Activities of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2016/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An integrated EU policy for the Arctic (debate) FI
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an integrated European Union policy for the Arctic PDF (536 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas good accessibility is a prerequisite to enable sustainable and competitive economic development in the northern growth centres to better connect the rural areas with the rest of the European Union, given the increasing attention by investors and stakeholders because of the untapped resources and its role as a focal point of ecological concern;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas balanced combination of the industrial Arctic expertise and specialisation and commitment to the environmentally friendly and sustainable development goals have the potential for ecological innovation, industrial symbioses and effective waste management in the area, maintaining the pristine Arctic environment with a potential for new and emerging business opportunities and job growth in the European Arctic, hence contributing positively also to the youth employment and the ageing of the population;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union; encourages the Member States to ratify the Paris Agreement in order to proceed with the ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and measures on both the emission trading and effort- sharing sectors, bearing in mind the target of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C by 2100;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ban fossil fuel subsidies that lower the cost of fossil fuel energy production, trying thus to discourage the exploitation and the use of fossil fuels; urges the Commission and the Member States to work in the international forums towards a total ban of Arctic oil and gas extraction in the long run to achieve the goal of low carbon economy;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a stronger role in the effective implementation of international conventions such as the Paris Agreement, the Minimata Convention, the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, the Gothenburg Protocol, the Stockholm Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity; asks the Commission to pay special attention to the ongoing international process by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to further restrict the use of persistent organic pollutants;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts within the EU legislative framework by agreeing on ambitious reduction targets in the negotiations on the National Emission Ceilings Directive, by reducing local pollution levels through the Clean Air Package, and by negotiating ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and measures on both the emission trading and effort-sharing sectors, bearing in mind the target of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C by 2100;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to affirm their role in the efficient implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and related international agreements; considers important that the strategic plan, agreed upon in Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol, regarding identifying and prioritizing harmful alien species which threaten ecosystems and their expansion routes, the most harmful invasive species are being controlled or wiped out, and measures are targeted on their expansion routes to eliminate the transfer and invasion of harmful alien species, including also Arctic areas;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to work on the implementation of the IMO Guidelines for Ships Operating in Polar Waters to be part of the normal Arctic activities; stresses the importance of developing a single EER (Escape, evacuation and rescue) system of offshore personnel that can be uniformly applied for all Arctic platform and vessel conditions;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the role of good accessibility of the Arctic region to the TEN-T network, its planned core network corridor extension of the North Sea - Baltic and Scandinavian - Mediterranean corridors as well as second level access routes as the key transport structure to enable sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses, that accessible, interconnected, safe and sustainable tourism in the rural and scarcely populated areas in the European Arctic has an increasing potential for business activities, which in turn contributes to the number of jobs in the small and medium sized businesses and the overall positive development in the regions; highlights therefore that tourism in the area should be promoted with respect to its related social and environmental impacts infrastructure and research, education and training;