Verbatim report of proceedings

Tuesday, 7 September 2010 - Strasbourg

6.9. Developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy (A7-0234/2010, Elisabeth Schroedter) (vote)

- Before the vote:

  Elisabeth Schroedter, rapporteur. – (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to draw your attention to the historic nature of this vote. We, as Parliament, have taken the initiative here for green jobs and are now making the way clear for these jobs and creating new scope for sustainable jobs and good work.

In this, we are following the example of the Blue Green Alliance in the United States. Environmental change will create new jobs and retain existing ones. Six committees in this Parliament have worked on this report. I would like to thank all of the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs who have been actively involved in this, and I am pleased that the Belgian Presidency has already indicated that it will take up Parliament’s initiative and that the Council will consider the matter with a view to it being adopted at the summit in December and included in the conclusions. This is a European Parliament initiative for the future.