2023/2010(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular its statement that the ‘Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’,

Amendment 10 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to the SDG Acceleration Actions platform,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas debate on the SDGs within the European Parliament must focus firstly on the European continent, and then on the concerns of third countries;

Amendment 101 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A f. whereas, in order to actually achieve the SDGs and to overcome the consequences of the crises, policy coherence and close cooperation between all development finance institutions, governments, EU institutions and all partners is urgently needed to ensure that limited public funds are used in the most effective and efficient way; whereas the successful mobilisation of further capital, both public and private, is essential;

Amendment 102 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A f. Whereas the Commission has not yet devised an integrated plan for the EU’s implementation of Agenda 2030 or a financing plan for the SDGs, as requested several times by the EP, notably the resolution of 23 June 2022; whereas the Commission has committed to taking a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to SDG implementation;

Amendment 103 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas soil is an essential, complex, multifunctional and living ecosystem of crucial environmental and socio-economic importance, as it performs many essential functions and delivers services that are vital to human activities and the survival of ecosystems;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A f. whereas the European Parliament as well the Council of the European Union and the European Council have, on repeated occasions since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, called on the European Commission to adopt an overarching strategy to fully implement the SDGs;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A f. whereas the United Nations estimate that $500 billion annually needs to be delivered to provide the necessary SDG stimulus1a _________________ 1a United Nations Secretary’s General’s SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030, February 2023.

Amendment 106 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

A g. whereas Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is an approach to integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development at all stages of the policy-making cycle, in order to foster synergies across policy areas, and identify and reconcile potential trade-offs, as well as address the international spillover effects of EU policies;

Amendment 107 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

A g. Whereas there is a significant annual SDG investment gap of $USD 4 trillion and the fiscal space for relevant policies in developing countries’ is critically reduced by huge and further increasing debt burdens, external shocks related to the cumulating crises and the absence of a conducive international environment for domestic resource mobilisation;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas soil organic matter performs many environmental functions; whereas it constitutes a temporary reservoir of organic carbon, which can act as a source of carbon capture or carbon sink;

Amendment 109 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

A g. whereas a European governance strategy integrating the SDGs in a transversal approach would allow greater alignment between, and efficiency in, public policies;

Amendment 11 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

— Whereas the EU Institutions and the 27 EU Member States together constitute the largest donor for developing countries, responsible for approximately 46% of the total ODA provided by all OECD ODA members to developing countries; whereas the major shortfall in SDG financing and the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been devastating across the developing world, demands an extraordinary sustained response from all EU actors and a system- wide review of the European Financial Architecture for Development (EFAD);

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

A g. whereas the achievement of the SDGs must be achieved through a combination of concessional and non- concessional finance in a mutually reinforcing way;

Amendment 111 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

A h. whereas the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment provides evidence that the current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine progress towards 80% of assessed SDG targets relating to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land; whereas the climate and biodiversity crises are intertwined and need to be addressed in tandem and coherently;

Amendment 112 #

A h. whereas prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual global financing gap between the funds available and those needed to achieve the SDGs was estimated at USD 2.5 trillion per year; whereas the pandemic is estimated to have widened this gap to at least USD 3.9 trillion per year and is expected to increase by USD 400 billion per year between 2020 and 20255a; _________________ 5a OECD (2022), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris

Amendment 113 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

A h. whereas France will host an international summit on 22 and 23 June 2023 on the theme of a "New Global Financial Pact" in order to take stock of all the ways and means to strengthen financial solidarity with the countries of the Global South, especially in the context of the current and future crises they are facing;

Amendment 114 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

A h. whereas only 24% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have a specific plan to reduce their carbon footprints1a _________________ 1a European Commission, 2022: Eurobarometer: EU SMEs working towards sustainability: https://single- market- economy.ec.europa.eu/news/eurobaromet er-eu-smes-working-towards- sustainability-2022-03-28_en.

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

Ah. whereas the stock of organic carbon in agricultural soils has decreased;

Amendment 116 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

A i. whereas Russia's military aggression in Ukraine has significantly worsened the situation of SDGs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries; whereas Russia's ongoing military aggression in Ukraine will impact the worldwide implementation of the SDGs, particularly in relation to the fight against poverty and hunger, and access to affordable energy; whereas, in this context, it is necessary to finance renewable energy sources in order to ensure alignment with the 2030 Agenda goals and to avoid future pressure in the energy sector;

Amendment 117 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

A i. whereas the 8th Union Environment Action Programme forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDGs; whereas the achievement of the environmental- and climate-related SDGs underpins the social and economic SDGs;

Amendment 118 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

Ai. whereas disparities between soil types exist and sensitivity to environmental pressures therefore varies, and whereas, consequently, methods of approach must take into account both the technical and historical aspects of a given territory;

Amendment 119 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

A i. whereas the 8th Environment Action Programme requires strengthening environmentally positive incentives as well as phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, in particular fossil fuel subsidies, at Union, national, regional and local level, without delay;

Amendment 12 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

— having regard to the UNEA Resolution “5/10. The environmental dimension of a sustainable, resilient and inclusive post-COVID-19 recovery”, adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) on 2 March 2022,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

A i. whereas the private sector will continue to play a critical role in the achievement the SDGs, notably on blended finance to fill the growing SDG financing gap;

Amendment 121 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)

Aj. whereas soil, which hosts 25% of the world's biodiversity, plays a central role as a habitat and gene pool, whereas it performs key ecosystem services such as the provision of food and of raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation and pest control, whereas it serves as a platform for human activity and whereas it limits the risk of floods and droughts;

Amendment 122 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)

A j. whereas the SDGs are universal and indivisible; whereas they are in common for and applicable to all actors, including the public and private sectors, civil society and social partners; whereas these actors should be systematically involved in the elaboration and implementation of policies related to the SDGs;

Amendment 123 #

A j. whereas ‘Right2Water’ is the first European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to have met the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 on the citizens’ initiative and to have been heard by Parliament after receiving the support of almost 1,9 million citizens;

Amendment 124 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A j (new)

A j. whereas the Joint Statement on legislative priorities for 2023 and 2024 sets the overarching objective to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development through the legislative proposals put forward;

Amendment 125 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)

A k. whereas, in developing countries and emerging economies, demand for water is increasing from all sectors, in particular for energy and agriculture;whereas the combined effects of human activity and climate change mean that the whole of the EU’s Mediterranean region and some Central European regions are now classified as water-scarce, semi-desert regions;whereas the EU imports large quantities of virtual water, that is water used for the production of food and goods outside the EU, including from countries suffering from water scarcity[1]; [1] https://www.mdpi.com/2079- 9276/8/3/141

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)

A k. whereas the 2023 SDG Summit will be a crucial moment for salvaging the 2030 Agenda, given that it takes place just once every four years; whereas a renewed political commitment for the SDGs is urgently needed in order to account for the impact of COVID-19 and the global consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, by establishing new financing commitments and advancing the SDGs through global and transboundary policy actions;

Amendment 127 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)

Ak. whereas erosion is a natural phenomenon which can create mudflows that sometimes have disastrous consequences, causing deep gullies to emerge, thus leading to the loss of the soil’s fertile surface layer, and whereas, in the long term, erosion can lead to soil degradation and the loss of cultivable land;

Amendment 128 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A k (new)

A k. whereas the success of the European Green Deal and the pledge of a just green transition is inextricably linked to the achievement of the SDGs;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)

A l. whereas globally 733 million people still have no access to electricity, and 2.4 billion people still cook using fuels detrimental to their health and the environment; whereas seven out of every ten buildings in the EU are energy inefficient while 11% of the EU population is affected by energy poverty, leading to possible delays in access to basic needs, care, education and healthcare, in particular for children and young people; whereas buildings represent approximately 40% of the EU's energy consumption and 36% of carbon emissions;

Amendment 13 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

— having regard to the WHO One Health Initiative,

Amendment 130 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)

A l. whereas 2023 is a pivotal year for the review of the SDGs and a push for their realisation by 2023, especially with the EU presenting its first Voluntary Review report at the HLPF in July 2023 and the global SDGs Summit on 19-20 September 2023 marking the mid-term of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A l (new)

Al. whereas erosion is both a national and a European concern: 17% of Europe’s territory is affected by erosion, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA);

Amendment 132 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A m (new)

A m. whereas, according to the NGO 'Global Witness', more than a third of the land and environmental defenders murdered worldwide between 2015 and 2019 belonged to indigenous communities, whose land and water management skills are crucial in combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A m (new)

Am. whereas, in Europe, a little over a fifth of soils are susceptible to wind erosion, of which 3% (13 million hectares) are highly susceptible;

Amendment 134 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A n (new)

An. whereas no Member State is spared from coastal erosion, and whereas that retreat of the coastline leads to soil erosion on Europe’s coasts;

Amendment 135 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A o (new)

Ao. whereas soil plays a role in the beauty of our European landscapes, along with forest areas, coastlines, mountainous areas and all of Europe’s ecosystems;

Amendment 136 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A p (new)

Ap. whereas voluntary national initiatives and existing national measures are essential to the achievement of greater soil protection with a view to meeting the SDG 15 targets;

Amendment 137 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Aq. whereas soil and land degradation has inherent transboundary aspects linked, for example, to climate change and pollution, and whereas it requires a response at EU level with agreements between bordering Member States in order to achieve one of the SDG 15 targets;

Amendment 138 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A r (new)

Ar. whereas the outermost regions (ORs) and the overseas countries and territories (OCTs) have specific soil types, such as soil which has developed on an old volcanic base, and consequently they have their own specific characteristics;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses ithe need to revisit Europe´s commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the ~~new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health cris~~facts that are now allowed to reach the public with regard to the financial situation and the ongoing self-made energy crises in most Member States; warns against further polarisation inf the distribution of ~~wealth and income~~the services of the welfare state fails to reach those citizens in the Member States that worked for this right, which would lead to increased inequality ~~and~~, poverty and unrest within Europe; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of societyright of nations of the underdeveloped world to rule their own nations and create their own destinies without European interference; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind is nothing more than a sinister reminder that the Western world aims to interfere on the personal level of citizens in the third world;

Amendment 14 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

— having regard to the UN High Seas Treaty, the historic agreement to protect the world's oceans reached on 5 March 2023,

Amendment 140 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with their 169 accompanying measurable targets, especially in light of the new deteriorating geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increaseding levels of inequality and poverty ; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide ~~a universal compass~~the only evidence-based universal policy roadmap for people’s prosperity ~~and to~~, protecting the planet and averting the climate crisis; recalls that athe pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises as well as the growing backlash against women's rights and gender equality; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society, and enhance cultural sustainability and the rights of indigenous people; stresses that the SDGs should be achieved in a social and climate-just way while respecting a fair distribution of scarce resources within the planetary boundaries;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Stresses its commitment to~~Notes the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing ~~climate, biodiversity~~economic, environmental and health ~~crise~~problems; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; ~~highlight~~questions, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which allege to provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet~~; recall~~ but in practice is not contributing to the stated goals; notes that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs ~~should~~does not benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 143 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society; stresses that, in responding to crises, it is crucial to take into account the broad needs of different actors (leaving no one behind) and to help the most vulnerable;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against ~~further polarisation~~ any delay in tackling the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of societyenvironmental and climate challenges Europe and the global community are facing and calls upon all EU leaders to do their utmost to advance progress on EU commitments, policies and financing without delays;

Amendment 145 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and ~~that the achievement~~should be fully operationalised in the implementation of ~~the~~all SDGs ~~should benef~~by focusing on issues of equality a~~ll countries, people and segments of society~~nd non- discrimination and addressing the root causes of these issues, with particular attention being paid to those who are most marginalised and vulnerable;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; recalls that it is crucial to take into account the strong interdependence between such crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of implementing an integrated approach of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one and no place behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 147 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape brought about by the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the ongoing climate, biodiversity ~~and~~, health, debt and food security crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society, giving priority to inhabitants of the European continent;

Amendment 149 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one and no place behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— Having regard to the essay prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean on the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to finance development efforts “Un ensayo sobre los derechos especiales de giro (DEG) y su papel en la arquitectura financiera internacional” and to the communication by the Economic Comission for Africa (ECA) of December 2022 stating the importance of SDRs to help African countries recover from crises.

Amendment 150 #

Sara CERDAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 151 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda, especially in light of the new geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; ~~warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty~~notes that increasing inequality in recent years has resulted in fragmented societies in many parts of the developed and developing world; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planet; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs should benefit all countries, people and segments of society;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes with deep concern the violent conflicts that continue to affect many parts of the world, especially the developing countries, and more so the negative spill-overs demonstrated by the war in Ukraine on the other SDGs, particularly exacerbating poverty (SDG 1), food insecurity (SDG 2) and access to affordable energy (SDG 7) which are further amplified by the impact of the health, climate and biodiversity crises; stresses the transformative role and importance of SDG 16 as an 'absolute pre-requisite' for progress on the SDGs; reiterates that peace, diplomacy, and international cooperation are fundamental conditions for the world to progress on the SDGs towards 2030 and beyond;

Amendment 153 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Martin HOJSÍK, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recognises that SDGs are a common concern for humanity as a whole; underlines the threats posed by further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which increase inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass to protect the planet and provide the tools to achieve prosperity for all; recalls that a pledge to leave no one behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs would benefit all countries, all territories, people and segments of society;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the holistic nature of the SDGs, which concern a variety of themes, taking in more than matters strictly concerning economic and human development, and stresses that development cooperation should focus on human development priorities, particularly food security, all the more so given the current context;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. 1. Stresses that the 2030 Agenda is approaching the halfway of its implementation phase, emphasises the need for EU Members and European Commission for promoting policy coherence and inclusiveness at all levels of governance;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;deleted

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights th~~e fact that, at the halfway~~at many of the goals poaint ~~in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDG~~a picture of an emergent global utopia with no poverty, no world hunger and reduced inequality, but the policies being implemented in pursuit of these objectives aremains crucial; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people; sometimes quite controversial and deserve a proper democratic debate; gives as examples that SDG 1 ‘no poverty’ leads to proposals for the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI); SDG 2 ‘zero hunger’ leads to the promotion of Genetically modified (CM) crops; SDG 3 ‘good health’ is persued by developing mRNA-based vaccines; SDG 4 ‘quality education’ is calling for standardized testing; SDG 5 ‘gender equality’ steers goverments towards gender-neutral language in official documents; SDG 6 ‘clean water’ ushers in the privatization of the management of water resources; SDG 7 ‘clean energy’ leads to measures to incentivize renewable energy; SDG 8 ‘economic growth’ results in increased borrowing to create ‘fiscal space’; SDG 9 ‘industry’ leads to the use of public- private partnerships to provide and operate ‘public’ infrastructure; SDG 10 'reduced inequalities' leads to affirmative action policies which lead to institutionalized discrimination; SDG 11 'sustainable cities' leads to calls for so- called '15-minute cities'; SDG 12 ‘responsible consumption’ leads to the implementation of meat consumption taxes; SDG 13 ‘climate action’ calls for carbon pricing; SDG 14 ‘life below water’ leads to the privatization of waters such as through the creation of marine protected areas managed by private companies; SDG 15 ‘life on land’ can lead to the privatization of land, such as through the sale or lease of public lands to private companies;

Amendment 158 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial, especially in taking the lead to mobilize adequate financial resources to support SDG- relevant transformations; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people and communities;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; ~~warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;~~

Amendment 16 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— Having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial; recalls that the 2020s have been declared to be the UN Decade of Action on Sustainable Development; underlines that 2023 offers a ~~unique~~renewed opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction ~~in this crucial~~and losing another year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;

Amendment 161 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial and must be further credibly demonstrated; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction in this crucial year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reminds that, by 2050, the EU needs to be fully respecting the planetary boundaries; stresses that this is only to be achieved if the EU multiplies its efforts in environmental - such as climate and biodiversity - actions, and energy efficiency and transition, increases its resource efficiency by ten-fold while using its unrenewable materials in totally closed loops and renewables at least in 10-fold loops while respecting the non-toxicity and "do no significant harm" principles; stresses that the EU should not only stop destroying but also preserving and restoring its natural ecosystems to achieve healthy, vital and resilient ecosystems;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that the translation of SDGs into government policy in country after country, and even at the regional and local level, is eroding national democratic processes; regrets that this top-down approach neglects the role of elected politicians and undermines their ability to make decisions that reflect the will of their constituents;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reaffirms that SDGs are the only collective framework that can help manage the multiplicity of initiatives and agreements such as the Green Deal, the Paris Agreements, National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF);

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Regrets that by imposing a one- size-fits-all approach to development, the SDGs ignore the unique circumstances and needs of individual nations; considers that this top-down approach fails to take into account the complexities of national democratic preferences; states that this further undermines the principles of democracy and self-determination that are the bedrock of our society;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Finds that the SDGs prioritize a global ideological agenda over national interests, leading to the imposition of policies that may not be in the best interest of individual countries;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2 d. Recalls that while sustainable development is crucial, we must ensure that the policies being implemented align with our democratic principles and respect the sovereignty of individual nations;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15);underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation ofstresses that this is another solid proof that the EU Member States should end their comittment tothe 2030 Aagenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9[1]; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), gender equality (SDG 5), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, and SDG 17 on global partnerships can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; ~~_________________ 9~~[1] UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)

— Having regard to the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.

Amendment 170 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9 owing to the pandemic crisis and geopolitical crises; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), clean and affordable energy (SDG 7), decent work and economic growth (SDG 8),climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, and SDG 17, on partnerships for the goals, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: SDGs as a roadmap to 2030 and beyond), https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9owing to constraints imposed by the COVID-19 crisis and particularly the successive lockdowns of the global population; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; ~~reaffirms the importance of each SDG and~~highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators and that the state of affairs is particularly concerning in the area of food security9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 174 #

Stéphane BIJOUX, Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG4 4), safe water and adequate sanitation for all (SDG6), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), water and sanitation (SDG 6),climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 176 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Max ORVILLE, Stéphane BIJOUX, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), Life Below Water, includingoceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 177 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), equality (SDG 5),climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG4 4), gender equality (SDG5), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 179 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), gender equality (SDG 5), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 entitled ‘Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution’,

Amendment 180 #

Patrizia TOIA, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recognises the key role of the social economy and social economy entities in the achievement of the SDGs within Europe and beyond; recognises the need to support the promotion of new sustainable and inclusive business models, mindful of social and environmental values, which put people’s needs at the core of their work and are guided by participatory decision-making and inclusive governance;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for a stronger EU engagement and coherence across all Union financing instrument, initiatives and strategies, notably the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, Team Europe initiative and the new Global Gateway strategy, is crucial to maximise the EU’s global response towards the implementation of the SDG’s

Amendment 182 #

Patrizia TOIA, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Highlights the need to take into consideration all clean energy sources, including new-generation nuclear energy, with a view to achieving SDG 7 and energy sovereignty as soon as possible;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Highlights how the diverse social economy entities have already contributed to reducing inequalities and poverty, respecting the environment, empowering marginalised groups and boosting local economies, which are all objectives aligned with relevant SDG; stresses the importance of a strong social economy and the relative social ties in avoiding violent conflict and fostering active citizenship, boosting the achievement of SDG 16 on promoting peaceful and open societies and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for proper implementation of the SDGs not to undermine in any way the potential economic growth of the Member States or to promote a model of ‘sustainable degrowth’ to the detriment of people’s well-being;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress at the halfway point, which must be the starting point for an intensified effort to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17); stresses that the Global Gateway initative can and should boost much needed sustainable economic growth and job creation, build resilient infrastructure and foster innovation and contribute to ensuring access to affordable, reliable and modern energy in developing countries, in order to advance progress on SDGs 7, 8 and 9; calls therefore on Team Europe to speed up the roll-out of Global Gateway; highlights that SMEs have a critical role in facilitating progress in this regard;

Amendment 187 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the ~~importan~~HLPF 2023, convened under the auspices of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress at the halfway point, which must be the sEconomic and Social Council, that will be held in July 2023 in New York under the title "Accelerating the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the full implementarti~~ng point for an intensified effort to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17)~~on of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels”, the second SDG Summit to be held in September 2023 and the Summit of the Future to be held in September 2024, which has, as one of its areas of potential action, the move towards a UN 2.0;

Amendment 188 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress at the halfway point, which must ~~be the starting point~~give new impetus for an intensified effort to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 176a); _________________ 6a SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities; SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals.

Amendment 19 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 October 2019 entitled ‘Leaving no one behind when implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’,

Amendment 190 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has disrupted the global energy supply systems, and has underscored the need to rapidly end dependence on fossil fuels and phase out all relevant subsidies and shift to renewable energy sources; stresses, in this regard, the urgency for the EU and Member States to make concerted efforts to progress towards SDG 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all; underlines that security of energy supply, universal access and affordability in the long term can only be attained through renewable energy deployment; stresses that achieving SDG 7 will contribute to the attainment of several other SDGs, including in relation to poverty eradication, gender equality, climate change, food security, health, education, sustainable cities and communities, clean water and sanitation, decent jobs, innovation, transport, and refugees; highlights that the implementation of SDG 7 should be aligned with a just, inclusive and equitable energy transition with universal energy access, green jobs, diversified economies, people’s well-being and the empowerment of women, local communities and vulnerable groups to leave no one behind;

Amendment 191 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the importance of the 2023 SDG Summit, which will gather heads of State and Government at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow-up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as carry out a comprehensive review of the state of the SDGs, respond to the impact of multiple and interlocking crises facing the world, and provide high- level political guidance on transformative and accelerated actions leading up to the target year of 2030 for achieving the SDGs;

Amendment 192 #

Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that the EU’s Emission Trading System has achieved significant CO2 reductions and should be further developed to build a global carbon pricing mechanism; calls for energy and climate policies that build on all available technologies and innovations to bring about synergies between SDGs 7 (affordable and clean energy), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 13 (climate action);

Amendment 193 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Welcomes the outcome of the UN 2023 Water Conference; calls on the EU and Member States to put forward ambitious commitments to advance on SDG 7; stresses that water policies must prioritise the sustainable management of rivers, lakes, wetlands, springs, and aquifers, guaranteeing their good ecological status, within the framework of the human right to a healthy environment and as key to confronting ongoing crises of pollution, deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate change; highlights that water and sanitation services should be guided by the respect for human rights, leaving no one behind, including those who live in situations of vulnerability, marginalization or poverty; stresses that privatisation or commodification of water and sanitation services are detrimental to the complete fulfilment of human rights, and should therefore not be considered as policies at the global, national or local level, or in international cooperation, but that, instead, public ownership and management, strengthened through public-public and public-community partnerships, should be promoted;

Amendment 194 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the EU to lead a political reset of the SDGs at the upcoming SDG summit, such as pushing for binding targets, mandatory review, and a more transformational approach towards achieving the SDGs as a whole;

Amendment 195 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. welcomes the landmark agreement for a Treaty of the High Seas to protect the ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate change, and prevent biodiversity loss;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises the EU’ Commission´s significant ~~role~~guilt in establishing the 2030 Agenda in 2015 and calls for it to take bold action ~~and provide global leadership by setting an example in the implementation of the SDGs and redoubling its efforts ahead of the deadline~~to now end any further engagment with this Agenda;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises the EU’s significant role in establishing the 2030 Agenda in 2015 ~~and calls for it to take bold action and provide global leadership by setting an example in the implementation of the SDGs and redoubling its efforts ahead of the deadline~~;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises the EU’s significant role in establishing the 2030 Agenda in 2015 and calls for it to take bold action and provide global leadership by setting an example in the implementation of the SDGs and redoubling its efforts ahead of the deadline; stresses that the EU needs to intensify cooperation and accelerate progress on SDG 17, partnerships for the goals; notes that the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on partnerships, given its proven record as a champion of multilateralism; calls on the EU to increase engagement with regional and local governments, civil society and the private sector;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 2 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

— having regard to Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which states that, in its relations with the wider world, the Union shall, inter alia, ‘contribute to peace, security, the sustainable development of the Earth, solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, free and fair trade, eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights’,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 08 December 2021 entitled ‘Renewed sustainable finance strategy',

Amendment 200 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 201 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recalls that PCD is a substantive requirement in order to avoid EU policies having negative impacts on poor and vulnerable people in developing countries and to seek and take advantage of opportunities to achieve synergies, in line with the principles of Agenda 2030 entitled ‘Leave no one behind’ and ‘Address the needs of those furthest behind first’ and the SDGs; underlines that PCD should be applied across all policies and all areas covered by the 2030 Agenda and SDGs; calls for a step change in the implementation of PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided and that full use is made of possible synergies, for the purpose of achieving development objectives and the SDGs;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the significant potential of Public-Private-Partnerships and microfinancing towards sustainable development; recognises the Commission’s efforts through the Global Gateway in this regard, to catalyse private sector engagement to leverage investments for a transformational impact in line with the UN’s Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the Paris Agreement, through private sector finance and expertise and supporting access to sustainable finance;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that joint action by the Member States of the European Union is essential for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda but is insufficient to meet the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in their entirety; calls, therefore, for European diplomacy to promote the SDGs in 'less virtuous' countries that are still far from achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses the need for a better communication regarding the SDGs, not all stakeholders are familiar with the framework and prioritise the SDGs at EU, national and local level in order to strengthen political commitment and raise awareness about SDGs on the ground;

Amendment 205 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the importance of building new governance mechanisms that attempt to address political and societal fragmentation, bridging different policy preferences and providing a platform for transforming collective knowldege into collective action;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the significance of the growing young population in the Global South for sustainable development; reiterates that access to quality education (SDG 4) including vocational training is a critical tool to enable the continent empower the growing young population; strongly stresses the creation of stronger linkages between education, skills development and employment, to allow access to decent work in the rapidly changing labour market; emphasises that quality education for all must be ensured, regardless of gender, socio-economic status, cultural background and religion;

Amendment 207 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Encourages the EU to support the implementation of the AfCFTA, acknowledging the role it plays in boosting trade and investment which in turn will create new opportunities for African countries to create jobs for its growing population; reiterates that trade policy can be an instrument for fostering regional integration and stability, economic development, migration, combating climate change as well as fostering peace and security;

Amendment 208 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda;~~deleted

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda;~~deleted

Amendment 21 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 d (new)

— having regard to the IPCC sixth assessment report of 28 February 2022 entitled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ and its Synthesis Report published on 20 March 2023,

Amendment 210 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda; , despite calls from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU 6a, the European Economic and Social Committee6band the Committee of the Regions6c; insists that such interinstitutional consensus is unprecedented in EU decision-making, and as such, the Commission should proceed with adopting a strategy without further delay;believes that such a strategy should define, at a minimum: (a) a new governance framework, led by a single high-level Commissioner who is accountable for the implementation of the SDGs across all portfolios and who will systematically consult the new multi- stakeholder platform; (b) a revised set of concrete, measurable, EU-wide, time-bound targets to bolster the EU’s ambition and concrete measures for achieving them; (c) an updated monitoring system and indicators, taking into account the EU’s internal and external impact on global SDG progress; (d) a single financial plan to achieve the EU’s SDG objectives, linked to the above targets; (e) a plan for the EU’s SDG diplomacy and international cooperation, led by a Special Envoy for the SDGs, to ensure fair burden sharing and a level playing field; _________________ 6a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/4 1693/se-st14835-en19.pdf 6b https://www.eesc.europa.eu/sites/default/fi les/files/eesc_contribution_to_the_eu_vol untary_review_with_cover_page.pdf 6c https://cor.europa.eu/en/our- work/Pages/OpinionTimeline.aspx?opId= CDR-103-2021

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Re~~grets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda~~cognises the potential of the European Commission's comprehensive or “whole of government” approach to implementing the SDGs comprising, inter alia, the European Green Deal-related strategies and initiatives; regrets, however, the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda; stresses that the enactment of such a strategy should be preceded by a broad public participatory consultation process, including regional and local governments, all relevant civil society organizations and scientists;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda, which should include an SDG roadmap for every Commissioner’s portfolio; regrets that previous European Parliament resolutions, as well as Council conclusions on the SDGs, have not been yet fully implemented by the Commission;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda given that there are only seven years left to achieve the SDGs and, hence, urgent implementation is required through the definition of specific, quantitative, measurable and time-bound targets and indicators;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda and stresses the need to do so;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Regret~~Notes the fact that the Commission has ~~still~~ not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 216 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Invites the Presidents of Parliament, the Commission and the Council to accompany this strategy with an interinstitutional statement renewing the EU’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda; stresses that this strategy should be published without delay, in order for the EU to play a leading role in reinvigorating the 2030 Agenda at the SDG Summit in September 2023; stresses that the strategy should be regularly reviewed and accompanied by corrective measures in areas where progress is deemed to be stalled or insufficient;

Amendment 217 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls urgently on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy accompanied by a structured SDGs implementation plan with clear, measurable, accountable and time-bound EU-wide targets; emphasises, in this regard, that successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda is contingent on stronger alignment between the EU’s governance systems in economic, social and environmental matters, such as the European Semester, the European Green Deal and the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a high-level EU 2030 Agenda implementation strategy which contains EU wide, measurable, time-bound targets and concrete measures for achieving the SDGs, and which includes an updated monitoring system which takes into account the EU's internal and external impact on the SDG process;

Amendment 219 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. 1. Urges the future upcoming Council’s Presidency to organise a high- level debate on how to implement the SDGs on time, preferably in the General Affairs Council at ministerial level in order to send a clear signal to the European Commission on the importance of a SDGs strategy;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 e (new)

— having regard to the OECD report of 10 November 2022 entitled ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity’,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 222 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the country-specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvementNotes that the European Semester includes fiscal and economic policy coordination in order to ensure the sustainability of public finances in line with the stability and growth pact and in order to prevent the build-up of excessive macroeconomic imbalances in the Euro Areas; believes that, by integrating the implementation of the SDGs in the European Semester, the effectiveness and the usefulness of the European Semester is reduced;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester process and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for ~~improvement~~necessary changes and improvements; calls on the Commission to continue the reform of the European Semester to balance economic, social and environmental priorities, so that it drives a long-term social, environmental and economic transformation and improves the integration of the 2030 Agenda, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal at all levels; stresses that the SDGs should form the backbone of European public policies;

Amendment 224 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester as its compass and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement, including recommendations for country-specific SDG targets ; suggests that reporting on the implementation of the SDGs should be an opportunity to streamline the European Semester, notably in country reports and national reform programmes;

Amendment 225 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete short-term and long-term proposals for improvement; stresses that all Member States should raise the level of ambition of their national responses on SDG implementation and more actively contribute to the EU action to achieve the SDGs;

Amendment 226 #

Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on the Commission to continue~~Notes the efforts made to integrat~~ing~~e the SDGs into the European Semester ~~and to use the country-specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement~~; underlines, however, that the European Semester is first and foremost an exercise for economic and fiscal policy coordination within the EU, thus also striving to ensure sound management of the Member States' budgets;

Amendment 227 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester by better linking it to the monitoring of the NRRPs, and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;

Amendment 228 #

Sara CERDAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the outermost region and country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester and to use the country- specific non-binding recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for improvement;

Amendment 23 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 f (new)

— having regard to the Commission staff working document of 18 November 2020 entitled ‘Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – A comprehensive approach’ (SWD(2020)0400),

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Highlights the role and resources of local and regional authorities (LRAs) and stresses that multi-level governance is one of the SDGs' core values; recalls the key role of regions and cities, with the OECD estimating that 65% of the SDGs targets cannot be reached without the coordination or involvement of local and regional authorities1a _________________ 1a OECD, A Territorial Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals, Synthesis report https://www.oecd.org/cfe/a-territorial- approach-to-the-sustainable-development- goals-e86fa715-en.htm

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Commission to fully integrate the SDGs in its Impact Assessment framework so that interlinkages, synergies and trade-offs between all the dimensions of sustainable development can be systematically considered;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 233 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; calls for the creation of an inter-institutional task force to facilitate structured dialogue on the SDGs, consisting of representatives from the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council; considers that the task force should assume the responsibility of coordinating the Union’s efforts to deliver the SDGs internally and globally; entrusts the Commission with regularly updating the co-legislators on the policy developments and measures undertaken for the implementation of the SDGs;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines th~~at coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and~~e importance of the European Parliament using its scrutiny, legislation and budgetary powers to foster the implementation of the Agenda 2030 on sustainable development in the EU and its Member States, in particular by ensuring the coherence of all EU legislation with the SDGs; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership as well as a multilevel governance coordination approach, capacity building and sharing of best practices, and in order to increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 236 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; stresses that it is imperative to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of European development policies in order to accelerate SDG implementation in developing countries; calls, therefore, for closer coordination between the EU and its Member States, following a Team Europe approach, to enhance complementarity and maximise the use of existing ODA resources;

Amendment 237 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses Parliament’s important role in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; calls, to this end, on its committees to further integrate SDG considerations in their legislative and non-legislative work; welcomes the efforts made by the Parliament’s SDG Alliance; encourages the Parliament’s general secretariat to produce a Parliament SDG review to fully assess its contribution to the achievement of the Goals, following similar commitments by other Union institutions; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 239 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses Parliament’s and the Member States' important role 8. in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European and national policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; adds that an EU policy must not exclude the Member States and must take their specific characteristics into account;

Amendment 24 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

— Having regard to the Commission Communication on decent work worldwide for a global just transition and sustainable recovery (COM(2022) 66 final, in particular its commitments included to achieve the SDGs,

Amendment 240 #

Patrizia TOIA, Udo BULLMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses ~~Parliament’s important role in promoting~~the important role of the European Parliament , national parliaments and regional and local authorities in the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 241 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recalls that the European Parliament has asked to promote the social economy internationally and to increase the visibility of the sector in the external dimension of Union policies1a; stresses, therefore, the need to promote the social economy in the EU’s relations with third countries, including during trade negotiations, and in international fora like the HLPF; urges the Commission to mainstream social economy considerations in all its external policies in view of promoting the SDGs; calls on the Commission to continue with an ambitious implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan and to strengthen its external dimension; _________________ 1a European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI))

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses that multi-level governance is one of the SDGs' core values and recalls the key role of regions and cities, with the OECD estimating that 65% of the SDGs targets cannot be reached without the coordination or involvement of local and regional authorities;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Stresses the need to ensure gender- budgeting, gender equality and women's active participation in promoting the implementation of the SDGs as well as the participation of different minorities and indigenous peoples.

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Encourages the EU and its Member States, working together as Team Europe, thereby confirm their position as the world's leading donor, by collectively commit to provide at least 0.7% of collective GNI as ODA by 2030;

Amendment 246 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recognises that the SDGs have to be strengthened through the creation of effective legal and regulatory frameworks, policies and practices at EU and Member States’ level to promote their implementation;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 248 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; ~~welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023~~calls on the EU to push for further standardisation of national and regional voluntary reviews, given that their content and structure differ notably from one country to another; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; stresses that the EU voluntary review should duly take into account the contributions provided by the civil society during the consultation process and address, among other issues, the international spillovers of EU internal policies;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; reitateres that this voluntary review should address the EU's internal priorities in the implementation of the SDGs, its positive and negative impact on the global progress of the SDGs, as well as international partnerships and diplomacy for the SDGs;

Amendment 25 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

— having regard to the 2022 UN Transforming Education Summit on 16- 19 September in New York;

Amendment 250 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 251 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; considers that 2023 is the moment for the global community to shift from voluntary reporting to mandatory reporting;

Amendment 252 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the ~~cornerstone of the~~ follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; ~~welcom~~notes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023;

Amendment 254 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023;highlights the importance of the EU voluntary review containing: a. a reaffirmation of the EU’s commitment to deliver the Agenda 2030 and the accompanying Goals; b. a strategic overview of the EU commitments and targets to progress towards the SDGs, including, where applicable, quantified and time-bound targets for 2030; c. a comprehensive summary of EU internal and external actions in support of the implementation of the SDGs, as well as policy coherence between action at both levels, including potential trade-offs, having regard to impacts on partner countries; d. orientations on actions to be undertaken to take the implementation of the 2030 Agenda further, in particular in anticipation of the 2024-2029 Commission political priorities .

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review on the implementation of SDGs in 2023, as a follow-up and review mechanism of the work done since 2015, as well as a tool for accountability; regrets, however, that the report cannot be considered as an overall EU report but a Commission-driven report on the work done by this EU institution; recalls the importance of taking into consideration the regional and local perspective, considering that 65% of the SDGs targets cannot be achieved without local and regional involvement; encourages subnational governments to engage in the voluntary reviews, as these procedures are complementary to VNRs and should also be complementary to the upcoming EU voluntary review;

Amendment 256 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Recognises the need for more complete and accurate data on the contribution of social economy entities to the SDGs; calls on the Commission to include a social economy perspective in its European Voluntary Review; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States as well as third countries to include the social economy in an horizontal and holistic manner in their Voluntary National Reviews;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. welcomes the initiative of 40 States, including 8 Member States, to submit their voluntary review reports in 2023; encourages Member States to participate in the voluntary national reviews and to give due consideration to and implement the recommendations that will be formulated on that occasion;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;deleted

Amendment 259 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 26 #

— having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on the annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)1a, _________________ 1a OJ C 23, 21.1.2021, p. 130.

Amendment 260 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates that, to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset, which can only be achieved if the SDGs are seen as an opportunity for citizens; reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process; calls for this to be implemented by means of a balanced, diversified and democratic representation, covering civil society organisations, community-based organisations, the private sector (including SMEs), trade unions, co- operatives, academia and research institutions, regional and local governments and marginalised groups;

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in all their diversity, including youth organisations and advocates, women’s organisations, organisations of persons with disabilities, organisations of Roma people, organisations of indigenous peoples, organisations of Afro descendants in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;

Amendment 262 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured dialogue and engagement with local and regional governments, civil society organisations and scientists in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the whole SDG implementation ~~proces~~and monitoring process; recalls that ensuring diversity of expertise and interests in such platform is essential to ensure solid and functional partnerships;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations, intermediary organisations and European scientific organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;

Amendment 264 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform, for a “whole of society” approach as an important innovation , for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations ~~in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way~~and economic players, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, in order to involve them, where necessary and depending on the matters covered, in the SDG implementation process;

Amendment 266 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Highlights the necessity to develop and promote multiple solutions that any actor in society can implement to reduce the carbon footprint, such as: responsible consumption of resources (from water to food), transition to circular economy, investments in green energy, developing green value chains in the private sector, increasing the percentage of green public procurement, prioritizing and supporting investments in the research sector dedicated to bio-based solutions, increasing the percentage of green credits to support the transition to low-carbon businesses;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Once again calls for the implementation of the SDGs to be an agenda item for the weekly College of Commissioners meeting not less than every three months;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Recalls that the European Commission has yet to implement the proposal of the Parliament to appoint a Special Envoy for the SDGs, answerable to the Commissioner responsible, to promote consistent action on the SDGs globally through the EU’s external actions;

Amendment 269 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Notes with regret that a standing rapporteur of the Parliament who has the responsibility of assessing the implementation of the SDGs has not yet been instated;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2017 on EU action for sustainability2a, _________________ 2a OJ C 334, 19.9.2018, p. 151.

Amendment 270 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally~~Calls for greater commitment and advocates for a new and more effective partnership between the EU and the Southern Neighborhood with strategic priorities, structured and effective cooperation to truly deliver on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); stresses, in this regard, sufficient alignment with partner countries’ own efforts and local needs, when it comes to partnerships on development cooperation; calls further for coherence of policies as instruments for fostering sustainable development; advocates for a regular review with partner countries on jointly agreed development objectives in order to address shortcomings;

Amendment 272 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally; notes that its implementation will enable partner countries to achieve their own development goals (e.g. the AU Agenda 2063) and their self-reliance on the path to a just and equal society; stresses in this context that the universality of the SDGs as a common agenda represents an opportunity to restore trust and position the EU as a bridge builder between the Global North and the Global South;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally; recalls that all impacts of European policies and expenditure affecting the SDG implementation in the Global South must be properly assessed, including trough meaningful consultations with relevant stakeholders from the Global South;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and with representatives of local and regional governments and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union , the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, especially economic actors, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally;

Amendment 277 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives~~, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally~~;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of ~~enhanced~~ cooperation with partners in the Global South~~, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally~~ in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally, while prioritising our European interests in economic, social and environmental matters;

Amendment 279 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

— having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Air quality in Europe - 2020 report’,

Amendment 280 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 281 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their past economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurableCalls for the EU to minimise possible contradictions and build synergies with development cooperation policy and to assess on a regular basis the compliance of EU policies with the SDGs;

Amendment 283 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their past economic and technological model; ~~advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circle~~reiterates in this respect the need to comply with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development and the “Do not harm” principle, with special attention paid to trade, finance, environment and climate change, food security, migration and security; advocates cooperation with global partners; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurable;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid any potential negative spillover effects of their industrial policies at the expense of the Global South~~, which occur as a result of~~ and must strive to ensure that all the otheir pamost ~~economic and technological model~~highly industrialised countries outside the EU do likewise; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all major EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects, and also to ensure that change in this area is measurable;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their ~~past~~ economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects, including by taking mitigating action and revising legislative acts where necessary, and ensure that change in this area is measurable;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must, where possible, avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their past economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurable;

Amendment 288 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Expresses particular concern about the significant impact of certain mega-projects, including infrastructure projects, extractive industries projects and energy production projects, on the human rights to water and sanitation, notably for indigenous peoples and local communities; recalls that indigenous peoples and local communities play an important role for the sustainable management of natural resources and the conservation of biodiversity; asks the EU and its Member States to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and ILO Convention No 169, and to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent; requests that the Member States which have not yet done so ratify ILO Convention No 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Recognises the important role of the ACP-EU partnership notably in fostering sustainable development in ACP countries and ensuring the existence of stronger alliances to tackle global challenges; strongly supports the signing of the new agreement (Post-Cotonou Agreement) which will serve as an opportunity to rejuvenate and strengthen the EU’s relationship with OACPS countries while considering the new realities and global challenges, as well as an opportunity to increase its commitment to sustainable development and climate action, building on the UN 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 29 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2015 on Follow Up to the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water,

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Deplores the fact that one EU country continues to keep ACP states and the rest of the EU hostage by refusing to ratify the negotiated post-Cotonou agreement, the principle objective of which is to contribute to the attainment of sustainable development in all ACP countries, in line with the provisions of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, through a strengthened and deepened political and economic partnership; insist that the European Commission and Council should address this strictly and without further delay.

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points to the importance of universal international organisations in supporting a holistic approach to achieving the SDGs; calls on the EU Member States, in this regard, to work together to achieve an effective reform of international organisations, in particular the UN Security Council, so that they are more representative and in step with the times when it comes to responding effectively and immediately to international crises;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Notes that SDG 17 ‘multi- stakeholder partnerships’ encourages and promotes partnerships between multinational corporations, NGOs, Governments, the United Nations and “other actors” such as philanthropic foundations; regrets that public-private partnerships have expanded to become dominant within the UN system, particularly with regard to “sustainable development”;

Amendment 293 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses, in the context of the implementation of the SDGs, the importance of an interdisciplinary approach and openness to the changes the modern world is undergoing, building awareness through education from an early age, promoting attitudes that take account of environmental and climate challenges, encouraging participation in development processes and active citizenship;

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on the EU to learn from innovative projects implemented by certain third countries, such as the African-led "Great Green Wall" initiative, which aims to restore 100 million hectares of currently degraded land by 2030 throughout the Sahel region and to enable the development of agro- ecology and regeneration projects;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that EU external and trade policy affecting developing countries must be consistent with the principle of policy coherence for development and its development cooperation objective of eradicating poverty, and contribute to achieving the SDGs

Amendment 296 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses the importance of working for the development of peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) especially in the current situation marked by the increase of conflicts, such as the war in Ukraine following Russia’s illegitimate invasion.

Amendment 297 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Calls on EU Member States and its global partners to support research and development, innovative green technologies, capacity-building and knowledge-sharing for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Reiterates that to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy and a genuine political reset; emphasises the invaluable role the Member States play;

Amendment 299 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Further calls on EU Member States and its global partners to share best practices and provide peer-to-peer learning and technical assistance, particularly to developing countries, to support efforts for resource mobilisation and for strengthening and scaling up country-level efforts on sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery measures which promote a green and digital twin transition whilst considering odemographical issues and mainstreaming gender dimension;

Amendment 3 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, adopted by UN member states at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015,

Amendment 30 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

— having regard to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) report of 27 October 2020 entitled ‘The Mediterranean: Mare plasticum’,

Amendment 300 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Points out that the businesses involved are not our SMEs but often banks, asset managers, asset owners, insurers, financial service providers and investment consultancies; notes that the Net-Zero Banking Alliance for instance has grown to represent over 40% of global banking assets including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, HSBC;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Emphasises the importance of improved cooperation among Member States in order to achieve SDG 14’s target of combating illegal fishing;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Once again calls for an audit by the European Commission to ensure coherence between its internal and external policies;

Amendment 303 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12 c. Warns that multinational corporations have a conflict of interest in these ‘multi-stakeholder partnerships’ as they tend to put profits before humanitarian and environmental causes; regrets that the NGOs involved have a clear ideological agenda and shady financing origins; warns that multinationals and NGOs risk to have more influence in the formulation of policies than voters; is of the belief that global governance risks to only benefit private interests and not the common good ;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Calls on the Commission to promote biodiversity within EU youth programmes such as the European Voluntary Service, and to launch a Green Erasmus programme focused on the restoration and conservation of natural environments; reiterates its calls for a specific mission and funding dedicated to biodiversity within future research programmes;

Amendment 305 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12 c. Stresses that women's contribution in green economic activities is essential to achieve equitable sustainable development and should be seen and valued; believes that women and girls can also benefit from the opportunities in the field of green entrepreneurship and become green employers rather than employees;

Amendment 306 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12 d. Encourages Member States to better engage local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the monitoring and implementation phases of NRRPs to ensure consideration of SGD indicators; recognises the potential of LRAs to drive a green and socially responsible recovery in their localities, to better encourage civic engagement and achieve sustainable growth in local economies;

Amendment 307 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12d. Calls on the Member States to scale up the different scientific modules on biodiversity, in particular;

Amendment 308 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12 d. Believes that the nation state level is the ideal level suited for democratic governance;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)

12e. Emphasises that biodiversity protection should take place in cooperation with the territory’s stakeholders so that it adds to the final value of the products concerned (wood of better quality, commercial enhancement of exports);

Amendment 31 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)

— having regard to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention),

Amendment 310 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)

12f. Calls on the Commission and Member States with one or more coastlines to introduce measures for harmonised data collection, information exchange and best practice on coastline retreat across the Union;

Amendment 311 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)

12g. Is of the view that the adoption of the new comprehensive implementation strategy should be preceded by a broad consultation process with Member States, as well as a public participatory consultation process;

Amendment 312 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the annual Eurostat monitoring reports on the SDGs; Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs, addressing existing data gaps and weaknesses in information systems by strengthening the use of existing statistical data from a variety of sources and embracing artificial intelligence, and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups; believes it is crucial to monitor progress on all 169 sub-goal targets;

Amendment 314 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Reiterates its support for the work of Eurostat in relation to the SDGs monitoring in the EU; Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ ~~impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups~~cross- border and long-term distributional impact on territories and specific marginalized and vulnerable groups, in the EU and globally;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs ~~and~~; points out, however, that, since they are used to assess the SDGs at national level, they do not reflect reality on the ground; believes, therefore, that NUTS-2-level data should also be used to better measur~~ing~~e policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 317 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to report on the SDG indicator 17.14.1 on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development as part of their national reporting towards Eurostat;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups; Calls on Member States to report more thoroughly to the OECD on their development cooperation, so as to fill the data gap regarding the EU's external impact on third countries' SDG progress;

Amendment 319 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. PCalls on the Member States to adopt SGD indicators and monitor their implementation in the NRRPs; points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling the gaps for some SDGs and better measuring policies’ impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups;

Amendment 32 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17

~~— having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 20224, _________________ 4 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 181.~~deleted

Amendment 320 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Notes that reliable, accurate, trustworthy statistics are not only the basis of good technical analysis, but the foundation of evidence-based policy- making at the service of SDG attainment; underlines the importance of measuring the EU contribution to the SDGs in a precise and comprehensive manner, given that this is an essential condition to achieve Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development; calls on the Commission and its Member States to develop more evidence-based indicators, in line with the consumption-based spillover indicator included in the Eurostat report;

Amendment 322 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation should be ensured in the Eurostat SDG monitoring, closer aligned to the global SDG monitoring framework, covering, where appropriate, geographic location, gender, income, education level, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, impairment and other characteristics;

Amendment 323 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Welcomes the annual Eurostat monitoring reports on the SDGs; notes with regret that this report is not based on measurable, time-bound targets; highlights that Eurostat and the reports published by Eurostat are largely dependent on the data made available by national institutes;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Is concerned that the EU annual SDGs monitoring report is based on national average instead of targets to achieve, making its results misleading for the purpose of assessing the implementation of SDGs;

Amendment 325 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises that Member States will be taking part in the comprehensive collection of data by sharing their progress and any constraints there are regarding specific SDGs;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Calls on Member States to enhance their data collection with respect to the implementation and achievement of the SDGs, including a minimum level of data and a statistical disaggregation monitoring framework, which covers the progress achieved in the implementation of SDGs; stresses that the indicators used to assess SDGs are at national level;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Calls on Member States to make data available on the progress towards the implementation of SDGs at the local and regional level, as well as the national level;

Amendment 328 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important evidence-based data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the their impact on poorest and most ~~marginalised people~~vulnerable and marginalised groups and territories people; highlights that accurate and reliable data is crucial to measure progress and identify bottlenecks; regrets the lack of comprehensive ODA reporting per SDG by the EU and all Member States; calls for strengthening and accelerating human, institutional and infrastructure data capacity building, especially in the developing countries and EU internal monitoring tools, such as the Gender Marker or the newly established Inequality Marker;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people; stresses, in this regard, the importance of providing technical assistance to enhance the capacity of partner countries to collect data needed to fill in the SDG indicators, given that the reporting of the EU on the SDG impact of its projects depends on the actual data provided by partner countries;

Amendment 33 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on access to water as a human right – the external dimension

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people; calls for the EU to significantly step up technical cooperation with developing countries to address the global data gap created by insufficient monitoring capacities and inconsistent methodologies;

Amendment 331 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights the disruption of data production and data accuracy as a result of the global crises; Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South~~, particularly with regard to the poorest and most marginalised people~~;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to the ~~poorest and most marginalised~~most vulnerable people;

Amendment 334 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation;~~deleted

Amendment 335 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; stresses that regular comprehensive reviews of SDGs progress at sub-national and local level can reinforce vertical and horizontal coherence, stimulate local participation, facilitate peer-learning between regions and cities at global level and contribute to the overall SDG implementation; strongly supports, in this regard, the work of the Joint Research Center on localising the SDGs inter alia through the “REGIONS2030: Monitoring the SDGs in the EU regions - Filling the data gaps” project and the European Handbook for SDGs Voluntary Local Reviews; calls for a European platform for VLRs to foster exchange and learning as well as twinning approaches across Europe for accelerated SDG implementation at local level; suggests that this data be integrated in the EU cohesion policies;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; welcomes in this regard the work of the UN- HABITAT; praises the work of the Joint Research Centre in relation to the localisation of the 2030 Agenda and the European Handbook for SDG Voluntary Local Reviews, which offers official and experimental indicators useful to set up an effective SDG local monitoring system specifically targeted for European cities;

Amendment 337 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Barry ANDREWS, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnation~~Recommends a renewed focus on localizing the SDGs, support for the implementation at all territorial rlev~~iews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation~~els, facilitating peer learning between regions and cities at global level and encouraging a greater engagement in Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) and Voluntary Subnational Reviews;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews, including for the private sector, as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; calls for Member States to put in place comprehensive tools for the effective implementation of SDGs, such as mapping;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Highlights~~Recalls that SDG implementation represents a shared responsibility, requiring action at the national, regional and local levels; highlights, in this regard, the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation;

Amendment 34 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy (2021/2179(INI))1a _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2022-0288_EN.html

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Recognises the importance of private sector reporting for SDG implementation; highlights that corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, when subject to relevant audits, can be an important framework to encourage greater accountability in the private sector regarding the social and environmental impact of companies and their contribution to the achievement of the SDGs; encourages all actors across society, including private entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation; stresses the need to finance trainings for capacity building for SMEs in order to learn how to implement the SDGs in their daily activities;

Amendment 341 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Recognises the importance of education for global citizenship and sustainable development as an enabler of all of the goals, and calls on the Commission to include this as a priority in all relevant calls for funding;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme;~~deleted

Amendment 343 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Points out that there is a growing awareness that economic growth, as measured primarily by GDP, has little to do with prosperity and well-being and that sustainability must be at the core of economic systems; regrets that no policy at EU level aims at a paradigm shift or reform of our economic systems, including the replacement of GDP growth with a measure of progress based on the well-being of people and planet as the key measure of economic performance; Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme; urges the Commission to develop beyond GDP indicators that incorporate societal and environmental factors, and enhance cooperation with the international community to better measure well-being, development and the natural capital based on the One Health Approach and planetary boundaries;

Amendment 345 #

Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO, Frances FITZGERALD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme; points out that GDP is, in any event, currently the most reliable indicator of state welfare owing to its objective nature, and that it can therefore only be replaced by an equally reliable indicator;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to present the summary dashboard and indicator set measuring ‘beyond GDP’ ~~dashboard~~ without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme;

Amendment 347 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls for Parliament to appoint a standing rapporteur on the implementation of the SDGs to work with the Bureau and across committees, as well as with the multi-stakeholder platform; further proposes that each committee should appoint a Member responsible for the fulfilment of the SDGs and that these responsible Members should meet between them and with the standing rapporteur on a regular basis to ensure alignment;

Amendment 348 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Notes that invasive exotic species are recognised as the third largest cause of global biodiversity erosion; points out that, according to the latest estimates of the IUCN’s Red List, they pose a threat to almost one third of threatened land-based species and are involved in half of known extinctions;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Stresses the importance of disaggregated data by gender to effectively asses the progress on the SDGs in relation to the situation of women and girls, and in particular of women and girls with disabilities

Amendment 35 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

— having regard to its Report of 25 January 2023 on Policy Coherence for Development (2021/2164 (INI)),

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Laments the fact that the list of invasive exotic species of concern to the EU includes less than 6% of the invasive exotic species that are present in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure proper coverage of invasive exotic species affecting threatened species on the EU list and to step up prevention by introducing mandatory risk assessments prior to the first import of non-native species and by adopting white lists by 2030 at the latest;

Amendment 351 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Emphasises that numerous invasive exotic plants can cause problems for public health; notes that their pollen can be particularly allergenic for some people, as is the case with ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), to which 10 % of the French population is thought to be sensitive; notes that, for others, sap can cause burns when it comes into contact with the skin, as is the case with giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);

Amendment 352 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)

16d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that spending related to invasive exotic species and the Union’s programmes takes sufficient account of these impacts on the biodiversity of the outermost regions;

Amendment 353 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)

16e. Emphasises the urgent need to work with financial institutions so that they can define and adopt investment strategies and targets to align financial portfolios with the SDGs and regularly report on progress;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.deleted

Amendment 355 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Recalls the broad recognition, when~~Is alarmed at the complete lack of responsibility by the officials involved, as the SDGs were adopted, due to their view of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the fact that the ~~SDG financing gap has instead~~purported need for SDG financing has grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10 and the fact that all EU Commission administrated funding has not been fully cut; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development but recalls that in its Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2019, the OECD emphasised the need not only to ‘mobilise a greater quantity of financial resources for developing countries’ but also to focus on the quality, or sustainable development footprint, of all finance; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; notes that governments alone will never meet the scale of financing needed to deliver the SDGs;stresses that private sector investments are critical to bridge the financing gap and advance on the SDGs; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10stresses, in this regard, the need for a reformed global plan to finance the SDGs; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; ~~is alarmed by the fact~~notes that the SDG financing gap has instead apparently grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 21 June 2022 on The transformative role of education for sustainable development and global citizenship as an instrumental tool for the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs),

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Recalls that Member States have to honour their commitment to meet the target of spending 0.7% of their GNI on official development assistance (ODA); underlines the important role of the ODA as a catalyst for change and leverage for the mobilisation of other resources; stresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to mobilising resources for climate action and the EIB’s role therein to help meet climate targets, eradicate poverty and increase healthcare; highlights that the Global Gateway strategy could contribute to the successful implementation of the SDGs;

Amendment 361 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Recalls that ODA remains a major source of finance for the poorest countries, and continues to play a crucial role in achieving the 2030 Agenda; notes with concern that, while being the biggest global ODA provider, the EU and its Member States failed to achieve their collective commitments to provide 0.7% of GNI as ODA and 0.20% as ODA to the least developed countries by 2030; urges the EU and its Member States to meet its ODA commitments and to prioritise allocation of grants and concessional financing based on vulnerabilities;

Amendment 362 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Draws attention to the fact that, with global GDP now over USD 100 trillion and the capitalisation of global equity and fixed income markets being around USD 250 trillion, global financial resources are sufficient for a big push towards closure of the SDG financing gap and should be made available for this, including through wealth and profit taxes and effective international measures against tax competition, tax avoidance and evasion;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Recognises the EIB’s flagship role in the European Green Deal and sustainable blue economy, and its substantial contribution to the EU’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the EU to further maximise the potential of the EIB as a tool to leverage the EU’s strategic autonomy and its achievement of the SDGs, and to promote its external policy interests and priorities in its relations with non-EU countries;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Points out that there is an urgent need to promote a variety of financial resources when it comes to financing the SDGs, moving beyond official development assistance, which has shown its limitations, in particular by improving the deployment of national resources or transfers of private funds back to people’s countries of origin (remittances);

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Notes with regret that the absence of a plan that includes clearly defined, quantifiable targets prohibits comprehensive SDG expenditure tracking under the EU budget;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Calls the EU and its Member States to increase the ODA by at least 0.03% annually to meet the target of 0.7% by 2030;

Amendment 367 #

Jens GIESEKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 369 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

— having regard to the new 'Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument – Global Europe' (called 'Global Europe') which entered into force on the 14th of June 2021;

Amendment 370 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. CStresses that the absence of a financing plan for the SDGs prevents the overall monitoring of spending on their implementation within the EU budget; calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs under a revised Multiannual Financial Framework; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a ~~proposal~~methodology for a social taxonomy based on the work of the Sustainable Finance Platform6ato complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European ~~Green Deal;~~ Pillar of Social Rights and the EuropeanGreen Deal, while taking the situation of micro- enterprises and SMEs into account; _________________ 6a https://finance.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2 022-08/220228-sustainable-finance- platform-finance-report-social- taxonomy_en.pdf

Amendment 371 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; ~~calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal;~~

Amendment 373 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should ~~guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal~~be taken into account in the deployment of EU financing tools and their programming;

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 375 #

Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 376 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the ~~prepara~~adoption of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming, especially the MFF, NDICI-Global Europe, EFSD+, the EU’s main development financing tools; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal;

Amendment 377 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Reiterates that the governance of the Global Gateway, EFSD+ and EIB Global, among others, are also meant to contribute to a better articulation of the EFAD; notes in that respect that there is a serious doubt around whether the Global Gateway is sufficiently attuned to assisting partners in their green and digital transitions, while upholding human rights, meeting basic needs, and reducing inequalities; is worried that the Global Gateway lacks a clear development mandate, and that its design and planning is surrounded by a lack of transparency and public scrutiny; insists that Global Gateway cannot be the EU’s primary means of SDG promotion in third countries, due the absence of fresh funding and its reliance on private finance which is inherently risk averse, and thus, its inability to reach the furthest behind first;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses that EFAD and the long- awaited EU SDG strategy must reflect and facilitate a coordinated and coherent set of internal and external EU policies and commitments, including through the set of existing development policy tools; underlines that public and private financing must be aligned with the goals of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement; regrets, in that context, that the Commission has not yet developed an integrated and holistic SDG implementation strategy, which presents a significant challenge in terms of the ambition to achieve policy coherence, owing to the lack of clear, measurable and time-bound EU- wide targets for all SDGs as a reporting benchmark;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls for better linkages between SDGs and National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs); recalls that funding is the main obstacle for 47% of cities and regions in the implementation of the SDGs; recalls that Member States have EUR 225 billion available to them from the Recovery and Resilience Fund to help finance the heightened need for accelerated progression towards the attainment of the SDG goals, given the negative impact of the pandemic towards the progression of the SDGs1a _________________ 1a CoR (2022) Synergies between the Sustainable Development Goals and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans – Best practices from local and regional authorities, page 16.

Amendment 38 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

— having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Progress in the implementation of the SDGs (ECON-VII/028)

Amendment 380 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls on the Commission to consider extending the SDGs beyond the cohesion policy funds to address the financing gap and explore synergies with Horizon Europe, LIFE+, InvestEU, Digital Europe Programme, as well as the financial support of the European Investment Bank to mainstream sustainable development and scale up policies and projects;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses the importance of measuring the EU's contribution to the SDGs in order to assess their implementation and to detect, qualify and quantify any deviation from the original plans and targets; calls on the Commission to put in place a specific methodology to ensure full monitoring of SDG-related expenditure in the EU budget;

Amendment 382 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses that important EU investment strategies like the Global Gateway must be clearly oriented towards and fully assessed against the need to implement the 2030 Agenda with its “leave no one behind” principle and encompassing the whole social, economic and environmental dimension;

Amendment 383 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Requests comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of EU policies, programmes and funds, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, in order to ensure alignment with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda; calls for the climate-tracking methodology and the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs), as well as the social priorities set by the SDGs and the European Pillar of Social Rights, to be fully implemented;

Amendment 384 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Calls on Member States and the EU's global partners to bolster efforts to curb illicit financial flows and cross- border tax evasion, which undermine taxation systems and inhibit domestic resource mobilisation towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 385 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Highlights the urgency to require financial institutions to define and adopt strategies and targets to align financial portfolios and other assets with the SDGs and regularly report on progress inter alia in the context of their ESG reporting;

Amendment 386 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Calls for the public and private sector to work together to support sustainable development; Calls on the Commission to engage in in-depth discussions and engagement with the private sector to encourage private financing;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Calls on Member States to establish significant support mechanisms to assist SMEs in their implementation of sustainability strategies in their business, including through industry mentorship and expert advice; proposes that this should include advice on how critical decisions such as raw material use and value chain management can be changed to improve sustainability;

Amendment 388 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Encourages all actors across society, including public and private profit and non-profit entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation;

Amendment 389 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18 d. Underlines the importance of making the Union budget consistent with the 17 SDGs and their respective sub- targets; invites the Commission to examine the modalities of a dedicated methodology for tracking SDGs expenditure in the Union budget, complementary to the climate and biodiversity tracking methodologies already in place; requests that a comprehensive mapping of the financial envelopes of existing and future Union policies, programmes and funds, including of the investments and structural reforms pursued under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, be made to ensure coherence with the objectives of the 2030 Agenda;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

— having regard to the European Commission Social Economy Action Plan adopted on 9 December 2021;

Amendment 390 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18 e. Adds its voice to the multiplying calls for deep reform of the global development finance architecture to align all of its parts with the Agenda 2030 for global development, the Paris Agreement on climate action and the Global Biodiversity Framework; calls for the shift operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund agreed at COP27;

Amendment 391 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)

18 f. Calls on the EU and international partners to fully engage in real commitments and action during the international summit on the "New Global Financial Pact" in Paris in June to facilitate vulnerable countries' access to the financing they need to address the consequences of current and future crises and to implement Agenda 2030;

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that adequate financing for the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable transition;deleted

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 394 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that adequate long-term financing for the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture by putting in place measures for a more equitable economic and financial system, including through banking reform; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable transition; points out the need to rechannel IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to developing countries and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in view of increasing SDG investment capacity without creating additional debt; underlines the need to improve the lending terms of MDBs, including lower interest rates and longer- term loans;

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19.~~ Stresses that adequate financing for ~~19.~~ the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable transition; stresses in this respect the importance of the Summit of the Future, scheduled for September 2024, to adopt major reforms of multilateral institutions and financing for sustainable development at global level;

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 397 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that adequate financing for the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture; welcomes in this respect the UN’s SDG Stimulus package and its proposal to reform the global international financial architecture; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable transition;

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

~~19.~~ Stresses that adequate financing for ~~19.~~ the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group ~~and~~, the European Investment Bank, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and other multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable transition;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Calls on the Commission to track inconsistencies among expenditures, which hinder the EU and third countries’ achievement of the SDGs, notably in the area of agriculture; urgently calls on Member States and the EU to identify and phase out all environmentally harmful subsidies without delay, as required by the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Record (AR6) of 20 March 2023, which states that many mitigation and adaptation actions have multiple synergies with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 40 #

Frances FITZGERALD

— Having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on Learning for the Green transition and sustainable development;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Reaffirms the European Investment Bank’s specific role as spelt out in Article 209 TFEU and in Article 36 of the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation as the EU’s financial arm with global reach, delivering EU investments and partnering with the European Commission in implementing the Global Gateway and thus contributing to meet the objectives of the SDGs by 2030;

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasises that debt relief efforts should be undertaken fairly in proportion to the contribution of each country to the indebtedness of the most vulnerable countries and that, in this regard, China should be fully involved in any debt relief for developing countries, especially those that are most vulnerable;

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 403 #

Stéphane BIJOUX, Catherine CHABAUD, Barry ANDREWS, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; welcomes the fact that a Summit for a New Global Financial Pact is to be held in Paris in June 2023, making it possible to promote an inclusive approach by bringing together all the relevant stakeholders – in particular developed countries, developing countries, international financial institutions, development agencies and the private sector – with a view to making tangible progress in helping developing countries access the financing they need to achieve the SDGs; emphasises the crucial role that small island developing states play in forging local solutions and initiatives to build up resilience to the effects of climate change, and calls on the European Union and its Member States to back up these efforts and support the sharing of solutions;

Amendment 405 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; stresses that the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact to be held in June 2023 in Paris is an opportunity to build a new contract between the North and the South; believes that this Summit should put forward solutions to restore fiscal space to the most indebted countries, foster the development of the private sector in low-income countries, encourage investment in "green" infrastructure in emerging and developing countries and to mobilise innovative financing for countries and regions vulnerable to climate change;

Amendment 406 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 407 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 408 #

Barry ANDREWS, Catherine CHABAUD, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Strongly welcom~~Notes the Bridgetown Initiative and a number of its key proposals in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly;

Amendment 409 #

Sara CERDAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission ~~and~~, the Member States and the outermost regions to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)

— having regard to the Green Deal launched by the European Commission on the 11th of December 2019;

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Is alarmed by the rising risks of debt distress and the high cost of debt in the world’s poorest countries, which exacerbates further inequalities and poverty; emphasises that the high cost of borrowing for developing countries inhibits investment in the SDGs, while raising the risk of debt crisis; highlights the recommendations of the UN’s SDG Stimulus Plan, which calls for additional liquidity, effective debt restructuring and the expansion of development financing, with the view to free up significant fiscal space in developing economies;

Amendment 411 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Recognises the importance and the potential of Member States’ development banks and other European development finance institutions; stresses the pressing need to boost private sector in developing countries, in Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, and the difficulties encountered in serving this area of development cooperation;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Calls for more effective dissemination of information concerning financing opportunities that may be available to business to support the implementation of SDG strategic plans at local and regional level from the European Investment Bank;

Amendment 413 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. Encourages the private sector and multilateral financial institutions to continue to support countries whose economies have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Stress~~Notes that more than half of the world’s poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one~~; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measu~~ despite massive financial aid for mores tha~~t make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private credit~~n 50 years from the nations of Europe and other donors;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors;arns that if developing countries cannot pay the debt they incur through IMF loans and World Bank (and associated Multilateral Development Bank) financing, they will be offered options to “repay” their debt through implementing SDG-related policies; regrets that the “debt for land swap” model, the“debt for conservation swaps” or the“debt for climate swaps” model does not respect the sovereignty of these countries

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Stresses that more than half of the world’s poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcome~~Is alarmed by the fact that LDCs were already unable to finance the implementation of the SDGs before the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and are now even more in need of financial support; Stresses that more than half of the world’s poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; notes with deep concern that according to the United Nations, 25 developing countries paid more than 20 per cent of total government revenue in external debt service in 2022, while sixteen of the most debt-troubled countries today owe more than 30 percent to private creditors[1]; against this background, applauds the UN Secretary- General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package ~~and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors;~~ to offset challenging conditions faced by developing countries and accelerate progress towards the SDGs, including through investments in i.e. renewable energy, universal social protection, decent job creation, healthcare, quality education and sustainable food systems; and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; reiterates its call for the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism, under UN auspices, to address the debt crisis in developing countries and the financing requirements of the Agenda 2030; [1] https://www.undp.org/publications/dfs- building-blocks-out-crisis-uns-sdg- stimulus-plan

Amendment 417 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s 69 poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; emphasises the need both for rapid debt relief, ending the “too little, too late”1asyndrome and unnecessary aggravation of debt situations, and for systemic changes towards a rules-based multilateral order capable of preventing new debt crises;Reiterates its call on the Commission, in consultation with all major international actors and the countries concerned, to draw up a genuine strategy to save developing countries from excessive indebtedness;Notes that the Common Debt Framework still does not provide concrete debt reliefand calls for an enhanced multilateraldebt relief initiative with an effective mechanism to engageprivate creditors, debt relief in return for SDG achievement and climate action (debt swaps) and measures to facilitate lender coordination on new loan contracts; _________________ 1a https://www.undp.org/publications/dfs- avoiding-too-little-too-late-international- debt-relief

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s poorest countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available ~~and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors~~, such as the adoption of automatic debt suspension in the event of pre-defined shocks, and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; underlines the need to consider debt for SDGs swaps, which would allow many developing countries to redirect debt service payments towards SDG-related public expenditure;

Amendment 419 #

Barry ANDREWS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Catherine CHABAUD, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 c (new)

— having regard to the Global Gateway, launched by the European Commission and the EU High Representative on the 1st of December 2021;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that more than half of the world’s ~~poorest~~middle and low income countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s push for a global SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors;

Amendment 421 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Points to the pertinence of its 2018 resolution “Enhancing developing countries’ debt sustainability”1a, which has only increased since new pressures and the lack of adequate action are now resulting in a new big debt crisis; Reaffirms the calls made in this resolution for the systematic consideration of resource needs in the context of human rights, including the right to development, and the prioritisation of these needs, for the establishment of an international debt repayment mechanism, for the transformation of the UNCTAD Principles to Promote Responsible Lending and Borrowing into legally binding and enforceable instruments, for the sanctioning of lenders who lend to manifestly corrupt governments or in violation of the law established by the national parliament of the borrowing state; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2018-0104_EN.html

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is concerned about the risky projects that are being promoted, in particular, as part of China’s ‘Silk Road’ initiative, and about the consequences that some projects will have on public debt in certain vulnerable countries, such as the Kenya-Uganda railway, and emphasises that it is important to provide technical assistance to vulnerable countries in order to avoid such risky investment projects;

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Underlines the structural challenges of developing countries in terms of domestic resource mobilisation linked to i.e. illicit financial flows, unsustainable debt burdens, tax abuse by multinationals, etc.; calls on the EU to take the lead to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance practices and to ensure a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties;

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Underlines the role of public and private investments and public-private partnerships, as well as the importance of domestic resource mobilisation in partner countries and more efficient utilisation of EU funding in closing the USD 2.5 trillion funding gap identified for meeting the SDGs by 2030, while strengthening good governance and combating corruption;

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Highlights that new financing commitments, such as those related to loss and damage, must be operationalized quickly and be directed swiftly where they are needed most;

Amendment 426 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21 b. Welcomes the UN Secretary- General’s push for a global SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030 and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors; calls for a collective response from the EU and its Member States to the SDG Stimulus initiative; calls also on the Commission to start without delay parallel preparation of proposals for such a plan;

Amendment 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recognises the importance of domestic resources being mobilised in developing countries and draws attention to the fact that this is contingent on an enabling international environment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the initiative and push for the establishment of a UN intergovernmental commission for international cooperation on tax matters, in order to fight illicit financial outflows and close tax havens; recalls that illicit financial outflows and tax havens have a severe impact on the fiscal space of developing countries and seriously undermine the Rule of Law and institutional resilience in these countries, which is an essential precondition to achieve sustainable development; points out that Africa alone loses at least 88.6 billion dollars annually from illicit financial flows, which could bridge half of Africa’s SDGs financing gap; calls on the EU, in this regard, to coherently list all the countries that qualify as tax havens in the EU listing of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes;

Amendment 429 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recognises the importance of domestic resources being mobilised in developing countries and draws attention to the fact that this is contingent on an enabling interna~~tiona~~l environment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the initiative and push for the establishment of a UN intergovernmental commission for international cooperation on tax matters, in order to fight illicit financial outflows and close tax havens;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 d (new)

— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of the 24th of November 2022 on the future European Financial Architecture for Development;

Amendment 430 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recognises the importance of domestic resources being mobilised in developing countries and draws attention to the fact that this is contingent on an enabling international environment; accordingly, calls on the EU to scale up its cooperation with developing countries on tax matters to enable them to enhance mobilisation of public resources; in particular, calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the initiative and push for the establishment of a UN intergovernmental commission for international cooperation on tax matters, in order to fight illicit financial outflows and close tax havens;

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Recognises the role the private sector should play in sustainable finance but stresses the need to combine public and private finance towards public goals; highlights, in this context, that the private sector cannot guarantee either universal access to, nor replace public investments in, critical services such as health, education and social protection, that provide crucial long-term prospects to overcome poverty; calls on the EU and its Member States, in a context where ODA remains a scarce resource, to limit blending operations to those areas where they can add value to the local economy, but to exclude blending finance from essential public services, particularly health, education and social protection, as the monetisation of those sectors could widen already existing inequalities and jeopardise the universal access to those services; more broadly, urges the European Commission and the Member States to prioritise partnerships with LDC domestic enterprises that pursue sustainable and inclusive business models;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Highlights that there is still EUR 225 billion available for Member States from the RRF that could be used to help implement the SDGs; recognises the EIB’s flagship role in the European Green Deal and its substantial contribution to the EUs economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic; encourages the EU to further maximise the potential of the EIB as a tool to leverage EU strategic autonomy and to promote the Union’s external policy interests and priorities in relations with third countries;

Amendment 434 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Stresses the importance of SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals) for the cross- cutting achievement of the SDGs; regrets that only a minority of EU Member States have reached the target of dedicating 0.7% of their gross national income to official development assistance; recalls that this target has been repeatedly endorsed at the highest level at international aid and development conferences, and calls on the Member States to fulfil it without delay;

Amendment 435 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Reiterates its support for private sector engagement to increase developmental investments in developing countries, but also warns of the risks involved, for example the erosion of universal access to quality public services or the overcompensation of private investors; Notes with great concern that the overall evidence of the development effectiveness of subsidising private investment remains weak;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Emphasises that for certain vulnerable countries it is important to improve transparency with regard to public finances and the business environment, in line, in particular, with the Financial Action Task Force’s recommendations, especially as regards the countries included in the list of jurisdictions subject to enhanced monitoring;

Amendment 437 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

22 a. Stresses the need for crowding in private capital in order to help tackling the existing 2.5 trillion dollars gap identified for meeting the SDGs by 2030, and in order to finance investments in the most vulnerable regions and LDCs, where needs are the greatest;

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive map of the financial envelopes for the EU’s policies, programmes and funds, including investments and structural reforms carried out under the Recovery and Resilience Facility;

Amendment 439 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Highlights the role of private philanthropy in financing for sustainable development; calls on the Commission to promote a better enabling framework for foundations both in its internal policies and in its relations with third countries;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 e (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on Progress in the implementation of the SDGs (COR-2022/04274);

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Stresses that Official Development Assistance (ODA) needs to play a key role in financing the SDGs, for which an ambitious increase is needed; calls on all Member States to meet their commitment of attaining at least 0.7% ODA/GNI ratio;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Points out that the effective use of funds provides an opportunity to build sustainable competitive advantages and capacity in the social and economic spheres to better respond to future crises;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Calls on the Council and Commission to consider using SDGs to help reduce the financing gap with regards to development

Amendment 443 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Insists that Official Development Assistance (ODA), as defined in the OECD, should always have as its primary objective the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries; Stresses that the principles of development effectiveness should be followed, that human rights must be fully respected by all actors benefiting from blended finance and guarantees, and that the private sector entities involved must have a transparent ownership structure, practice country-specific reporting and refrain from tax avoidance; Calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency in private sector cooperation so that it is open to effective stakeholder, parliamentary and public scrutiny;

Amendment 444 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Recalls that developing countries are historically vulnerable to external shocks owing to narrow export bases and less diversified economies; stresses, therefore, that one of the main challenges for developing countries is to climb up the global value chain through economic diversification and to shift from an a export-oriented production model towards development based on domestic and regional markets; to this end, emphasises the crucial role of multilateral fora and institutions to advance those objectives, with the view to harness resilience and to increase national or regional autonomy in the production of essential goods and services;

Amendment 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22 b. Notes that channelling private finance towards the SDGs is essential, but warns that there is no evidence that blended finance has had a large impact in the attainment of the SDGs so far; calls on the EU to push for a new approach in blended finance that is based on SDG- targeted impact, fair sharing of risks and rewards, clear accountability mechanisms, and coherent social and environmental standards, in line with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda;

Amendment 446 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Patrizia TOIA, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR

22 c. Highlights that the NDICI-Global Europe mid-term review provides an opportunity to assess the EU’s contribution to achieve the SDGs worldwide and reaffirms its support towards the Agenda 2030 by setting out clear and measurable commitments for the coming years;

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. Recognises the role of local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, inclusive business models and research institutes as engines of growth, employment and local innovation, which will in turn contribute to the achievement of the SDGs

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22 c. New subtitle Sectoral Policies related to the SDGs under review at the 2023 High Level Political Forum

Amendment 449 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)

22 d. Regrets that many cases of policy inconsistencies prevail in various EU sectoral areas, notably related to food, energy, trade and taxation policy, with particular worrying negative consequences for developing countries;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

— having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of 24 September 2019,

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)

22 e. Recalls that policies to protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change are not automatically mutually supportive, as in the case of large-scale dams and the cultivation of food and feed crops used for biofuels; highlights that the surge of energy crops, such as rapeseed, palm oil, soybean, corn, maize, etc., which are produced for biodiesel and ethanol, compete with water use linked to food crops; reaffirms that access to water and sanitation is a vital imperative and a fundamental right that needs to be addressed in a context of competing water uses between agriculture, energy, extractive and other industrial activities relying on a large quantity of water resources;

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 f (new)

22 f. Highlights the potential risks of water grabbing and water pollution associated to EU foreign direct investments in large-scale land acquisitions for agriculture and extractive industries; accordingly, stresses the importance to implement PCD and a fully-fledged Human Right Impact Assessment related to any agricultural and energy investment projects financed by the European Fund for Sustainable Development; stresses equally the need to enact water-related mandatory due diligence and reporting standards for corporations;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 g (new)

22 g. Recognises the importance of improving the supply of drinking water and sanitations an efficient way of pursuing fundamental poverty eradication objectives, as well as promoting social equality, public health, food security and sustainable development; Calls on the Commission to recognise water as a public good and a fundamental value for all EU citizens and not as a commodity; Calls for the EU to support sustainable water management in the agricultural sector, which mobilises over 70 % of water resources, through investing in sustainable irrigation and water storage systems, through optimising and reducing the use of fresh water in agriculture along the whole supply chain, through reducing food waste and through fostering agro- ecology by restoring wetlands, as well as through reducing, where possible, the use of pesticides and fertilisers that pose a risk of water pollution, especially to groundwater;

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 h (new)

22 h. Urges the Member States to ensure access to affordable and clean heating and electricity and to avoid people being obliged to choose between eating or heating; Highlights that reducing energy demand through increasing the efficiency of buildings, consumer goods and transport can also contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5C as committed to under the Paris Agreement, while supporting global health, education, poverty, employment and food security goals;

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 i (new)

22 i. Highlights that 70% of the EU population live in cities today and this is projected to reach almost 84% in 2050; therefore stresses the importance of sustainable urban development in the EU, including through, inter alia: a modal shift from private cars to more sustainable modes of transport like high quality and affordable public transport, walking and cycling; an ambitious renovation wave to renovate the EU's building stock and thereby reduce energy consumption and emissions, decrease energy bills, create local employment and ensure safer, healthier buildings for people to live in; and the establishment and expansion of green and blue infrastructure in cities which serve to reduce air, water and noise pollution, provide protection from flooding, droughts and heat waves, and provide a refuge for nature as well as recreational amenities for people;

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 j (new)

22 j. Stresses the importance to achieve universal access to energy for all in the Global South; insists upon the need to support renewable decentralised solutions, such as small-scale, off-grid and mini-grid energy solutions, to reach all parts of developing countries’ populations, particularly poor and rural populations; calls on the EU to target its efforts, financially and technically, towards these small-scale solutions to energy poverty in remote areas;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 k (new)

22 k. Recognises that the public sector alone will not be able to provide all the financing needs required to expand energy access; underlines, however, that increasing focus on the use of public- private partnerships and attracting funds from private financiers may adversely diminish the financial attractiveness of local renewable energy projects, since such projects are less "bankable" than major, grid-connected projects, which often serve large industries; therefore, underlines that the ultimate responsibility for ensuring access to universal services, especially affordable energy for poor and remote populations, remains that of the state;

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 l (new)

22 l. Recalls that the EU energy transition, which will generate a surge of extraction of metals and minerals linked to renewable energy sources and digital economy, represents challenges for developing countries, as mining is a sector linked to severe environmental destruction (including in protected and indigenous territories); freshwater contamination and depletion; human rights abuses (including gender violence); forced displacement; loss of livelihoods; violent conflict; unsafe working conditions; worker exploitation (forced labour, child labour and human trafficking); and illicit financial flows; emphasises accordingly that PCD shall be strictly implemented while a “Just Transition” lens must be applied across the entire renewable energy value chain;

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 m (new)

22 m. Takes note of the new Commission’s proposal on Critical Raw Material Act, which aims to ensure the EU's access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials; acknowledges that raw materials may be subject to trade restrictions creating uncertainties regarding the ability of the EU to secure its supply of these materials; recalls however that trade restrictions (such as export taxes) can be a legitimate tool for governments of developing countries for their future industrial development, as a leverage to fight against poverty and for environmental protection; against this background, stresses the right of developing countries to use trade tool, such as export taxes on raw materials, in sofar as it is WTO-compatible, if they deem it appropriate, to fulfil public interests;

Amendment 459 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 n (new)

22 n. Notes the proposal of the Commission to conclude new Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreements; stresses that EU hunger for materials should not lead to neo-colonial extractivist relationships; stresses that the EU must aim at negotiating with its partners to develop sustainable trade and cooperation agreements, that uphold the right of each party to regulate (including the ability to limit the exports of raw materials when justified by sustainable development objectives), create added- value for both parties, while ensuring a high level of climate and human rights protection;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

— having regard to the 2023 SDG Summit which will be convened in September 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 o (new)

22 o. Recalls that the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services will undermine progress in approximately 80 % of the assessed targets for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and calls on the EU to address the root causes of biodiversity loss and to mainstream obligations on conservation, restoration and the sustainable use of resources into broader development policies; recalls that ecological restoration is critical for the implementation of the ‘One Health’ approach; stresses that conservation efforts must not violate human rights, notably those of Indigenous Peoples and local communities; accordingly, calls on the EU to develop conservation programme in consultation with local communities, Indigenous Peoples and women, as well as other marginalised groups to truly contribute to the fight against deforestation and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the great challenges ahead and the 2030 Agenda should therefore serve as a guiding light for navigating through the current uncertainties; highlights the opportunity that the SDGs provide to establish a true well-being economy centred on people and the planet and to work towards a sustainable world beyond 2030Calls to reconsider the implementation of the SDGs and take a more cautious approach to achieving sustainable development; recognizes that true sustainability can only be achieved through the promotion of national sovereignty and democratic principles; calls to re-think global goverance in line with these principles;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the great challenges ahead and the 2030 Agenda should therefore ~~serve as a guiding light for navigating through the current uncertainties~~be taken into account in EU policies affecting third countries, especially those that are most vulnerable; highlights the opportunity that the SDGs provide to establish a true well-being economy centred on people and the planet and to work towards a sustainable world beyond 2030; , but points out, nevertheless, that when it comes to development cooperation, the priority should be to focus on poverty reduction and food security;

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 465 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 467 #

Frances FITZGERALD, Tomas TOBÉ, Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Strongly advocates for the urgent need for the revitalisation of the global partnerships particularly between governments, the private sector, and civil society in the pursuit of realizing the Agenda 2030; calls for, in this regard, a strong commitment to global partnership and enhanced multistakeholder cooperation for sustainable development;

Amendment 468 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Suggests that the UN should push all Member States to support the introduction of concrete timelines and implementation plans that are binding for the signatory states towards 2030 and beyond; Furthermore calls on the UN to prepare a post-Agenda 2030 strategy well ahead of time;

Amendment 469 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission as well as to the Secretary General of the United Nations and the President of the United Nations General Assembly .

Amendment 47 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

— having regard to the opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on Progress in the implementation of the SDGs (COR-2022/04274)

Amendment 470 #

24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council ~~and~~, the Commission and the United Nations.

Amendment 48 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

— having regard to the resolution on Policy Coherence for Development adopted by the European Parliament on 14 March 20231a _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2023-0071_EN.pdf

Amendment 49 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency

Amendment 5 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the Synthesis Report of the IPCC sixth assessment report (AR6)1a _________________ 1a https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment- report/ar6/

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)

— having regard to the negotiations on a new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), to replace the Cotonou agreement, which was to end on 29 February 2020, but has been prolonged;

Amendment 51 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)

— Having regard to the Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) of 4 March 2023,

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)

— having regard to the resolution of 8 October 2021 of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and the resolution of 26 July 2022 of the UN General Assembly, which recognised the human right to a healthy environment,

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 b (new)

— having regard to the 'United Nations Secretary-General's SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030' of February 2023,

Amendment 54 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have further hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas collective action on a new scale is urgently needed to respond to poverty that is ruining hundreds of millions of lives and to respond to the unprecedented threats to the habitability of our planet posed by the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one behind;

Amendment 55 #

Rovana PLUMB, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Sara CERDAS, Beatrice COVASSI, Dan NICA, Tudor CIUHODARU

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas, including the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, energy and food insecurity and soaring prices, fragile supply chains and rapid inflation, have hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one and no place behind;

Amendment 56 #

Catherine CHABAUD, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Stéphane BIJOUX, Max ORVILLE, Charles GOERENS, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition within planetary boundaries that leaves no one behind;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have hindered the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition that leaves no one and no place behind;

Amendment 58 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), through its outcome on "The Future We Want", established the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in 2012; whereas the HLPF is the central United Nations platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level; whereas the Forum meets annually under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council for eight days, including a three-day ministerial segment and every four years at the level of Heads of State and Government under the auspices of the General Assembly for two days;

Amendment 6 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Karsten LUCKE, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

— having regard to the Human Development Report 2021/22, entitled "Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World"1a _________________ 1a https://hdr.undp.org/content/human- development-report-2021-22

Amendment 60 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the global economy is facing multiple shocks due to, inter alia, the Covid-19 pandemic, impacts from the war in Ukraine, high inflation and weak economic growth, an unsustainable debt burden, along with the escalating climate and biodiversity emergency crisis; whereas the impact of those shocks on developing countries is aggravated by an unfair global financial system which is short-term oriented and crisis-prone, and which further exacerbates inequalities; whereas high borrowing costs for developing countries are one symptom of an inequitable international financial and monetary system;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas, with the compound shocks and permanent crises ranging from climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian war in Ukraine to the rising prices of energy, food and fertilisers, higher inflation, mounting debt burden and tightened monetary policy, a general trend emerges of a “two-track recovery” between advanced economies and developing countries, characterised by a great financial divide, highlighting the increasing asymmetry in which the crises hit poorer countries and their limited capacity and support received to respond to them;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the Parliament, the Council and the European Council have repeatedly called on the Commission to adopt an overarching strategy for the implementation of the SDGs since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015; whereas the Report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2022/2002(INI)) repeated this call;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas we are currently consuming resources worth of 1.8 planets per year globally and resources worth of 2.8 planets in the EU; whereas the overconsumption of materials and resources needs to be reduced significantly to fit our consumption within the planetary boundaries, with 10-fold resource efficiency in all the sectors of society in the EU;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the EU’s political commitment to PCD was reaffirmed in the 2017 New European Consensus on Development, which identified PCD as a ‘crucial element of the [EU’s] strategy to achieve the SDGs and an important contribution to the broader objective of Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD)’;

Amendment 65 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas, despite some progress on certain SDGs before the crises, some trends are now reversed; whereas, according to the SDNS Sustainable Development Report 2022, for the second year in a row, the world is no longer making progress on the SDGs and the average SDG Index score further declined in 2021;

Amendment 66 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas, on 28 July 2010, through Resolution 64/292, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognised the human right to water and sanitation; whereas ‘Right2Water’ was the first successful European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) with 1.9 million signatures;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the EU’s 8th Environment Action Programme is the EU’s common legal climate and environmental agenda until 2030 and the EU’s basis for achieving the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, pursuing a wellbeing economy as a priority;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas, in public policy responses to crises, the principles of sustainable development are applied with varying degrees of intensity at different levels of public life;

Amendment 69 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the disruptions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian war of agression against Ukraine are severely worsening the lack of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the 6th European Union – African Union Summit of 17-18 February 2022 and the related final statement entitled ‘A Joint Vision for 2030’,

Amendment 70 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the international trade fostered by the free trade agreements that are ratified by the Commission affects biodiversity and ecosystems;

Amendment 71 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas, with the adoption of the €79.5 billion Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) under the EU budget for the period 2021-2027, the EU can deploy strategically and flexibly this single unified development instrument to support developing countries more effectively; whereas the establishment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) provides an open architecture for public development banks (PDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to leverage public and private finance through EU guarantees and blended finance, to achieve more ambitious inclusive development and green impact;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. Whereas, in its resolution on the Follow Up to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) Right2Water, the Parliament considered it regrettable that the Commmission's communication in response to the ECI lacked ambition1a; whereas the Commission attempted to address the concerns of the ECI relating to access to water in the recast of the Drinking Water Directive; whereas no actions have been taken in relation to the right to sanitation; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2015-0294_EN.html

Amendment 73 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. Whereas reducing inequalities (SDG 10) is inextricably linked to the overall implementation of the Agenda 2030 and to effective climate action; whereas sustainable resource mobilisation is essential for transformative public action; whereas tax justice, climate justice and intergenerational justice must be urgently pursued both within developed and developing countries;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas any EU strategy proposed by the Commission with the objective of achieving the SDGs should contain EU wide, measurable, time-bound targets and concrete measures for achieving the SDGs, which should include an updated monitoring system which takes into account the EU's internal and external impact on the SDG process;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas, according to the UN, as of November 2022, 37 out of 69 of the world’s poorest countries were either at high risk or already in debt distress; whereas the number of additional people falling into extreme poverty in those countries is estimated to be 175 million by 2030, including 89 million women and girls;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. Whereas, whilst this global initiative may seem noble on the surface, it is important to take a step back and consider that the policies being implemented in the pursuit of these objectives are sometimes quite controversial;

Amendment 77 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas, according to the One Health approach, there is evidence that human health depends on planetary health and that a healthy environment is a fundamental pillar for sustainable development and human wellbeing;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas densification generally entails the risk of cutting city dwellers off from nature and exposing them to many health hazards (air pollution, noise, etc.);

Amendment 79 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the 17 SDGs with their respective 169 targets and accompanying indicators represent the only globally shared and politically agreed framework for evidence-based policies;

Amendment 8 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, entitled ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’,

Amendment 80 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Charles GOERENS, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas policy coherence for sustainable development is a critical component of successful implementation of the SDGs, in particular coherence between the internal and external policies of the Union; whereas, notably, the EU is obliged to incorporate development cooperation objectives into all internal and external policies that are likely to affect developing countries, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Amendment 81 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. Whereas 760 million people currently live without electricity and 2.4 billion people rely on harmful fuels for cooking1a; whereas 3.6 billion people worldwide live without safely managed sanitation1band 2.3 billion lack basic handwashing facilities at home1c; whereas 2018-2028 has been declared the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”; _________________ 1a https://www.who.int/news/item/20-01- 2022-who-publishes-new-global-data-on- the-use-of-clean-and-polluting-fuels-for- cooking-by-fuel-type 1b https://data.unicef.org/topic/water-and- sanitation/sanitation/ 1c https://www.unwater.org/water- facts/handwashing-and-hand-hygiene

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the EU’s new flagship Global Gateway strategy is presented as the EU’s response to the multiple global crises that the EU’s neighbours faces, including food, climate and debt crises; whereas this plan aims to mobilise €300 billion in investments through the “Team Europe” approach and is meant to signify a fundamental paradigm shift in the EU’s approach towards its partners;

Amendment 83 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic has resulted in a significant setback for the SDGs; whereas the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020 and 2021 recorded the only declines in the 30-year history of the index, erasing the gains made in the previous five years3a, _________________ 3a United Nations Development Programme Report 2022, ‘Uncertain times, unsettled lives’ : https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documen ts/global-report-document/hdr2021- 22overviewenpdf.pdf

Amendment 84 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas, according to the latest figures, there are 1 525 ecoregions on the planet, divided into three categories: terrestrial ecoregions, freshwater ecoregions and coastal and marine ecoregions; whereas each ecoregion is home to a variety of ecosystems and natural environments;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the international system does not have the tools to effectively facilitate debt restructurings that sufficiently reduce countries’ debt burdens or to address a systemic debt crisis;

Amendment 86 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas the capacity to retrieve data to fill in the SDG indicators is limited in several developing countries, which can seriously hinder the assessment of progress;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas the external dimension of the Green Deal and the Global Gateway strategy should allow Europe to better project itself abroad, articulating a green vision for climate mitigation and adaptation, nature protection and biodiversity, addressing infrastructure development and broader development needs anchored in European strategic objectives, combining development and geo-political ambitions; whereas in doing so, the EU is also committed to inclusive approaches, supporting women and youth, and leaving no one behind;

Amendment 88 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas the COVID crisis required forceful public policy responses, for which developed countries rapidly found resources, and a wide consensus emerged on the need for a transformative “build back better” approach responding also to the deepening climate crisis; whereas, at the same time, the very asymmetric impact of the COVID crisis rapidly exacerbated the inequality crisis plaguing the world;

Amendment 89 #

Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Mathilde ANDROUËT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas ecosystems not only support the life of the organisms that inhabit them but also provide services that are beneficial to mankind; whereas these services account for the equivalent of USD 33 000 billion per year (1.8 times the global gross national product);

Amendment 9 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

— having regard to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report 20221a _________________ 1a https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/Th e-Sustainable-Development-Goals- Report-2022.pdf

Amendment 90 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) 2022 SDG Index, no country, including any European country, is on track to achieve all 17 SDGs by 2030; whereas, according to the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022, progress on the SDGs has stalled since 20204a; _________________ 4a Europe Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘Achieving the SDGs: Europe’s Compass in a Multipolar World’: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sustainabledev elopment.report/2022/europe-sustainable- development-report-2022.pdf.

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas the UN’s SDG Stimulus Plan aims to tackle the high cost of debt and rising risks of debt distress, to massively scale up affordable long-term financing for development and to expand contingency financing to countries in need;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas there is a lack of integration of the SDGs into the National Recovery and Resilience Plans; whereas, in particular, very few Member States have explicitly linked National Recovery and Resilience Plans to the SDGs;

Amendment 93 #

Barry ANDREWS, Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Stéphane BIJOUX

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas Europe is on track to meet 26 SDG targets, has to accelerate for 64 targets and the current trend needs to be reversed for 15 targets, according the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE);

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas the 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda; whereas it will bring together political and thought leaders from governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, women and youth and other stakeholders; whereas the outcome of the Summit will be a negotiated political declaration; whereas the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, has signalled her intention to attend the SDG Summit;

Amendment 95 #

Udo BULLMANN, Petros KOKKALIS, Carlos ZORRINHO, Maria NOICHL, Karsten LUCKE, Ilan DE BASSO, Heléne FRITZON, Erik BERGKVIST, Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas education is a key resource for achieving the SDGs and a lifeline for people in crisis situations; whereas yet hundreds of millions of the most vulnerable children, youth and adults are still excluded from education today; whereas the education-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda have been severely derailed and risk leaving learners and societies ill-equipped to face an uncertain future;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas the burden of debt is seriously limiting the capacity of developing countries to invest in achieving the SDGs; whereas large debt servicing payments due in 2023 and 2024 can dramatically hinder the fiscal space of developing countries for SDG investment;

Amendment 97 #

Max ORVILLE, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK, Barry ANDREWS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas, for medium and large countries, the assessments of the national progress towards the implementation of the SDGs do not reflect the reality on the ground as there are large disparities in the progress towards SDG implementation within countries;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas, according to the SDSN 2022 SDG Index, EU countries are closest to achieving the 2030 Agenda targets, yet are responsible for larger negative spillovers, which undermine the ability of other countries to achieve their targets;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

A e. whereas, in 2021, the EU's collective ODA represented 0.49% of EU Gross National Income (GNI), which remains below the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of donor country gross national income;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation

– having regard to UN Resolution 70/1 entitled ‘Transforming our World – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (the 2030 Agenda), adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 in New York and establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), – having regard to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs’ publication of January 2022 entitled ‘SDG Good Practices: A compilation of success stories and lessons learned in SDG implementation – Second Edition’, – having regard to the UN Global Sustainable Development Report 2019, entitled ‘The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development’, – having regard to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, agreed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the UNCBD, – having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 and the agreement on new ‘loss and damage’ funding for vulnerable countries adopted at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh on 20 November 2022, – having regard to the third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015, – Sustainable Development Report 2021, entitled ‘The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals’, – General’s report entitled ‘Our Common Agenda’, presented to the UN General Assembly, and to the mandate that UN General Assembly Resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 gave the UN Secretary- General to follow up on his report, – having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission of 30 June 2017 on the New European Consensus on Development – ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’1, – having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 20302, – having regard to the European Environment Agency report of 4 December 2019 entitled ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020: Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’, – work programmes for 2020 (COM(2020)0037), 2021 (COM(2020)0690), 2022 (COM(2021)0645) and 2023 (COM(2022)0548), and to their references to the SDGs, in particular the EU’s first voluntary review of SDG implementation, 1 OJ C 210, 30.6.2017, p. 1. 2 OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 22. – having regard to the integration of the SDGs into the better regulation framework, including the Commission communication of 29 April 2021 entitled ‘Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws’ (COM(2021)0219), – having regard to the Council conclusions of 24 October 2019 on the Economy of Wellbeing3, – having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 June 2021 entitled ‘A comprehensive approach to accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development – Building back better from the COVID-19 crisis’, – having regard to Eurostat’s 2021 monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context, published on 15 June 2021, – having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives4, – having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 20225, – having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2022 on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)6, – having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission entitled ‘EU Legislative Priorities for 2023 and 2024’7, – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European 3 OJ C 400, 26.11.2019, p. 9. 4 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 25. 5 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 181. 6 OJ C 32, 27.1.2023, p. 28. 7 OJ C 491, 23.12.2022, p. 1. Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/20098, – Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0000/2023), 8 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1. 9 OJ C 210, 30.6.2017, p. 1. 10 OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 22. 11 OJ C 400, 26.11.2019, p. 9. 12 OJ C 67, 8.2.2022, p. 25. 13 OJ C 347, 9.9.2022, p. 181. 14 OJ C 32, 27.1.2023, p. 28. 15 OJ C 491, 23.12.2022, p. 1. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, adopted by UN member states at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 18 March 2015, – having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 and the agreement on new ‘loss and damage’ funding for vulnerable countries adopted at COP27 in having regard to the UN Sharm El-Sheikh on 20 November 2022, – having regard to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate of 24 September 2019, having regard to the UN Secretary- – having regard to the IPCC sixth assessment report (AR6) of 28 February 2022 and its Synthesis Report of 20 March 2023, – having regard to the Human Development Report 2021/22, entitled "Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World, – having regard to the third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015, – having regard to the 6th European Union – African Union Summit of 17-18 February 2022 and the related final statement entitled ‘A Joint Vision for 2030’, – having regard to the negotiations on a new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP), to replace the Cotonou agreement, – having regard to the 2022 UN Transforming Education Summit on 16- having regard to the Commission 19 September in New York, – having regard to the 2023 SDG Summit which will be convened in September 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week, – having regard to the Summit of the Future, scheduled for September 2024, to adopt major reforms of multilateral institutions and financing for sustainable development at global level; – having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Report 2021, entitled ‘The Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals’, and the UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, entitled ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’, – having regard to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, – having regard to the ‘SDG Acceleration Actions’ online database, – having regard to the initiative by the UN Secretary-General ‘SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030' of February 2023, – having regard to the resolution of 8 October 2021 of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and the resolution of 28 July 2022 of the UN General Assembly, on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, – having regard to the UNEA Resolution “5/10. The environmental dimension of a sustainable, resilient and inclusive post-COVID-19 recovery”, adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) on 2 March 2022, – having regard to the WHO One Health Initiative, – having regard to the Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) of 4 March 2023 (UN High Seas Treaty), – Having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the EU Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, – having regard to the UN Secretary- having regard to Rule 54 of its General’s report entitled ‘Our Common Agenda’, presented to the UN General Assembly, and to the mandate that UN General Assembly Resolution 76/6 of 15 November 2021 gave the UN Secretary- General to follow up on his report, – having regard to the joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission of 30 June 2017 on the New European Consensus on Development – ‘Our world, our dignity, our future’9, – having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 203010, – having regard to the European Environment Agency report of 4 December 2019 entitled ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020: Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’, – having regard to the OECD report of 10 November 2022 entitled ‘Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity’, – having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 entitled ‘Indicators better suited to evaluate the SDGs – the civil society contribution’, 30 October 2019 entitled ‘Leaving no one behind when implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’, and 08 December 2021 entitled ‘Renewed sustainable finance strategy', – having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 8 February 2023 entitled ‘Progress in the implementation of the SDGs’, – having regard to the ‘Green Deal’ and the ‘Global Gateway’ initiatives, launched on 11 December 2019 and on 1 December 2021, respectively, – having regard to the Commission work programmes for 2020 (COM(2020)0037), 2021 (COM(2020)0690), 2022 (COM(2021)0645) and 2023 (COM(2022)0548), and to their references to the SDGs, in particular the EU’s first voluntary review of SDG implementation, – having regard to the Commission staff working document of 18 November 2020 entitled ‘Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – A comprehensive approach’ (SWD(2020)0400); – having regard to the integration of the SDGs into the better regulation framework, including the Commission communication of 29 April 2021 entitled ‘Better regulation: Joining forces to make better laws’ (COM(2021)0219), – having regard to the Commission Communication on decent work worldwide for a global just transition and sustainable recovery (COM(2022) 66 final), in particular its commitments to achieve the SDGs, – having regard to the European Commission Social Economy Action Plan adopted on 9 December 2021, – having regard to the Council conclusions of 24 October 2019 on the Economy of Wellbeing11, – having regard to the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on Learning for the Green transition and sustainable development, – having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 June 2021 entitled ‘A comprehensive approach to accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development – Building back better from the COVID-19 crisis’, – having regard to the Council conclusions of 21 June 2022 entitled ‘The transformative role of education for sustainable development and global citizenship as an instrumental tool for the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)’, – having regard to Eurostat’s 2021 monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context, published on 15 June 2021, – having regard to its resolution of 8 September 2015 on Follow Up to the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water and its resolution of 5 October 2022 on access to water as a human right – the external dimension, – having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2017 on EU action for sustainability, – having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on the annual strategic report on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), – having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency, – having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives12, – having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2022 on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 202213, – having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2022 on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)14, – having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2022 on the EU action plan for the social economy, – having regard to its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the future European Financial Architecture for Development, – having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission entitled ‘EU Legislative Priorities for 2023 and 2024’15, – having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2023 on Policy Coherence for Development, – having regard to Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, – having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/200916. – having regard to Rule 54 of its Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A9-0000/2023),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

A g. whereas the success of the European Green Deal and the pledge of a just green transition is inextricably linked to the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment provides evidence that the current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine progress towards 80% of assessed SDG targets relating to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land; whereas the climate and biodiversity crises are intertwined and need to be addressed in tandem and coherently; whereas the external dimension of the Green Deal and the Global Gateway strategy should allow Europe to better project itself abroad, articulating a green vision for climate mitigation and adaptation, nature protection and biodiversity, addressing infrastructure development and broader development needs anchored in European strategic objectives; whereas in doing so, the EU is also committed to inclusive approaches, supporting women and youth, and leaving no one behind;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h(new)

A h. whereas the 8th Union Environment Action Programme is the EU’s common legally agreed climate and environmental agenda until 2030 and forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the UN 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, pursuing a wellbeing economy as a priority; however requires strengthening environmentally positive incentives as well as phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, in particular fossil fuel subsidies, at Union, national, regional and local level, without delay;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i and A j (new)

A i. whereas education is a key resource for achieving the SDGs and a lifeline for people in crisis situations; whereas yet hundreds of millions of the most vulnerable children, youth and adults are still excluded from education today; whereas the education-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda have been severely derailed and risk leaving learners and societies ill-equipped to face an uncertain future; whereas globally 760 million people still have no access to electricity and 2.4 billion people rely on harmful fuels for cooking detrimental to their health and the environment; whereas seven out of every ten buildings in the EU are energy inefficient while 11% of the EU population is affected by energy poverty, leading to possible delays in access to basic needs, care, education and healthcare, in particular for children and young people; whereas buildings represent approximately 40% of the EU's energy consumption and 36% of carbon emissions; A j. whereas 3.6 billion people worldwide live without safely managed sanitation and 2.3 billion lack basic handwashing facilities at home1c; whereas 2018-2028 has been declared the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development; whereas, in particular, Resolution 64/292 of the UN General Assembly explicitly recognised the human right to water and sanitation; whereas, in developing countries and emerging economies, demand for water is increasing from all sectors, in particular for energy and agriculture; whereas the developed world and China EU imports large quantities of virtual water, that is water used for the production of food and goods, including from countries suffering from water scarcity; whereas ‘Right2Water’ was the first successful European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) with 1.9 million signatures; whereas, in its resolution on the Follow Up to the ECI, the Parliament considered it regrettable that the Commission's communication in response to the ECI lacked ambition; whereas, according to the NGO 'Global Witness', more than a third of the land and environmental defenders murdered worldwide between 2015 and 2019 belonged to indigenous communities, whose land and water management skills are crucial in combating the climate crisis and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda~~Recognises that SDGs are a common concern for humanity as a whole; Stresses its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with their 169 accompanying measurable targets, especially in light of the new deteriorating geopolitical landscape and the ongoing climate, biodiversity and health crises; warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of the SDGs, which provide a universal compass for people’s prosperity and to protect the planetsuch as, among others, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, and the ongoing climate, biodiversity, health, debt and food security crises as well as the growing backlash against women's rights and gender equality and the violent conflicts that continue to affect many parts of the world, especially the developing countries; recalls that it is crucial to take into account the strong interdependence between such crises;warns against further polarisation in the distribution of wealth and income, which would lead to increased inequality and poverty and has resulted in fragmented societies in many parts of the developed and developing world in recent years, and against any delay in tackling the environmental and climate challenges Europe and the global community are facing; highlights, against this backdrop, the importance of implementing an integrated approach of the SDGs, which provide the only evidence-based universal policy roadmap, for protecting the planet and averting the climate crisis and provide the tools to achieve prosperity for all; recalls that athe pledge to leave no one and no place behind lies at the heart of the 2030 Agenda and that the achievement of the SDGs shwould benefit all countries, regions, people and segments of society; by focusing on issues of equality and non- discrimination and addressing the root causes of these issues, with particular attention being paid to those who are most marginalised and vulnerable, and that it should enhance cultural sustainability and the rights of indigenous people; stresses that the SDGs should be achieved in a social and climate-just way while respecting a fair distribution of scarce resources within the planetary boundaries; reiterates that peace, diplomacy, and international cooperation are fundamental conditions for the world to progress on the SDGs towards 2030 and beyond;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the fact that, at the halfway point in the 2030 Agenda timeline, EU leadership in the global implementation of the SDGs remains crucial and must be further credibly demonstrated; for instance in taking the lead to mobilize adequate financial resources to support SDG-relevant transformations; recalls that the 2020s have been declared to be the UN Decade of Action on Sustainable Development; emphasises the need for EU Members and the European Commission to promote policy coherence and inclusiveness at all levels of governance, prioritizing and including SDGs in all impact assessments; underlines that 2023 offers a unique opportunity to gather momentum and undertake the urgent transformative action required to place our societies firmly on course to achieve the SDGs; warns that the consequences of inaction ~~in this crucial~~and losing another year would primarily be borne by the most vulnerable people; and communities; calls upon all EU leaders to do their utmost to advance progress on EU commitments, policies, and financing without delay;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators178; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), ~~climate change (SDG 13),~~gender equality (SDG 5), safe water and adequate sanitation for all (SDG 6), clean and affordable energy (SDG 7), climate change (SDG 13), life below water including oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, cand SDG 17 on global partnerships can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; 17 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022-sustainable-development-report. 18 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022-sustainable-development-report.

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the SDG Summit, which are both due to take place in New York, as opportunities to review progress ~~at the halfway point, which must be the starting point~~of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the halfway point; believes these meetings must give high-level political guidance and new impetus for an intensified effort and accelerated action to achieve the goals by 2030; acknowledges, in this regard, the SDGs being focused on in 2023 (SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17)19;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

19 SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation; SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities; SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals. 4 a. Reaffirms that access to water and sanitation is a fundamental right and that improving access to them is crucial for pursuing poverty eradication, social equality, public health, food security, and sustainable development objectives; Recalls that, as the EU Water Framework Directive recognises, water is not a mere commodity but a public good that is vital to human life and dignity; stresses that water policies must prioritise the sustainable management of rivers, lakes, wetlands, springs, and aquifers, and support sustainable water management in the agricultural sector as key to confronting ongoing crises of pollution, deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, and climate change; highlights the potential risks of water grabbing and water pollution in large-scale land acquisitions for agriculture and extractive industries;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises the EU’s significant role in establishing the 2030 Agenda in 2015 and calls for it and its Member States to take bold action and provide global leadership by setting an example in the implementation of the SDGs ~~and redoubling~~ , redoubling its efforts to meet the deadline and by leading a political reset of the SDGs at the upcoming SDG summit, such as pushing for binding targets, mandatory review, and a more transformational approach towards achieving the SDGs as a whole; invites ~~efforts ahead of the deadline;~~ the Presidents of Parliament, the Commission and the Council to come forward with a joint declaration renewing the EU’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda; stresses that the EU needs to intensify cooperation and accelerate progress on SDG 17, partnerships for the goals; notes that the EU is uniquely placed to accelerate progress on partnerships, given its proven record as a champion of multilateralism; highlights the role and resources of local and regional authorities, and especially the key role of regions and cities, with the OECD estimating that 65% of the SDGs targets cannot be reached without their coordination or involvement; and stresses that multi-level governance is one of the SDGs' core values; calls on the EU to increase engagement with civil society and the private sector;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the fact that the Commission has still not presented a comprehensive strategy for achieving the 2030 Agenda; , despite calls from the European Parliament, the Council of the EU 6a, the European Economic and Social Committee6band the Committee of the Regions,even though there are less than seven years left to achieve the SDGs and, hence, urgent implementation is required; insist that the Commission should proceed with adopting such strategy without further delay; believes that it should define, at a minimum: (a) a new governance framework, led by a single high-level Commissioner who is accountable for the implementation of the SDGs across all portfolios and who will systematically consult the new multi- stakeholder platform, for transforming collective knowledge into collective action, and which should include regional and local governments, all relevant civil society organizations and scientists; (b) a revised set of concrete, measurable, EU-wide, time-bound targets and indicators and concrete measures for achieving them; (c) an updated monitoring system and indicators , taking into account the EU’s internal and external impact on global SDG progress; (d) a single financial plan to achieve the EU’s SDG objectives, linked to the above targets; (e) a plan for the EU’s SDG diplomacy and international cooperation, led by a Special Envoy for the SDGs, answerable to the Commissioner responsible, to promote consistent action on the SDGs globally through the EU’s external actions and to ensure fair burden sharing and a level playing field;; stresses that the strategy should be regularly reviewed and accompanied by corrective measures in areas where progress is deemed to be stalled or insufficient; calls for the implementation of the SDGs to be an agenda item for the weekly College of Commissioners meeting not less than every three months; urges the future upcoming Council’s Presidency to organise a high-level debate on how to implement the SDGs on time, preferably in the General Affairs Council at ministerial level;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital

A. whereas, with less than seven years to go until the deadline for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the new geopolitical landscape and the multiple crises in various areas have ~~hinder~~further slowed the achievement of the SDGs; whereas ~~the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDG~~collective action on a new scale is urgently needed to respond to poverty that damages hundreds of millions of lives and to respond to the unprecedented threats to the habitability of our planet posed by the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises; whereas the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs, 169 targets and accompanying indicators which represent the only globally shared and politically agreed framework for evidence- based policies are key to addressing the current challenges and reorienting the global ~~16 OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1.~~ compass towards a socially and environmentally just transition ~~that leaves no one behind~~within planetary boundaries that leaves no one and no place behind; whereas the SDGs, being universal and indivisible, are applicable to all actors, including civil society and social partners, and public sector as well as private; whereas these actors should be systematically involved in the elaboration and implementation of policies related to the SDGs;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on the Commission to continue integrating the SDGs into the European Semester~~Stresses that the SDGs should form the backbone of European public policies and that all Member States should raise the level of ambition of their national responses on SDG implementation; calls on the Commission to continue the reform of the European Semester to balance economic, social and environmental priorities and to better link it to the monitoring of the Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, and National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), engaging local and regional authorities in the process - whilst noting, in particular, that very few Member States have explicitly linked National Recovery and Resilience Plans to the SDGs- and including comprehensive mapping of the corresponding financial envelopes and to use the country- specific recommendations to systematically measure Member States’ progress and set out concrete proposals for ~~improvement~~necessary changes and improvement, including recommendations for country- specific SDG targets; and to continue reforming it in order to balance economic, social and environmental priorities, so that it drives a long-term social, environmental and economic transformation and improves the integration of the 2030 Agenda, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal at all levels;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses ~~Parliament’s important role~~the important role of the European Parliament as well those of national parliaments and regional and local authorities, in promoting the SDGs’ implementation through European policies and heightening the goals’ visibility in public discourse; underlines ~~that coordination within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda;~~ its scrutiny, legislation and budgetary powers to foster the implementation of the Agenda 2030 calls, to this end, on its committees to further integrate SDG considerations in their legislative and non-legislative work; also calls for Parliament to appoint a standing rapporteur on the implementation of the SDGs to embed them in EU legislation across committees; welcomes in this regard the efforts made by the Parliament’s SDG Alliance; calls for the President of the European Parliament to appoint a Vice- President for the SDGs to promote the SDGs within the bureau and externally represent the European Parliament on the SDGs; encourages the Parliament’s general secretariat to produce a Parliament SDG review to fully assess its contribution to the achievement of the Goals, following similar commitments by other Union institutions; underlines that coordination and regular structured dialogue within and between the EU institutions is essential in order to ensure the EU’s leadership and increase the effectiveness of its efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda; therefore calls for the creation of an inter- institutional task force to assume the responsibility of coordinating the Union’s efforts to deliver the SDGs internally and globally;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recalls that voluntary national reviews are the cornerstone of the follow- up and review framework for the 2030 Agenda and a key accountability tool; welcomes the Ccommi~~ssion’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary r~~tment of nine EU Member States to present their national voluntary review at the 2023 HLPF and invites all Member States to engage in this process in the following years; and to give due consideration to and implement the recommendations that will be formulated on that occasion; emphasizes that voluntary national reviews can only serve the purpose of providing accountability if they are done in an objective manner that focuses on shortcomings as much as on achievements; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States as well as third countries to include the social economy in an horizontal and holistic manner in their Voluntary National Reviews, re~~port in 2023~~cognizing its key role in achieving the SDGs; considers that 2023 is the moment for the global community to shift from voluntary reporting to mandatory reporting; calls on the EU to push for further standardisation of national and regional voluntary reviews;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draft and present the first EU voluntary review report in 2023; highlights the importance of the EU voluntary review containing: (a) a reaffirmation of the EU’s commitment to deliver the Agenda 2030 and the accompanying Goals; (b). a strategic overview of the EU commitments and targets to progress towards the SDGs, including, where applicable, quantified and time-bound targets for 2030; (c). a comprehensive summary of EU internal and external actions in support of the implementation of the SDGs, as well as policy coherence between action at both levels, including potential trade-offs, having regard to impacts on partner countries and positive and negative impacts on the global progress of the SDGs, as well as international partnerships and diplomacy for the SDGs; (d). orientations on actions to be undertaken to take the implementation of the 2030 Agenda further, in particular in anticipation of the 2024-2029 Commission political priorities; recalls the importance of taking into consideration the regional and local perspective and the contributions provided by civil society during the consultation process; calls on the Commission to include a social economy perspective in its European Voluntary Review;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. RHighlights that, to achieve the SDGs, the 2030 Agenda requires a strong level of societal legitimacy; reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform, for a “whole of society” approach as an important innovation, for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations, community-based organisations, the private sector (including SMEs), trade unions, co- operatives, academia and research institutions, regional and local governments and marginalised groups in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful way in the SDG implementation process;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and representatives of local and regional governments and civil society representatives, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally; notes that its implementation will enable partner countries to achieve their own development goals (e.g. the AU Agenda 2063) and their self-reliance on the path to a just and equal society; stresses in this context that the universality of the SDGs as a common agenda represents an opportunity to restore trust and position the EU as a bridge builder between the Global North and the Global South; stresses, in this regard, sufficient alignment with partner countries’ own efforts and local needs, when it comes to partnerships on development cooperation; highlights that it is imperative to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of European development policies in order to accelerate SDG implementation in developing countries; calls for a stronger EU engagement and coherence across all policies and financing instruments for fostering sustainable development; advocates for a regular review with partner countries and relevant stakeholders from the Global South on jointly agreed development objectives in order to address shortcomings; stresses the need to promote the social economy in the EU’s relations with third countries, including during trade negotiations; reiterates that trade policy can be an instrument for fostering regional integration and stability, economic development, migration, combating climate change as well as fostering peace and security; Recognises the important role of the ACP-EU partnership notably in fostering sustainable development in ACP countries and ensuring the existence of stronger alliances to tackle global challenges; strongly supports the signing of the new agreement (Post-Cotonou Agreement) as soon as possible;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraphs 12 and 12 a (new)

12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which undermine their efforts to achieve the SDGs and which occur as a result of their Member States’ past economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory ~~SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurable;~~ check to assess all impacts and expenditure affecting the SDG implementation in the Global South and address any negative effects, including by taking mitigating action and revising legislative acts where necessary, and ensure that change in this area is measurable; welcomes the recent agreement reached between the co- legislators on the Deforestation Regulation; reiterates its calls on the Commission and on the Council to take the actions listed in its recent resolution on policy coherence for development so as to make the implementation of this principle and the “Do no harm” principle effective; with special attention paid to trade, finance, environment and climate change, food security, migration and security. 12 a notes that critical raw material sourcing necessary for the EU energy transition is often associated with potentially severe environmental impacts as well as potential conflicts with local communities and human rights violations against indigenous people in the Global South; Expresses particular concern about the significant impact of certain mega-projects in third countries, notably energy and extractive industries, on indigenous peoples and local communities and urges the EU and Member States to maintain high social and environmental standards in line with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and ILO Convention No 169., notably the recognition of the principle of free, prior and informed consent and customary ownership;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 and 13 a (new)

13. PReiterates its support for the work of Eurostat in relation to the annual SDGs monitoring in the EU; points out that, in order to assess the Member States’ progress on the SDGs, the Eurostat sustainable development indicators must be improved by filling ~~the~~existing gaps for some SDGs, and addressing weaknesses in information systems by strengthening the use of existing statistical data from a variety of sources and by better measuring EU policies’ ~~impact on territories and specific vulnerable groups;~~ cross-border and long-term distributional impact on territories and specific marginalized and vulnerable groups, in the EU and globally; believes it is crucial to monitor progress on all 169 sub-goal targets; Calls on Member States to enhance their data collection as well as to adopt SGD indicators and monitor their implementation in the NRRPs; 13 a. Points out that Eurostat sustainable development indicators do not reflect reality on the ground, since they are used to assess the SDGs at national level and are largely dependent on data made available by national institutes; believes, therefore, that local and regional NUTS-2-level data should also be used and be based on measurable, time-bound targets; stresses that a minimum level of data and statistical disaggregation should be ensured and closer aligned to the global SDG monitoring framework, covering, where appropriate, geographic location and demographic aspects, gender, income, education level, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, impairment and other characteristics; calls on Member States to report more thoroughly to the OECD on their development cooperation, so as to fill the data gap regarding the EU's external impact on third countries' SDG progress and to develop more evidence-based indicators, in line with the consumption- based spill over indicator included in the Eurostat report;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes, furthermore, that important evidence-based data remains unavailable on global, national and regional development policies in the Global South, particularly with regard to their impact on poorest and most ~~marginalised people~~vulnerable and marginalised groups and territories; highlights the disruption of data production and data accuracy as a result of the global crises; highlights that accurate and reliable data is crucial to measure progress and identify bottlenecks; regrets the lack of comprehensive ODA reporting per SDG by the EU and all Member States; calls for strengthening and accelerating human, institutional and infrastructure data capacity building, especially in the developing countries and EU internal monitoring tools, such as the Gender Marker or the newly established Inequality Marker; calls for the EU to significantly step up technical cooperation with, and technical assistance to, developing countries to address the global data gap created by insufficient monitoring capacities and inconsistent methodologies;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 and 15 a (new)

15. ~~Highlights~~Recalls that SDG implementation represents a shared responsibility, requiring action at the national, regional and local levels; highlights, in that regard, the importance of voluntary local reviews and voluntary subnational reviews, as a means of further localising the SDGs and therefore advancing their implementation; calls for Member States to put in place comprehensive tools for the effective implementation of SDGs, such as mapping; stresses that regular comprehensive reviews of SDGs progress at sub-national and local level can reinforce vertical and horizontal coherence, stimulate local participation, facilitate peer-learning and sharing of best practices between regions and cities at global level and contribute to the overall SDG implementation and therefore recommends support for the implementation at all territorial levels; welcomes in this regard the work of the UN-HABITAT and strongly supports the work of the Joint Research Center on localising the SDGs inter alia through the “REGIONS2030: Monitoring the SDGs in the EU regions - Filling the data gaps” project and the European Handbook for SDGs Voluntary Local Reviews; calls for a European platform for VLRs to foster exchange and learning as well as twinning approaches across Europe for accelerated SDG implementation at local level; suggests that this data be integrated in the EU cohesion policies; 15a. highlights that corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, when subject to relevant audits, can be an important framework to encourage greater accountability in the private sector regarding the social and environmental impact of companies and their contribution to the achievement of the SDGs; encourages all actors across society, including private entities, to engage in regular voluntary reporting on SDG implementation stresses the need to finance trainings for capacity building for SMEs in order to learn how to implement the SDGs in their daily activities;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas, despite some progress on certain SDGs before the crises, some trends are now reversed; whereas, according to the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Sustainable Development Report 2022, for the second year in a row, the world is no longer making progress on the SDGs and the average SDG Index score further declined in 2021, with no country being on track to achieve all 17 SDGs by 2030; whereas Europe is on track to meet 26 SDG targets, has to accelerate for 64 targets and the current trend needs to be reversed for 15 targets, whereas the Human Development Index (HDI) in 2020 and 2021 recorded the only declines in the 30-year history of the index, erasing the gains made in the previous five years; whereas EU countries are closest to achieving the 2030 Agenda targets, yet are responsible for larger negative spillovers, which undermine the ability of other countries to achieve their targets; whereas if the world's population were to consume as much as the EU, 2.8 Earths would be needed to sustain the demand of natural resources required by such a lifestyle;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Calls on the Commission to present the ‘beyond GDP’ dashboard without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme~~Points out that there is a growing awareness that economic growth, as measured primarily by GDP, has little to do with prosperity and well-being and that sustainability must be at the core of economic systems; demands crucial reforms also in the methodology of measuring economic performance, which have to properly indicate progress, based on the well-being of people and the planet; calls on the Commission to present the summary dashboard and indicator set measuring ‘beyond GDP’ without delay, as set out in the 8th environment action programme; urges the Commission to develop beyond GDP indicators that incorporate societal and environmental factors, and enhance cooperation with the international community;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the fact that the SDG financing gap has instead grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year201; stresses, in this regard, the need for a reformed global plan to finance the SDGs; draws attention to the fact that, with global GDP now over USD 100 trillion and the capitalisation of global equity and fixed income markets being around USD 250 trillion, global financial resources are sufficient for a big push towards closure of the SDG financing gap and should be made available for this, including through fair effective taxation and effective international measures against tax competition, tax avoidance and evasion;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

20 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en. 21 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook o17 a. Underlines the important role of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a catalyst for change and leverage for the mobilisation of other resources and recalls that it remains a major source of finance for the poorest countries, and continues to play a crucial role role in achieving the 2030 Agenda; notes with concern that, while being the biggest global ODA provider, the EU and its Member States failed to achieve their collective commitments to provide at least 0.7% of GNI as ODA and, in this context, urges them to honour their commitment; stresses the need for donors to prioritise grant-based financing, especially to LDCs, in view of their unsustainable debt burdens; insists that ODA, as defined in the OECD, should always have as its primary objective the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries and therefore needs to play a key role in Ffinancing ~~for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.~~ the SDGs; stresses that the principles of development effectiveness should be followed, that human rights must be fully respected by all actors benefiting from blended finance and guarantees; calls on the Commission to ensure full transparency in private sector cooperation so that it is open to effective stakeholder, parliamentary and public scrutiny;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Deal; Stresses that the absence of a financing plan for the SDGs prevents the overall monitoring of spending on their implementation within the EU budget; calls for the adoption of an EU financing plan for the SDGs under a revised Multiannual Financial Framework; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming, especially the MFF, NDICI-Global Europe, EFSD+, the EU’s main development financing tools as well as explore synergies with Horizon Europe, LIFE+, InvestEU, Digital Europe Programme; underlines that the financing plan for the SDGs should address the lack of margin under Heading 6 of the Multiannual Financial Framework, which does not provide sufficient means for Union’s external action to help partner countries finance their SDGs strategies; stresses that important EU investment strategies like the Global Gateway must be clearly oriented towards and fully assessed against the need to implement the 2030 Agenda with its “leave no one and no place behind” principle and encompassing the whole social, economic and environmental dimension; is worried that the Global Gateway lacks a clear development mandate, and that its design and planning is surrounded by a lack of transparency and public scrutiny; criticises the absence of fresh funding and its reliance on private finance which is inherently risk averse, and thus, its inability to reach the furthest behind first; highlights that the NDICI-Global Europe mid-term review provides an opportunity to assess the EU’s contribution to achieve the SDGs worldwide and reaffirms its support towards the Agenda 2030 by setting out clear and measurable commitments for the coming years; recalls the obligation in the Taxonomy Regulation on the Commission to publish a report with a view to extend its scope beyond environmentally sustainable economic activities, including other sustainability objectives, such as social objectives; emphasizes that this would help implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Green Deal while taking the situation of micro- enterprises and SMEs into account;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that adequate financing for the attainment of the SDGs, especially in developing countries, requires a thorough overhaul of the global financial architecture to align all of its parts with the Agenda 2030 for global development, the Paris Agreement on climate action and the Global Biodiversity Framework; calls for the swift operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund agreed at COP27 and that new financing commitments are directed swiftly where they are needed most; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their engagement and jointly work towards the necessary reforms of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank Group and multilateral development banks in order to adjust these financial institutions’ visions and operating models with a focus on strengthening the fight against poverty and rising inequality and promoting a just and sustainable twin transition; regrets that, in a number of cases, the structural reforms promoted by the IMF and the World Bank have contributed to the weakening of the ability of developing countries to promote public policies to fight poverty and to strengthen education and health systems; urgently calls on the Commission to track inconsistencies among expenditures and identify and phase out all environmentally harmful subsidies without delay, as required by the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030; points out the need to rechannel IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to developing countries and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in view of increasing SDG investment capacity without creating additional debt; underlines the need to improve the lending terms of MDBs, including lower interest rates and longer-term loans;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly welcomes the Bridgetown Initiative in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly; in this regard, welcomes the fact that a Summit for a New Global Financial Pact is to be held in Paris in June 2023, making it possible to promote an inclusive approach by bringing together all the relevant stakeholders; calls on the EU and international partners to fully engage in real commitments and action during this international summit to facilitate vulnerable countries' access to the financing they need to address the consequences of current and future crises and to implement Agenda 2030, and make it an opportunity to build a new contract between the North and the South;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 and 21 a (new)

21. SIs alarmed by the fact that LDCs were already unable to finance the implementation of the SDGs before the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and are now even more in need of financial support; stresses that more than half of the world’s ~~poorest~~69 low and middle income countries face either a debt crisis or a high risk of one; ~~welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s pus~~notes with deep concern that according to the United Nations, 25 developing countries paid more than 20 per cent of total government revenue in external debt service in 2022, while sixteen of the most debt-troubled countries today owe more than 30 percent to private creditor; underlines that the high cost of borrowing for developing countries inhibits investment in the SDGs; emphasises the need both for arapid global ~~SDG stimulus package and calls for effective debt relief measures that make use of the full toolset available and include both ‘new lenders’ and private creditors;~~ debt relief efforts for developing countries, ending the “too little, too late” syndrome and unnecessary aggravation of debt situations, and for systemic changes towards a rules-based multilateral order capable of preventing new debt crises; Reiterates its call on the Commission, in consultation with all major international actors and the countries concerned, to draw up a genuine strategy to save developing countries from excessive indebtedness; in particular, calls for the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism, under UN auspices; notes that the Common Debt Framework still does not provide concrete debt relief and calls for an enhanced multilateral debt relief initiative with an effective mechanism to engage private creditors, debt relief in return for SDG achievement and climate action (debt swaps), measures to facilitate lender coordination on new loan contracts and the adoption of automatic debt suspension in the event of pre-defined shock; 21 b. Welcomes the UN Secretary- General’s push for a global SDG Stimulus to Deliver Agenda 2030 which calls for additional liquidity, effective debt restructuring and the expansion of development financing, with the view to free up significant fiscal space in developing economies and a reform of the global international financial architecture; calls for a collective response from the EU and its Member States to the SDG Stimulus initiative and to start without delay parallel preparation of proposals for such a plan ;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recognises the importance of domestic resources being mobilised in developing countries as well as the structural challenges of their mobilisation and draws attention to the fact that this is contingent on an enabling international environment; ~~calls on the Commission and the Member States~~recalls that illicit financial outflows and tax havens have a severe impact on the fiscal space of developing countries and seriously undermine the Rule of Law and institutional resilience in these countries, which is an essential precondition to achieve sustainable development; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the lead to clamp down on tax evasion and tax avoidance practices, including listing of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, to scale up its cooperation with developing countries on tax matters to enable them to enhance mobilisation of public resources, and to take the initiative and push for the establishment of a UN intergovernmental commission for international cooperation on tax matters, in order to fight illicit financial outflows and cross-border tax evasion, and to close tax havens;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Reiterates the critical role of public and private investments and public- private partnerships to increase developmental investments in developing countries and LDCs, where needs are the greatest, in closing the annual SDG funding gap of USD 4 trillion; therefore calls on the Commission to engage in in- depth discussions and engagement with the private sector to encourage private financing; at the same time, also warns of the risks involved, for example the erosion of universal access to quality public services that are critical (such as health, education and social protection, or local renewable energy production) or the overcompensation of private investors; Notes in that regard that the overall evidence of the development effectiveness of subsidising private investment remains weak and that there is currently a lack of evidence that blended finance has had a large impact in the attainment of the SDGs; therefore calls on the EU to push for a new approach in blended finance that is based on SDG-targeted impact, fair sharing of risks and rewards, clear accountability mechanisms, and coherent social and environmental standards, in line with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; and to prioritise partnerships with LDC domestic enterprises that pursue sustainable and inclusive business models;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the great challenges ahead for both developed and developing countries and the 2030 Agenda should therefore serve as a guiding light for navigating through the current uncertainties; strongly advocates for SDG 17 (Partnership for the goals) for the urgent revitalisation of global partnerships particularly between governments, the private sector, and civil society in the pursuit of realizing the Agenda 2030; highlights the opportunity that the SDGs provide to establish a true well-being economy centred on people and the planet and to work towards a sustainable world beyond 2030;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the EU Institutions and the 27 EU Member States together constitute the largest donor for developing countries, responsible for approximately 46% of the total ODA provided by all OECD ODA members to developing countries; whereas prior to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the annual SDG global financing gap was estimated at USD 2.5 trillion; whereas the pandemic is estimated to have widened this gap to at least USD 3.9 trillion per year; whereas the fiscal space for relevant policies in developing countries’ is critically reduced by huge and further increasing debt burdens, with 37 out of 69 of the world’s poorest countries either at high risk or already in debt distress as of November 2022, limiting their capacity to invest in achieving the SDGs; whereas that fiscal space is furthermore reduced by external shocks related to the cumulating crises and the absence of a conducive international environment for domestic resource mobilisation, whereas the United Nations estimate that at least $500 billion annually needs to be delivered to provide the necessary SDG stimulus; whereas the UN’s SDG Stimulus Plan aims to tackle the high cost of debt and rising risks of debt distress, to massively scale up affordable long-term financing for development and to expand contingency financing to countries in need; whereas the private sector will continue to play a critical role in the achievement of the SDGs; whereas France will host an international summit on 22 and 23 June 2023 on the theme of a "New Global Financial Pact" in order to take stock of all the ways and means to strengthen financial solidarity with the countries of the Global South; whereas the current context demands extraordinary sustained response from all EU actors and a system- wide review of the European Financial Architecture for Development (EFAD) ;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

A c. whereas, with the compound shocks and permanent crises ranging from climate change and biodiversity emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine to the rising prices of energy, food and fertilisers, fragile supply chains, higher inflation, unsustainable debt burden and tightened monetary policy, a general trend emerges of a “two-track recovery” between advanced economies and developing countries, characterised by a great financial divide, with high borrowing costs for developing countries as one symptom of an imbalanced international financial and monetary system, worsening the lack of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs; whereas the international system does not have the tools to effectively facilitate debt restructurings that sufficiently reduce countries’ debt burdens or to address a systemic debt crisis;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

A d. whereas 2023 is a pivotal year for the review of the SDGs and a push for their realisation by 2030, especially with the EU presenting its first Voluntary Review report at the HLPF in July 2023 and the global SDGs Summit on 19-20 September 2023 marking the mid-point of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and bringing together political and thought leaders from governments, international organizations, the private sector, civil society, women and youth and other stakeholders; whereas the 2023 SDG Summit will be a crucial moment for a renewed political commitment to the SDGs to salvage the 2030 Agenda, given that it takes place just once every four years;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas the Commission has not yet devised an overarching strategy for the EU’s implementation of Agenda 2030 or a financing plan for the SDGs, as requested on repeated occasions since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 by the Parliament, the Council and the European Council; whereas the Commission has committed to taking a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to SDG implementation; whereas a European governance strategy integrating the SDGs in a transversal approach would allow greater alignment between, and efficiency in, public policies;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e bis(new)

A e bis whereas, in 2021, the EU's collective ODA represented 0.49% of EU Gross National Income (GNI), which remains below the agreed target of 0.7 per cent of donor country gross national income; whereas, with the adoption of the €79.5 billion Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) under the EU budget for the period 2021-2027, the EU can deploy strategically and flexibly this single unified development instrument to support developing countries more effectively; whereas the establishment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) provides an open architecture for public development banks (PDBs) and development finance institutions (DFIs) to leverage public and private finance through EU guarantees and blended finance, to achieve more ambitious inclusive development and green impact; whereas there are serious doubts as to whether the EU’s new Global Gateway strategy aligns with development effectiveness principles or is a suitable tool to fill the SDG financing gap; whereas reducing inequalities (SDG 10) is inextricably linked to the overall implementation of the Agenda 2030 and to effective climate action; whereas sustainable resource mobilisation is essential for transformative public action; whereas it is crucial to scale up efforts related to tax justice, climate justice and intergenerational justice both within developed and developing countries.

Amendment 9 #