not perceived to be consistent with the EAP or environmental policy goals in general; whereas continued economic growth also depends on a clean environment;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas incoherence between other high-level EU policy instruments and the EAP is urender~~min~~ing more difficult the achievement of the programme’s objectives;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

- having regard to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their interconnected and integrated nature,

Amendment 30 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~incoherence~~synergy between other high- level ~~EU policy~~ instruments ~~and the EAP is undermining the achievement~~of Union policy and the EAP needs to be improved in order to achieve the objectives of the programme~~’s objectives~~;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas it is an objective in the 7th EAP that by 2020, the use of plant protection products does not have any harmful effects on human health or unacceptable influence on the environment, and such products are used sustainably; whereas the reported sales of pesticides in the EU increased by 4% from 2011 to 2014; whereas the Appeal Committee renewed the approval of glyphosate despite uncertainty of the impact on human health, and despite a high risk to non-target organisms and negative effects on biodiversity;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the 7th EAP has a limited positive influence onand has so far only partially succeeded in orienting the development of the EU’s environmental policies a~~t EU and~~nd guiding Member State ~~level~~s in the implementation of these policies, with few benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the 7th EAP has a positive influence on environmental policies at EU and Member State level, with benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders; recalls, in this context, the importance of the Aarhus Convention;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers ~~that~~ the 7th EAP ~~has~~an essential instrument with a positive influence on environmental policies at EU and Member State level, with clear and significant benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the 7th EAP has added value and a positive influence on environmental policies at EU and Member State level, with benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reiterates that the 7th EAP has a clear long-term vision for 2050 in order to provide a stable environment for sustainable investment and growth, within the planet’s ecological limits;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses, however, that there is still great potential for improvement and calls on the Commission and the competent authorities in the Member States for increased political will at the highest level to implement the 7th EAP;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets that the objectives relating to natural capital (objective 1) are unlikely to be met and calls on the Commission, the competent authorities in the Member States and all relevant stakeholders to take into consideration the proposals of the European Parliament resolution on the mid-term review on the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy and the European Parliament resolution on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets that the objectives relating to natural capital are unlikely to be met; feels that the protection of drinking water supplies should be viewed as a particularly sensitive issue, as should compliance with the sustainable strategy for the marine environment; points out that marine resources must be used responsibly in order to prevent overfishing and to ensure that oil and gas extraction does not damage the marine or coastal environment;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report of November 2017 entitled ‘Environmental Indicator Report 2017 - In support to the monitoring of the Seventh Environment Action Programme’,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets that the ~~objectives relating to natural capital are unlikely to be met~~priority objective to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital are unlikely to be met; furthermore notes with concern that the targets of the EU’s 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without immediate, substantial and additional efforts;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets that the objectives relating to natural capital are unlikely to be met where protecting, preserving and improving natural capital is concerned;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes that there has been some progress in certain areas for priority objective 2, in particular for climate and energy related targets, however notes that more must be done on resource efficiency; reiterates the potential of the Ecodesign Directive and the Ecolabel Regulation to improve the environmental performance and resource efficiency of products throughout their lifecycle, by addressing, inter alia, product durability, reparability, re-usability, recyclability, recycled content and product lifespan;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Regrets that the sub-objective of achieving good quality status of surface water bodies by 2020 will not be achieved due to the pressure exerted by pollution, interventions in the morphology of watercourses and excessive consumption due to the large amounts of water drawn off for the generation of hydroelectric power;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that the objectives of the 7th EAP are minimum targets, and that considerable additional efforts are needed to achieve the Paris Agreement and the SDGs;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Deplores the steady decline in biodiversity in Europe and condemns the ineffectiveness of the actions taken so far to reverse the negative trend of indicators on the conservation of species and habitats of Community interest and on the maintenance of the abundance and distribution levels of common species of bird and butterfly;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on plastics while also keeping with the 2020 target for environmentally sound management of chemicals, and taking into account the objective on non- toxic materials cycles as laid in the 7th EAP;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are all signatories to the Paris Agreement, and therefore committed to its objectives, and submitted a Nationally Determined Contribution delivering 40% economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reductions in the Union by 2030; underlines the need to fully integrate the 2030 target and the long- term net-zero emissions goal into all Union policies and funding programmes; calls on the Commission to keep the climate and energy framework targets under review, in the context of the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue and the five-yearly global stocktakes, and to prepare a mid- century zero emissions strategy for the EU, providing a cost-efficient pathway towards reaching the net-zero emissions goal adopted in the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that there is considerable uncertainty regarding the progress towards objectives for human health and well- being (objective 3); underlines that knowledge gaps and limited indicators hinder policy development and monitoring and stresses that specialised knowledge should be fully used;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the 7th EAP has failed to ensure that plant protection products are used in a way which does not adversely impact human health or have unacceptable consequences for the environment. The establishment in the Union of various associations for the victims of pesticides as well as the numerous pieces of scientific evidence on the negative effects they have on biodiversity and on the alarming presence of residues of chemical pesticides such as glyphosate in arable land, water and food products show that the Union has failed to meet to the challenges posed by the 7th EAP;

Amendment 5 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report of November 2017 entitled ‘Environmental indicator report 2017 – In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme’,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes existing initiatives which contribute to reducing knowledge gaps, including: the ‘Driving Force - Pressure - State - Exposure - Effects - Action’ (DPSEEA) model for understanding the drivers which disrupt ecosystem services; the ‘health belief’ model (HBM) for estimating exposure of human populations to contaminants and the possible health effects thereof; and the ‘Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring’ (IPCheM);

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 52 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jan HUITEMA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned in particular that specialised knowledge is ~~not always fully used in policy-making or transferr~~often underused and in some cases even sidelined toin the ~~parties responsible for implementation~~formulation of choices made by institutional players and policy-makers at all levels in making and implementing policies; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters, pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined; in defiance of the precautionary principle;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge ~~is not always fully us~~as well as scientific consensus is not always appropriately considered in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, plant protection, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where scientific evidence of risks to human health and the environment has ~~been sidelined~~lately been alarmingly sidelined in public and political debates; believes that broad scientific consensus as best available knowledge should guide responsible political decision making;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined; recalls the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and environmental damage should be rectified at source, as well as the ‘polluter pays’ principle;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters ~~and food production~~, food production and consumption, urban planning and design, air and noise pollution, and urban food waste as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;

Amendment 56 #

Christofer FJELLNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that s~~pecialised knowledg~~cientific advice is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production ~~as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;~~.

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Is concer~~Underlineds that ~~specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferr~~the guiding principles in EU environmental law and policy are based ton the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelinedolluter-pays principle, preventative action, the precautionary principle and tackling source issues; stresses that the further development and implementation of the acquis must not lead to a lowering of standards, in particular through derogations and exceptions;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; ~~highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined~~Recalls the importance of the work and scientific conclusions of EU agencies in assisting public decision-making;

Amendment 59 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2017 on the EU Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) (2017/2705(RSP)),

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always used or fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;

Amendment 61 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Pavel POC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

6a. Notes that some of the Commission’s choices, such as in the case of the formulation of the criteria for identifying chemicals that interfere with the endocrine system, make it more difficult to protect citizens from risks to health and well-being and to attain priority objective No 3 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that the combination of complex, systemic risks to health with uncertainties and gaps in the current knowledge base requires a strict adherence to the precautionary principle;

Amendment 63 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Deplores that the Commission failed to meet the deadline for drafting harmonised hazard-based criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors set out by law;

Amendment 64 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Believing that the Commission and the Member States have not acted in the interests of citizens and the environment, condemns the renewal of the authorisation for glyphosate which will continue to be used until 2022, negatively affecting the achievement of priority objectives Nos. 1 and 3 of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Deplores that there has not been satisfactory development on setting out a comprehensive approach to minimising exposure to hazardous substances, including chemicals in products;

Amendment 66 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5d. Regrets that the Union so far failed to make progress in developing a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitutes including non- chemical solutions, building on horizontal measures to be undertaken by 2015 to ensure: the safety of manufactured nanomaterials and materials with similar properties; the minimisation of exposure to endocrine disruptors; appropriate regulatory approaches to address combination effects of chemicals and the minimisation of exposure to chemicals in products, including, inter alia, imported products, with a view to promoting non- toxic material cycles and reducing indoor exposure to harmful substances;

Amendment 67 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5e. Regrets that the Commission’s obligation to review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors no later than January 2015 has not been fulfilled despite several reminders from consumers’ and health organisations, the Parliament and scientific community and despite the Commission’s commitment that they would finalise the review by the end of 2016; calls on the Commission to immediately review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors without any further delays;

Amendment 68 #

Pavel POC, Daciana Octavia SÂRBU, Nicola CAPUTO, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)

5f. Highlights that efforts need to be stepped up to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances with endocrine- disrupting properties, are placed on the REACH candidate list;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. CUnderlines that the lack of integration of environmental concerns into other policy areas is one of the root causes of implementation gaps in environmental legislation and policy; considers that coherence with other high- level EU policy instruments i, such as the CAP, cohesion policy and the CFP, remains fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 9 July 2015 on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (2014/2208(INI)),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP; calls for the Commission and Council, in all its formations, to improve the policy coordination and integration of the objectives of the 7th EAP; furthermore underlines the necessity to integrate all outstanding aspects of the 7th EAP into the European Semester;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP; stresses, however, that long- term sustainable policy can only be achieved if that coherence is forged between high-level political priorities as equals, aiming to balance target conflicts;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP; considers it important that the sectoral policies of the Union and Member States are developed and implemented in order to achieve the objectives of the environmental programme;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP, such as the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund; feels, furthermore, that synergies between these instruments should be enhanced with a view to improving their effectiveness;

Amendment 74 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Cconsiders that coherence and synergies with other high-level EUuropean policy instruments ~~is fundamental~~needs to be improved in order to achiev~~ing~~e the objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives through a long-term roadmap for the full implementation of the SDGs in the EU, recognizing the inter-linkages of the different SDGs; furthermore underlines that the 7th EAP itself is a key instrument for the implementation of the SDGs in the EU and calls on the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost to reach the objectives of the 7th EAP;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that coherence between different environmental policies, as well as between environmental policies and other policies is essential in order to achieve the objectives laid down in the 7th EAP;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Welcomes the Commission’s Fitness Check evaluation of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives (the Nature Directives) of 16 December 2016, and the acknowledgement of their contribution to the achievement of the EU’s biodiversity targets; underlines the conclusions on the financial expenses of complying with the directives compared to the financial gains; regrets the lack of implementation by the Member States;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines that the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) must be reoriented towards sustainable development and ensure enhanced mainstreaming of environmental policy in all funding mechanisms and budgetary lines in order to achieve the 2050 vision of the 7th EAP, reiterating that long-term policy coherence plays an important role in cost minimisation;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Considers that significant acceleration of green investment, innovation and sustainable growth in the EU is needed to achieve the long-term vision of the 7th EAP and recognises that new financing tools and different approaches to current investment policy, such as the phase out of environmentally harmful subsidies and high-emission projects, are necessary;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2016 on the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy (2015/2137(INI)),

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Emphasises that a horizontal application of clearly defined sustainability criteria and performance based objectives for all EU structural and investment funds, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, is needed in order to achieve a comprehensive transition to sustainable and inclusive economic growth;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Underlines that potential establishment of new financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation to reach the 2020 targets is limited due to the timeframe of the current MFF; in this regard calls for the maximum use of means in the current MFF, including LIFE, CAP and Structural Funds and calls on the inclusion of new financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation in the next MFF;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the improvements in the common fisheries policy (CFP) and cohesion policy, which have increased coherence with the 7th EAP; regrets, however, that despite improvements to the regulatory framework the CFP continues to suffer from poor implementation;deleted

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Welcomes the improvements in~~Takes note of the changes to the common fisheries policy (CFP) and cohesion policy, which have increased coherence with the 7th EAP; regrets, however, that despite improvements to the regulatory framework the CFP continues to suffer from poor implementation;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the common 8. agricultural policy (CAP) ~~presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversity~~stands in complete contradiction to the objectives set out in the EAP, and that the CAP has played a significant role in soil depletion and contamination, particularly through the widespread practice of intensive, yield- based farming; points out that the production objectives and instruments of the common agricultural policy are also responsible for a decline in biodiversity and the deterioration of Europe’s natural capital, which is directly linked to the massive use of pesticides and chemical inputs;

Amendment 86 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Jan HUITEMA, Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; thus, there is a clear case for intervention to support organic farming practices and encourage conventional farming to adopt more sustainable methods, which may include practices viewed as ‘organic’ such as wider crop rotation and the use of nitrogen fixing plants;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; acknowledges that measures such as the greening instruments are already in place and that efforts have already been made by the farming sector; stresses that further initiatives need to consider agriculture and farmers as a part of the solution;

Amendment 88 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) ~~presents challenges to~~ has progressively integrated environmental objectives by ensuring that its rules are compatible withe a~~chievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversity~~nd farmers comply with the environmental requirements laid down in Union legislation (cross- compliance) and by promoting the development of farming practices that preserve the environment (greening and agro-environmental measures);

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents major challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; deplores the problems relating to soil erosion, nitrogen and phosphorus emissions and the quantity of organic matter in soil;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2017 on an Action Plan for nature, people and the economy (2017/2819(RSP)),

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recognises that certain aspects of the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; draws attention, therefore, to the negative impact of the production of first-generation biofuels on the environment;

Amendment 91 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Recognises that the~~Deplores the inability of the present common agricultural policy (CAP) ~~presents challenges~~ to thelp achieve~~ment of~~ the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource-intensive production and biodiversity;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that the last CAP reform has made sustainability one of its key objectives; recalls that this policy has the challenging task to encourage natural resources management in such a way that soil degradation, water scarcity, deterioration of water quality loss of biodiversity and poor air quality, caused by inappropriate agricultural practices, unsustainable agricultural intensification or by land abandonment are prevented and avoided whilst providing better quality and increased quantities of food and agricultural raw materials to the ever-growing world population;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Regrets that the measures for greening the CAP, such as agri- environmental measures for climate protection, have so far had limited effects, partly because of the overall imbalances in the distribution of direct transfers to the various agricultural regions in Europe;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the new approach as outlined in the latest Commission’s Communication on the Future of Food and Farming of 29 November 2017 (COM(2017)0713), which shifts towards more result driven environmental measures that allow Member States to respond more accurately to regional differences;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines that, in the context of the greening of the CAP , landscape features and land lying fallow constitute ‘areas of environmental interest’ more favourable to the recovery, maintenance and progress of biodiversity in the agricultural sector and that a ban on the use of chemical pesticides in these areas and also on other arable land is essential to maximise their contribution to achieving objective No 1 on the EU’s natural capital, which today is very far from being attained;

Amendment 96 #

Michel DANTIN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE, Herbert DORFMANN, Albert DESS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines the substantial financial contribution of the CAP to the environmental objectives of the Union; recalls that 30% of the CAP direct payments (73 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020) are conditioned to greening requirements, while around half of rural development funds are dedicated to improving the eco-systems (46% of funds - 56 billion EUR for the period 2014- 2020) or to promote resource efficiency and transition to a low carbon agricultural activities (8% of funds - 9.7 billion EUR for the period 2014-2020);

Amendment 97 #

Michel DANTIN, Herbert DORFMANN, Norbert LINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Peter JAHR, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Considers that farmers and national administrations bear the burden of highly prescriptive green provisions, which makes it difficult to prove what results have been achieved; stresses that this situation has led to increased demands from environmentalist stakeholders to reinforce the green orientation of the CAP, often disregarding the other challenges faced by the sector and often overlooking the fact that the CAP has done already a lot for the environment; underlines that only economically healthy farms will be capable to work in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way and that without economic sustainability, it is illusory to believe that farmers will continue farming and stay being the environmental wards;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that ~~protecting and enhancing food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage should be a key priority of the CAP;~~ the expansion of monocultures in the countryside, the gradual loss of diverse landscapes, the dependence on chemical inputs for crop production, the decline of wildlife, air and water pollution, soil degradation, the overproduction of grains and an industrialised, intensive animal farming system linked to animal suffering, have all been the end result of policies that increased production through the adoption of a destructive model of farming; thus, protecting and enhancing food security in the long term by preventing environmental damage should be a key priority of the CAP; the market currently fails to reward those who properly manage the land; policy intervention is therefore required to ensure farmers manage their land in ways which protect ecosystems;

Amendment 99 #