8. Concerning the focus given to the ‘green economy’ as one of the two main themes of the Summit, insists that a ‘green economy’ be understood as the entire economy functioning within the limits of sustainability in respect to biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, climate protection and use of natural resources; stresses that more focus should be given to human, environmental and natural capital and that sustainable development is more than just green economy;

Emphasises that for the efficient absorption of funds and maximisation of their impact there must be sufficient administrative capacity both at EU and at regional and local level; calls therefore on the Commission to improve its administrative capacity in order to increase the added value of the cohesion policy and ensure the sustainability of the actions and on the Member States to ensure adequate administrative structures and human capital in terms of recruitment, remuneration, training, resources, procedures, transparency and accessibility;

Energy technologies play a central role in offering both competitiveness and sustainability in the energy sector while increasing security of supply.

The Commission has identified retail trade (including e-commerce), the transport sector, the digital economy and energy / sustainability as key areas where the Single Market’s growth potential is greatest.[137] The Directive has a crucial role to play in this context.

Efforts under the convergence programmes would be devoted to modernising and increasing physical and human capital, in order to increase long-term competitiveness, foster environmental sustainability and provide a greater contribution to the Union's overall economic performance while developing best practices in governance and institutional capacities.

4. Insists therefore, that alongside the focus on TENs and RD projects, the European Council and Member States should also commit themselves to boosting investment in human capital across the European economy as a whole, and increase present public spending - together with the EIB - with a view to improving employment, skills and lifelong learning measures for a sustainable workplace; it is more than time to prioritise the human dimension and capital of economic growth and sustainable development in order to reach the Lisbon goals;