2019/2195(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges all national agencies to work with the partner universities and student associations to develop an environmental training course as part of the welcome and reception activities for exchange students, so as to ensure that they are given information about and made aware of sound environmental practices at local level; encourages the creation of a digital application that will facilitate the dissemination of good practices and exchanges of experience among participants;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines that environmental learning as a key competence is crucial for awareness-raising among Europeans, in particular young generations, to encourage them to become active and conscious future citizens; in this respect, highlights the importance of the Erasmus+ programme and notably, under the Youth section, the major role played by youth and civil society organisations in sharing best practices and implementing projects raising younger generations’ awareness about sustainability;

Amendment 102 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Commission to explore areas where the sections of the Erasmus+ programme supporting education, training, youth and sport can be developed in depopulated rural areas to contribute to lowering the environmental footprint, promoting nature conservation, fostering cultural heritage curation, and benefiting social preservation;

Amendment 103 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises the potential of the European Universities and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, as they could be encouraged to introduce programmes of excellence for teaching and training in environmental issues~~, provided sufficient~~; emphasises that the Commission should ensure enough funding is available to achieve this;

Amendment 104 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises the potential of the European Universities and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, as they could introduce programmes of excellence for teaching and training in environmental issues for a wide range of stakeholders and learners, as well as support research projects in this area, provided sufficient funding is available;

Amendment 105 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises the potential of the European Universities and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, as they could introduce programmes of excellence for teaching and training in environmental, climate and sustainability issues, provided sufficient funding is available;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to introduce Environmental Protection and Fighting Climate Change at the core of all the programmes as a transversal skill;

Amendment 107 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Notes that the future European Student Card can do much to make participation in the Erasmus+ programme more environmentally friendly;~~deleted

Amendment 108 #

11. Notes that the future ~~European Student Card can do much~~implementation of the European Student Card represents a significant step to make participation in the Erasmus+ programme more environmentally friendly by shifting from a paper-based to a quality, inclusive and accessible streamlined digital process whilst simplifying the management of the mobility cycle;

Amendment 109 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that the future European Student Card can do much to make participation in the Erasmus+ programme more environmentally friendly; calls on the Commission to bring forward the date of introduction of the European Student Card, which is set at 2025;

Amendment 11 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and Creative Europe programmes all have an impact on the daily lives of millions of Europeans and underpin better cohesion and cultural understanding across Europe;

Amendment 110 #

Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that the future European Student Card can do much to make participation in the Erasmus+ programme ~~more environmentally friendly~~more respectful of the environment;

Amendment 111 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Peter POLLÁK, Milan ZVER, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recognises that participants of Erasmus+ travel across their host country and beyond to explore the local culture; calls upon the national agencies and project staff to encourage ‘slow travel’, eco-tourism and the use of environmentally sustainable travel options for long-distance as well as local travel;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Highlights the importance of sustainable participant inclusion in the local community, with the aim of achieving active citizenship and cultural exchange, as a key element in the Erasmus+ programme;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that the online SALTO platforms in the programme are an excellent source of information and advice for project developers; calls on the Commission to ~~set up a~~ensure that content for greening is included within the SALTO platform ~~for greening~~;

Amendment 114 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the value of the ‘eTwinning’ network aimed at teachers, which enables them to develop and share training modules, particularly on sustainability and climate change, this year’s topics; calls on the Commission to disseminate as widely as possible the annual report on this priority as well as the handy kit for teachers; draws attention, in this connection, to the importance of developing European e-learning platforms that will make it possible, in the event of a crisis such as COVID-19, to ensure continuity of learning;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 116 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the value of synergies between Erasmus+ and other funding programmes and instruments, including the LIFE programme, Horizon Europe and InvestEU, in fostering awareness, innovation and competence development linked to environmental and sustainability issues; calls, in that regard, on the Commission to provide guidance to national agencies and foster dialogue with stakeholders on how to encourage and put into operation such synergies;

Amendment 117 #

Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points to the opportunity to establish a relationship with the European Parliament Ambassador School Programme, in order to enrich both programmes to support integration of the participants in the local community and to build knowledge of European citizenship among local students;

Amendment 118 #

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges that, under the Sport section, encouragement be given to joint projects with sports associations on the subject of the environment and nature protection, healthy and sustainable lifestyles, innovation in sport and the organisation of sustainable sport events; encourages the Commission to promote synergies between Erasmus+ and all other relevant EU programmes, including the European Solidarity Corps and Horizon Europe;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges that, under the Sport section, encouragement be given to joint projects with sports associations on the subject of the environment and nature protection as well as the use of innovative tools to promote green sport;

Amendment 12 #

C. whereas the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) and Creative Europe programmes all have an impact on the daily lives of millions of Europeans and citizens of third countries;

Amendment 120 #

Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges that, under the Sport section, encouragement be given to joint projects with sports associations on the subject of ~~the environment and nature protection~~disability, as an instrument for social inclusion, and protection of the environment;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Urges the European Commission to promote opportunities within other relevant programmes, such as the Structural Funds and Horizon Europe, in order to promote projects focusing on innovations in sport that contribute to sustainable development, sustainable sport infrastructure and sustainable sport events;

Amendment 122 #

Asim ADEMOV, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Considers that the Commission should focus on the sustainable participation of ESC volunteers in the organisation of sport events;

Amendment 123 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that long-term, locally implemented programmes and encouraging mobility among the staff of local sports organisations would help make them aware of more environmentally friendly ways of organising sports events; calls for greater emphasis to be placed on environmental, climate and sustainability issues when the European Week of Sport takes place;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that encouraging mobility among the staff of local sports organisations would help make them aware of more environmentally friendly ways of organising sports events and encourage environmental activism; calls for greater emphasis to be placed on environmental issues when the European Week of Sport takes place;

Amendment 125 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the Commission and Member States to take all the measures required so that more and more children and young people receive an education that prepares them for the future, including the development of school programmes on climate change and sustainability, at all levels of primary and secondary education, through Key Actions 2 and/or 3 of the Erasmus+ programme;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to consider a special call for proposals for projects with the aim of providing environmental education for primary as well as secondary education to promote the exchange of best practices between schools and teachers;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Urges the Commission to investigate the scope for synergies with Horizon Europe, the LIFE Programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission, in the initiatives it takes to coordinate the European Higher Education Area and the European Education Area, to include a list of green criteria for regional and national education authorities on the facilities made available to schools, the inclusion of institutions in public transport networks and ensuring respect for the environment and energy resources;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Takes the view that the quality label which every project developer has to obtain before participating in ESC activities must also cover sound environmental practices;~~deleted

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas~~, although~~ these programmes ~~do not primarily focus on the environment, they nonetheless contribute to the green transition through their substance and scope, so that~~ , through their essential nature and scope, contribute directly to shaping thinking that is respectful of the environment and the climate, and forging anotheir ~~essential nature should be preserved~~kind of society that is respectful of beings and their well-being;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that the quality label which every ~~project developer has to obtain before participating in ESC activi~~social enterprise, association or NGO that sends or receives a volunteer has to obtain should contain a set of criteria on the basis of which its contribution to the development and implementation of sound and responsible environmental practices m~~ust also cov~~ay be evaluated; considers, similarly, that projects developed by young volunteers shoundld include an assessment of their environmental ~~practice~~implications;

Amendment 131 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that the quality label which every project developer has to obtain before participating in ESC activities must also cover, when appropriate, sound environmental practices;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that the ~~quality label which every project developer has to obtain before participating in ESC activities must also co~~project developers and applicants for grants are expected to haver sound environmental practices;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Points out that the Commission can launch calls for thematic projects; calls on it to step up its promotion of the environmental, climate and sustainability dimension of the ESC by increasing the visibility of these projects on the PASS platform;

Amendment 134 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Peter POLLÁK, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Milan ZVER, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission and national agencies to promote projects in less popular destinations to stimulate the development of the local economy and sustainability while encouraging the exploration of new destinations;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the national authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants; stresses that they are also able to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ and to ensure that volunteers are made aware of sound environmental practices in their work and their daily lives; encourages the creation of a digital application that will facilitate the dissemination of good practices and exchanges of experience among participants;

Amendment 136 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the national authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants~~; stresses that they are also in a position to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ~~, particularly in relation to environmental thinking about their activities and their implementation, in connection with the task given to the volunteers for whom they are responsible;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the national, regional and local authorities involved in the ESC to support and actively advise organisations responsible for sending and receiving participants; stresses that they are also able to identify the scope for and set up environmental projects in situ;

Amendment 138 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the authorities involved to extend the offer of traineeships related to environmental issues and to introduce environmental education and environmental impact into the scope of every project;

Amendment 139 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Commission to introduce Environmental Protection and Environmental Education as the one of the key principles of the ESC programme;

Amendment 14 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, although these programmes do not primarily focus on the environment, they nonetheless contribute to the green transition through their substance and scope and have an environmental impact like all economic activities, so that their essential nature should be preserved;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles that every participant in the programme must observe;~~deleted

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission ~~to draw up~~, together with the national offices, ~~a charter setting out the environmental principles whi~~to collect information on the existing charters in the various fields of artistic of activity, so that a list of criteria can be drawn up to assess the environmental credentials of the projects selected; considers that the full range of needs, ach ieve~~ry participant in the programme must observe~~ments, traditions and environmental visions in each branch of activity should be respected and maintained in order to make for mutual learning that goes beyond ideas about mobility and the use of energy sources; takes the view that the issues to be addressed include recycling, the circular economy and how to bring about changes in everyone’s behaviour, whether cultural creators or cultural consumers;

Amendment 142 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles which every participant in the programme must observe; stresses that any such principles must be developed with leading input from representatives of the cultural and creative sectors, who are in the best position to advise on feasible “greening” practices and their application;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national and regional offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles which every participant in the programme must observe;

Amendment 144 #

Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to draw up, together with the national offices, a charter setting out the environmental principles ~~which~~to be promoted among every participant in the programme ~~must observe~~;

Amendment 145 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasises the enormous potential of the cultural and creative sectors owing to their central and active role in changing how citizens can act sustainably; notes that museums, cultural and community centres, performing arts, literature, visual arts, cross-arts initiatives could promote sustainability and contribute to reversing the climate trend, provided that sufficient funding is available;

Amendment 146 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to publish a ‘n ambitious ’good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme; calls on the Commission to develop a tool to evaluate the environmental impact of cultural events;

Amendment 147 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme; underlines that standardisation of such practices must not come at the expense of quality cultural and audiovisual products or events, and must be applied judiciously;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to launch comprehensive research and to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide, based on dialogue with concerned stakeholders, covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme;

Amendment 149 #

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Željana ZOVKO, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to develop a sector-specific strategy and to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas large-scale sporting and cultural events bring people together;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to publish a ‘good environmental practice’ guide covering audiovisual and cultural production, dissemination and event organisation, with a particular focus on transport, energy, resource-efficiency and waste management and with the aim of making the practices concerned standard for all projects financed by the programme;

Amendment 152 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recognises the importance of promoting green public procurement to ensure the supply of sustainable and environmentally friendly goods and services in the context of calls for tender for cultural events; encourages the Commission to lay down common criteria on green public procurement for the cultural sector;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to include sustainability and respect for the environment in the set of criteria for the selection and the evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture; insists that the European Capitals of Culture also observe the charter setting out the environmental principles mentioned above;

Amendment 154 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Highlights that all future sustainability measures mainstreamed through Creative Europe should not negatively affect an already underfunded programme and calls on the Commission to support any possible measures through other funding instruments;

Amendment 155 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Urges the Commission to investigate the scope for synergies with Horizon Europe and the new knowledge and innovation community focusing on the culture and creation sector in the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);deleted

Amendment 156 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

21. Urges the Commission to investigate the scope for synergies with Horizon Europe, in particular under Pillar II with cluster Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society as well as the current knowledge and innovation community on Climate and the new knowledge and innovation community focusing on the culture and creation sector in the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);

Amendment 157 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Urges the Commission to investigate the creation of synergies with the Just Transition Fund to support repurposing projects aimed at the reconversion of spaces affected by closure due to the transition to a climate-neutral economy to create in them new cultural initiatives or to preserve their industrial heritage;

Amendment 158 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to authorise, as a trans-sectoral measure, the establishment of a European network of environmental consultants to advise project developers and draw up annual reports, with the aim of maintaining transparency and sharing best practices;

Amendment 159 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to authorise, as a trans-sectoral measure, the establishment of a European network of environmental, climate and sustainability consultants to advise project developers and Creative Europe Desks;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the objectives and the very nature of the ESC give young people the opportunity to ~~take~~share knowledge on taking practical action to protect the environment and on activism;

Amendment 160 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Reminds the Commission of the importance of promoting cultural initiatives aimed at preserving cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, so that they are developed in a sustainable manner in full respect of their environmental conditions;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Urges the Commission to ensure complementarity between programmes so that additional sources of funding are available, in order to avoid eroding the extremely limited budget of Creative Europe;

Amendment 162 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls for the integration of innovative digital technologies, AI and robotics in order to protect the environment and reduce the carbon footprint of the programmes;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Commission to consider including in the Media strand of the Creative Europe programme the promotion of audio-visual projects aimed at fostering sustainability, energy efficiency and the protection of the environment;

Amendment 17 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the experience of mobility offered by these programmes can change everyday behaviour, and whereas mobility of this kind should therefore be encouraged, provided that the sanitary crisis caused by COVID-19 allows it;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the experience of mobility offered by these programmes can ~~change everyday behaviour~~be a transformative experience for young people, and whereas mobility of this kind should therefore be encouraged;

Amendment 19 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting cooperation in the spheres of culture and ~~the~~ audiovisual ~~media, which ca~~creation, and provides support to high- quality media, spheres which make it possible, at European level and in conjunction with the third countries that are partners in thelp programme, to develop instruments to raise people’s awareness of environmental issues ~~and are also~~, thus acting as a unique source of creative solutions;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Green Deal sets the target of a climate-neutral European Union by 2050, thereby putting the climate emergency at the centre of all the Union’s programmes and policies; believes that the European Green Deal needs to be more ambitious, particularly in regard to setting a 2030 reduction target of, at the bare minimum, 55%;

Amendment 20 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting culture and the audiovisual media~~, which can~~ across Europe; whereas this can, in addition to its main purpose, help raise people’s awareness of environmental issues and ~~are~~can also be a unique source of creative solutions;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe ~~has a role to play~~plays a key role in promoting culture a~~nd the~~s a pillar of sustainable development to build more resilient societies through creative solutions and audiovisual ~~media~~content, which can help raise people’s awareness of environmental issues ~~and are also a unique source of creative solutions~~;

Amendment 22 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting culture and the audiovisual media, which can help raise people’s awareness of environmental, climate and sustainability issues and are also a unique source of creative solutions;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas Creative Europe has a role to play in promoting culture and the audiovisual media, which can help raise people’s awareness of environmental issues, organise activism and are also a unique source of creative solutions;

Amendment 24 #

Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Željana ZOVKO, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas COVID-19 is having a severe impact on cultural and creative industries’ infrastructure and whereas there is a need to coordinate a joint initiative to develop sustainable practices in these sectors and to allow for the eligibility of costs related to “greening” the activities related to project support;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas individual freedom of expression and of artistic creation is an inalienable aspect of Creative Europe, and whereas ~~any attempt to ‘green’ the programme should in no way affect its artistic content, which stems from the freedom enjoyed by creators~~this must be respected; whereas the criteria for granting support to certain types of cooperation may be set in such a way as to encourage green thinking when the actions planned as part of the projects selected are implemented;

Amendment 26 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas freedom of expression and of artistic creation is an inalienable aspect of Creative Europe, and whereas any attempt to ‘green’ the programme should in no way affect its artistic content, which stems from the freedom enjoyed by creators, but should enhance and encourage it;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas a substantial share of environment-related projects have been implemented over the period 2014-2020;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Parliament has called for an ambitious budget for the three programmes in the next programming period, to help them, in particular, become more inclusive and accessible~~, and whereas a smaller budget would neither make this possible nor create scope for the introduction of environmental measures without jeopardising other key parts of the programmes~~;

Amendment 29 #

Andrey SLABAKOV, Elżbieta KRUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Parliament has called for an ambitious budget for the three programmes in the next programming period, ~~to help them, in particular, become more inclusive and accessible,~~ and whereas a smaller budget would neither make this possible nor create scope for the introduction of environmental measures without jeopardising other key ~~part~~objectives of the programmes;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Green Deal sets the target of a climate-neutral European Union by 2050, thereby putting the climate emergency at the centre of all the Union’s programmes and policies; whereas this position needs to be revised and adapted to the new sanitary emergency caused by COVID-19;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Parliament has called for an ambitious budget for the three programmes in the next programming period, to help them, in particular, become more inclusive and accessible, and whereas a smaller budget would neither make this possible nor create scope for the introduction of environmental, climate and sustainability measures without jeopardising other key parts of the programmes;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the aim, under the current multiannual financial framework, of devoting 20% of expenditure to climate protection measures cannot be achieved ifsince, firstly, the data and instruments needed to measure the contribution of the programmes to meeting this aim are not available, and ~~whereas they must therefore be put in place as a matter of urgency~~, secondly, prioritising health and safety expenditure might jeopardise this goal;

Amendment 32 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the ~~aim, under the current multiannual financial framework, of devoting 20% of expenditure to climate protection measures cannot be achieved if the~~ data and instruments needed to measure the contribution of the ~~programmes to meeting this aim~~climate action programmes are not available, and whereas they must therefore be put in place as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the aim, under the current multiannual financial framework, of devoting 205% of expenditure to climate protection measures cannot be achieved if the data and instruments needed to measure the contribution of the programmes to meeting this aim are not available, and whereas they must therefore be put in place as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 34 #

Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the Just Transition Fund is being established to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving from the transition towards a climate-neutral economy supporting, among other things, investments in regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas only physical mobility makes for total immersion in, and optimum interaction with, other cultures, and whereas it can therefore only be complemented, and not replaced, by virtual mobility, except in exceptional widespread circumstances such as the COVID-19 crisis, which prevents all mobility under the programme, in order to enable the programme to continue;

Amendment 36 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

~~M. whereas digital technologies also have an environmental footprint;~~deleted

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas ~~digital technologies~~the expansion of digitalisation also have an environmental footprint;

Amendment 38 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas there are currently few incentives – particularly of a financial nature – to encourage participants in the three programmes to shift to more environmentally friendly means of transport; whereas more environmentally friendly means of transport tend to be the least accessible and affordable and whereas participants in these programmes tend to have less financial means;

Amendment 39 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

Amendment 4 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Milan ZVER, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis is having a dramatic impact on people’s everyday lives, including the economy, existing business models, mobility, education, physical access to culture and art; whereas the three programmes have also been significantly affected by the corona crisis; whereas in the aftermath of the pandemic it is important to preserve the cultural values of the European Union and to rebuild the European image for the future generations; whereas the cultural exchange and the connectivity that is facilitated through the three programmes will help Europe to come out of this crisis;

Amendment 40 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes that the concepts of climate and the environment, and even of mobility, cover only a part of the green thinking which the Green Deal seeks to pursue; considers that the aim must be to develop a society which is fairer and more equitable for all its members, based on reasonable and complementary use of its assets, responsible consumption by all, a respectful mode of living alongside one other, respecting one other’s differences and taking into account regional and national complementarities; stresses that educators, artists and creators are also central to such projects; notes that the cultural, artistic and lifelong education sectors are of vital importance;

Amendment 41 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Milan ZVER, Peter POLLÁK, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Highlights the importance of Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe for the promotion of European culture; emphasises the positive impact of mobility, tourism and culture on our economies; encourages the participants and project developers of the three programmes to resume their activities post-pandemic in a sustainable way in order to engage with, and learn from, each other while improving local economies;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. DStresses the need for a baseline assessment of programmes contribution to environmental and climate goals that informs the design of the future programme; deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year; notes that environmental indicators should be adapted to the characteristics of the beneficiaries of the programmes – often small-sized organizations – and additional financial resources should be made available for data gathering to avoid excessive burden for beneficiaries, which often discourage and limit the participation of smaller operators in the programmes;

Amendment 43 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules to monitor the programmes’ contribution to environmental and climate goals in terms of objectives, financial and physical targets, guidance documents, communication, selection processes, forms of travel supported; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for it to submit a relevant proposal as soon as possible to the European Parliament and the Council, so that they can approve it and thus enable specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules as quickly as possible; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the Commission’s failure to propose environmental, climate and sustainability indicators for the new programmes; calls, therefore, for specific indicators to be incorporated into their operating rules; calls for the data gathered to be made public once a year;

Amendment 48 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the European Commission to support Member States in achieving the environmental objectives for these programmes by allocating transition funds to enable the timely implementation of the targets across Europe;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to develop a common methodology to track and monitor climate-related expenditure that allows for a comparable calculation of the climate allocation to each programme;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the horizontal nature of the European Green Deal should take into account Member States’ specificities and level of development, and further analysis and impact assessments at all levels – regional, national and European;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes young people’s determination to contribute to the implementation of the EU efforts towards sustainability and choosing “Sustainable Green Europe” as one of the European Youth Goals;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that Erasmus+ should encourage young people to have an active and informed position on sustainability matters and on the implementation of the relevant policies; believes that the programme should contribute to raising awareness and changing behaviours in relation to sustainability among young people both through formal and non- formal education and training;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Considers that Erasmus+ should contribute to fostering knowledge on climate change and the environment among youth workers;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so that participants’ individual CO2 emissions can be calculated; takes the view that the Mobility Tool should be used for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to make a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme;deleted

Amendment 54 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so ~~that participants’ individual CO2 emissions can be calculated~~as to take measures to reduce programme-specific emissions; takes the view that the Mobility Tool should be used for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to make a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme; provided that data protection is fully respected;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so that participants’ individual CO2 emissions can be calculated; takes the view that the Mobility Tool should be used for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to ~~make~~analyse the possibilities and appropriateness of making a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme;

Amendment 57 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to record systematically the means of transport used so that participants’ individual ~~CO2 emissions~~carbon footprint can be calculated; takes the view that the Mobility Tool ~~should be us~~can be enhanced for this purpose and that use of the Tool should be extended to cover all parts of Erasmus+ and the ESC; calls on the Commission to make a similar calculation tool available for journeys undertaken in connection with the Creative Europe programme;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. TUnderlines that implementing institutions play a positive and active role in suggesting how the future programmes could best address environmental issues as well as how to steer beneficiaries to become more environmentally sensitive; takes the view that the good practices already employed by national agencies and offices and by project developers should be surveyed, coordinated and assessed; calls on the Commission to develop and circulate a list of recommendations, developed in consultation with stakeholders, once this process is complete;

Amendment 59 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. TRecommends that a label be developed to certify and give visibility to responsible environmental practices in each of the programmes; takes the view, therefore, that the good practices already employed by national agencies and offices and by project developers should be surveyed, coordinated and assessed; calls on the Commission to circulate a list of recommendations once this process is complete;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Sustainable Development Goal 13 calls for action to combat climate change and its impact, and whereas SDG’s 13 targets include the improvement of education, awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation and impact reduction;

Amendment 60 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that protection of the environment is considered as an important solidarity activity within the European Solidarity Corps both in the current legal basis as well as in the Commission´s proposal for the new programme after 2020 and the Parliament’s first reading position;

Amendment 61 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Notes the lack of information on the funding available for projects on the environment and ecology; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the agencies and the national offices to improve their communication on this point;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the potential of virtual mobility and calls on the Commission to encourage the use of virtual formats as a complement to physical mobility, in particular for the inclusion of those who cannot travel;

Amendment 63 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls on the Commission to provide a review of the extent of interest in environment-related activities amongst the recipients of the programme; believes that such a review could lead to providing more visibility for environment issues in the project setting and among receiving organisations and participants;

Amendment 64 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Peter POLLÁK, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in order to practise a green approach and responsible consumption in their everyday lives, ~~perhaps~~at least by means of a ~~digital app~~n online course offered to all participants before mobility; stresses the key role played by establishments and organisations that receive participants in promoting a sustainable way of life by sharing practical recommendations and useful tips at local level in the town, region or country in which they are located;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of, and actively promote, examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, as well as to inform the participants of the environmental impact of their actions, perhaps by means of a digital application;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, perhaps by means of a digital app; stresses the importance of including Erasmus+ alumni, destination towns and cities and universities’ ‘green offices’ in this approach;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, as well as to inform the participants of the environmental impact of their actions, perhaps by means of a digital app;

Amendment 68 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, p~~erhaps by means of a digital~~ossibly by employing digital tools, such as an app;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to inform participants of examples of good practice which they can employ in their everyday lives, ~~perhaps by means of a digital app~~by the most efficient and direct way possible;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas EU programmes should be accessible without discrimination and available also to vulnerable groups;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to encourage national agencies, national offices and project developers to register with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) in order to evaluate, communicate and improve their environmental performance; calls on the Commission to encourage and coordinate the efforts made by national agencies and offices to reduce their environmental footprint, for example through prudent management of travel, increased use of video-conferencing and waste reduction;

Amendment 71 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Peter POLLÁK, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the national agencies and project developers to improve the sustainability of their projects, such as by considering sustainable promotional material and by encouraging participants to create sustainable consumption habits;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

~~5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly;~~deleted

Amendment 73 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices, once agreed criteria have been established, to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices to ~~take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly~~evaluate the programme according to their initial objectives, while taking into due account the environmental aspects of projects;

Amendment 75 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to ~~evaluate projects accordingly~~take them into consideration, when appropriate, during project evaluation;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and on national and regional agencies and offices to take account of the environmental aspects of projects and to evaluate projects accordingly;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and on national agencies and offices to take account of the environmental aspects and impacts of projects and to evaluate ~~projects~~them accordingly;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to consider creating prizes or labels to be awarded to the most environmentally innovative and promising projects and practices;

Amendment 79 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas education, sport, volunteering and culture play a fundamental role in the green transition as regards awareness-raising, learning, communication and the sharing of knowledge, and whereas the potential they offer can be exploited to develop innovative ways of tackling environmental challenges; whereas these sectors provide low-carbon and high-quality jobs;

Amendment 80 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to make it possible for participants to choose the least-polluting means of transport, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions in this regard; stresses that pollution-based discrimination, such as “flight-shaming”, must not be allowed to materialise, because it threatens the fundamental principles of culture and education;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to make it possible for participants to choose the least-polluting means of transport, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions in this regard and to examine more environmentally-friendly modes of transport particularly for these regions;

Amendment 82 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to ~~make it possible for~~encourage participants to choose the least- polluting means of transport, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions, as well as to rural and remote areas, in this regard;

Amendment 83 #

Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Milan ZVER, Željana ZOVKO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to ~~make it possible for participants to~~provide the participants with the option of chooseing the least-polluting means of transport, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions in this regard;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Urges the Commission to encourage participants and make it possible for ~~participants~~them to choose the least- polluting means of transport, in particular railways, but at the same time not to stigmatise or exclude participants for whom air travel is the only option; calls for special attention to be paid to the outermost regions in this regard;;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 87 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to revise the current financial rules so that the additional costs and journey times associated with the use of more environmentally friendly means of transport, where appropriate, can be offset; insists that ~~the additional costs be reimbursed in full~~no discriminative methods should be used to encourage people to use means of transport emitting less CO2, for example for choosing to take a train instead of a plane;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 89 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges Member States and regions to widen the offer of the most environmentally friendly means of transport;

Amendment 9 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas education, sport, volunteering and culture play a fundamental role in the green transition as regards awareness-raising, learning, communication and the sharing of knowledge and good practices, and whereas the potential they offer can be exploited throughout the next programming period to develop innovative ways of tackling environmental challenges;

Amendment 90 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission – particularly in the light of its European Year of Rail in 2021 – to enter into partnerships with European rail ~~and bus~~ companies so that participants are eligible for discounted fares; stresses that similar initiatives could also be developed with bus companies, limited, as far as possible, to isolated regions or those not served by rail transport;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission – particularly in the light of its European Year of Rail in 2021 – to enter into partnerships with European rail and bus ~~companie~~operators so that participants are eligible for discounted fares;

Amendment 92 #

Pernando BARRENA ARZA, Niyazi KIZILYÜREK, Martina MICHELS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to take heed of the digital environmental impact of the three programmes; encourages the Commission to look at ways of reducing the environmental footprint of digital equipment, including websites and software, used when setting up the programmes; calls on the main stakeholders in the programmes to introduce participants to the use of digital tools that are more environmentally and ecologically friendly, such as green search engines;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission, along with Member States and regions with education and university competences, to design and provide a financial assistance scheme to those students who cannot afford the costs of the Erasmus+, ESC and Creative Europe programmes or the cost of the transport means, as long as they meet the most environmental friendly standards;

Amendment 94 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Digitalisation has the potential to increase social inclusion and boost innovation if all citizens are equipped with appropriate digital tools and infrastructure; calls on the Commission to tackle the digital divide by improving the EU’s fast broadband internet infrastructure and by creating the right conditions for an effective use of ICTs;

Amendment 95 #

Željana ZOVKO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Iuliu WINKLER, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Peter POLLÁK, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Asim ADEMOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to investigate and promote synergies on sustainability between Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe and other European programmes and initiatives, such as LIFE, Horizon Europe and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT);

Amendment 96 #

Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Pina PICIERNO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Takes the view that the expansion of digitalisation can also have an impact on the environment in terms of pollution; recalls that all three programmes are characterised by the use of digital tools, in particular Creative Europe; urges the Commission, therefore, to coordinate the future digital agenda and the European Green Deal with the aim of combining the digital transformation and environmental policy;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to include respect for the environment among the principles set out in the Erasmus+ Higher Education Charter; urges the Commission to apply this approach to the whole programme;deleted

Amendment 98 #