Open letter
To the type consideration of:
President of the European Fee, Ms Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Parliament, Mr Davide Sassoli
President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel
Govt Vicepresident, Mr Frans Timmermans
Topic: COVID-19 restoration within the framework of Inexperienced Deal and Round Financial system – No time to waste
Pricey Ms von der Leyen,
Pricey Mr David Sassoli,
Pricey Mr Charles Michel,
Pricey Mr Frans Timmermans,
We hope this letter finds you and your households properly and wholesome.
Because the European community of civil society teams working in direction of a Zero Waste Europe, we write to you immediately to ask you to redouble your efforts to implement the European Inexperienced Deal and an bold Round Financial system.
The COVID-19 disaster would require reorganising plans and that the restoration of the EU economic system is a precedence. Expertise reveals how an economic system that works for the folks in the long run must work hand in hand with the atmosphere and never on the expense of it.
We’re observing with nice concern how some conservative industries and teams are prepared to make use of any disaster as an excuse to cease, delay, hinder and even overturn desperately wanted insurance policies. These are the teams that exploit the false narrative that we have to select between the economic system and the atmosphere.
Our on a regular basis expertise is that an economic system that basically works, that creates native jobs in European SMEs, that doesn’t pollute and that builds social assist programs and solidarity is the one which additionally has an curiosity in constructing pure capital. These are the initiatives that want the authorized safety, monetary assist and the political course supplied by the European Inexperienced Deal and the European Round Financial system.
Over the previous few years we’ve got been seeing a wave of transformation on the native stage in the way in which we handle assets in Europe, this shouldn’t be stopped or delayed.
This letter is a name from organisations engaged on the bottom with lots of of European municipalities to facilitate the transition from a linear to a round economic system: we wish the European Union to do extra and transfer quicker, and be sure that the COVID-19 restoration plan is constructing upon already present plans and techniques.
Given the way in which we’re managing our assets, the COVID-19 disaster is prone to be adopted by many extra, the local weather disaster is just one instance. For so long as we don’t tackle the underlying causes of the systemic issues there can’t be a long-lasting sustainable financial restoration.
Pricey European leaders, Europe was not prepared for the COVID-19 disaster.
Will or not it’s prepared when the local weather disaster or the plastic disaster hit us even more durable?
This is dependent upon whether or not you act immediately and keep robust in your long run plans. The European Inexperienced Deal and the Round Financial system Motion plan are steps in the precise course. They have to be the premise for instruments and drivers for restoration, there isn’t a time to waste.
Yours faithfully,
Rossano Ercolini, President
Joan Marc Simon, Govt Director
To the type consideration of:
President of the European Fee, Ms Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Parliament, Mr Davide Sassoli
President of the European Council, Mr Charles Michel
Govt Vicepresident, Mr Frans Timmermans
Topic: COVID-19 restoration within the framework of Inexperienced Deal and Round Financial system – No time to waste
Pricey Ms von der Leyen,
Pricey Mr David Sassoli,
Pricey Mr Charles Michel,
Pricey Mr Frans Timmermans,
We hope this letter finds you and your households properly and wholesome.
Because the European community of civil society teams working in direction of a Zero Waste Europe, we write to you immediately to ask you to redouble your efforts to implement the European Inexperienced Deal and an bold Round Financial system.
The COVID-19 disaster would require reorganising plans and that the restoration of the EU economic system is a precedence. Expertise reveals how an economic system that works for the folks in the long run must work hand in hand with the atmosphere and never on the expense of it.
We’re observing with nice concern how some conservative industries and teams are prepared to make use of any disaster as an excuse to cease, delay, hinder and even overturn desperately wanted insurance policies. These are the teams that exploit the false narrative that we have to select between the economic system and the atmosphere.
Our on a regular basis expertise is that an economic system that basically works, that creates native jobs in European SMEs, that doesn’t pollute and that builds social assist programs and solidarity is the one which additionally has an curiosity in constructing pure capital. These are the initiatives that want the authorized safety, monetary assist and the political course supplied by the European Inexperienced Deal and the European Round Financial system.
Over the previous few years we’ve got been seeing a wave of transformation on the native stage in the way in which we handle assets in Europe, this shouldn’t be stopped or delayed.
This letter is a name from organisations engaged on the bottom with lots of of European municipalities to facilitate the transition from a linear to a round economic system: we wish the European Union to do extra and transfer quicker, and be sure that the COVID-19 restoration plan is constructing upon already present plans and techniques.
Given the way in which we’re managing our assets, the COVID-19 disaster is prone to be adopted by many extra, the local weather disaster is just one instance. For so long as we don’t tackle the underlying causes of the systemic issues there can’t be a long-lasting sustainable financial restoration.
Pricey European leaders, Europe was not prepared for the COVID-19 disaster.
Will or not it’s prepared when the local weather disaster or the plastic disaster hit us even more durable?
This is dependent upon whether or not you act immediately and keep robust in your long run plans. The European Inexperienced Deal and the Round Financial system Motion plan are steps in the precise course. They have to be the premise for instruments and drivers for restoration, there isn’t a time to waste.
Yours faithfully,
Rossano Ercolini, President
Joan Marc Simon, Govt Director