Activities of Roman HAIDER related to 2021/2011(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on a European strategy for critical raw materials
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials and stresses that EU trade policy can play a key role as a vehicle for improving EU access to these materials; notes that the COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the lack of resilience of global value chains for certain key products, showing the need for more robust and resilient supply chains for critical raw materials; underlines in this context that the Action Plan must aim at securing reliable supplies of critical raw materials necessary to ensure greater resilience of strategic supply chains for the transition to a green and digital economy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that demand for raw materials is projected to double by 2050 and that the EU is highly reliant on non-EU countries for critical raw materials, making diversified sourcing essential to increase the EU’s security of supply; calls, therefore, on the Commission to diversify the supply sources of critical raw materials as much as possible, and reduce current reliance on a few countries; stresses that this goal should be achieved by strengthening existing partnerships and trade agreements and building new strategic agreements with resource-rich countries, including developing countries and the Western Balkans in particular, in accordance with clearly defined priorities; calls on the Commission to focus also on securing supplies by establishing strategic stocks and appropriate stockpiling of critical raw materials in Europe, particularly in light of the uncertainties linked to the evolution of the geopolitical situation worldwide and the potential trade tensions with rich non- EU producer countries; notes in this regard that a deterioration of the trade relationship with China could have a significant negative impact on the EU-supply of certain critical raw materials;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that future EU free trade agreements (FTAs) should include a specific focus on raw materials; calls on the Commission to further enhance the enforcement of FTAs to ensure that commitments and obligations on sourcing of critical raw materials are met by trading partners; underlines that this should be among the priority tasks of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on sustainable sourcing of raw materials with third countries under existing EU policies and instruments, including enlargement, neighbourhood, development and cooperation policies;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that strengthening circular economy inside the EU and improving EU’s recycling rates for critical metals and minerals required in green and digital technologies could help Europe to improve its resilience in line with the drive for strategic open autonomy; notes in this regard that in the transition to a circular economy particular attention should be given to key supply chains where the EU’s dependence on critical raw materials is particularly high;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Stresses that sustainable trade and responsible mining and sourcing must remain cornerstones in the implementation of the EU’s Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials; calls for complementary measures such as banning the import of critical raw materials related to severe human rights violations such as forced labour or child labour;