Second World Summit for Social Development

Tabled by Séverine Werbrouck

13. Removed: Urges the EU and its Member States to ensure that the green transition is socially just, with specific support for workers, households, regions and enterprises affected by structural changes and new labour market demands; notes that climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, if carefully designed through robust social dialogue, can generate resilient economic ecosystems, quality jobs, sustainable enterprises and more inclusive societies, leaving no one behind; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a just transition in the world of work to ensure these principles are safeguarded at EU level; Added: Stresses that any transition policies must first enhance industrial competitiveness, create more jobs, and safeguard the purchasing power of European citizens; warns that the so-called green transition, as framed under the European Green Deal, has already generated disproportionate costs, factory closures and job losses; insists that the Member States retain full sovereignty to define their own energy and industrial mix, without being bound by ideological climate dogmas;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE772.196v01-00