30 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is a global actor; whereas there has been a longstanding engagement of the EUcertain Member States of the EU, in particular France, in the Arctic based on history, geography, economy and research;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas those Member States of the EU hasve gradually built and enhanced itstheir Arctic policy; whereas the evolving engagement and common EU interests are best served by well coordinated common means;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a robust and healthy Arctic ecosystem inhabited by viable communities is strategically important for thworldwide political and economic stability of Europe; whereas the costs of inaction on preserving the Arctic ecosystem are increasing exponentially;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas three EU Member States (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) are full members of the eight-member AC, and seven others (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom) are observers; whereas the EU is seeking to upgrade its status in the AC;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the EU policy of EU Member States in the Arctic region should reflect more closely the Sustainable Development Goals that the EU has committed to achieving by 2030, ensuring that it does not hamper Member State policies;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas science-informed decision- making is key to safeguarding the fragile ecosystems of the Arctic, to reducing risks and to enabling adaptation of local communities; whereas the EU isMember States of the EU are the world’s leading funder of Arctic research and promotes free exchange of its results;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementary multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the Member States of the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoods;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses concern that the European Union, which in several theatres of operations (Ukraine, Libya, Rwanda, etc.) has demonstrated how harmful its actions can be, will want to interfere, to the detriment of the countries concerned in an area as complex as the Arctic;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 148 #
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 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States affiliated to the work of the Arctic Council to support the development of an Arctic Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to preserve the vulnerable ecosystem of the Arctic; notes that this special EIA should eventually be made mandatory and take account of at least the following aspects when evaluating projects taking place in the Arctic:
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission and the EU Member States to set the successful application of Arctic EIA as a prerequisite for goods marketed in the EU deriving from the projects executed in the Arctic region;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the EU’s capacity to contribute in multiple ways to the resolution of potential security challenges and the prevention of conflicts; calls on the EU to contribute, in partnership withof the EU to support its Member States, to in building civilian security mechanisms, as well as toin enhancing both natural and man-made crisis and disaster management capacities, and search and rescue infrastructure;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of engaging Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement and to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this issue be included in the EU strategy on the Arctic;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes plans to create a European Arctic stakeholder forum; agrees not to create new funding mechanisms but to enhance synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes, providing backing in the process for the actions taken by the Member States concerned;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Given that better knowledge of the Arctic is key to adequately meeting all challenges, encourages the promotion and facilitation of international scientific and research cooperation among all stakeholders active in the field of Arctic research and in establishing research infrastructures; supports cooperation between leading Arctic research institutions to develop an integrated European polar research programme under the EU-PolarNet initiativethe Member States concerned;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its position from 2014, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively facilitate the ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and carriage as ship fuel in vessels navigating the Arctic seas through MARPOL of IMO and/or through port state control; invites the Commission to include the environmental and climate risks of the use of HFO in its study on the risks that the increase in navigation of the Northern Sea Route would bring;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers parliamentary engagement and close interparliamentary cooperation on Arctic matters, in particular with national parliaments of relevant EU Member States, to be essential in the implementation of Arctic policies;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Invites the HR and the CommissionMember States concerned to closely monitor climate, environmental, maritime, socio-economic and security developments in the Arctic and to report backcommunicate regularly towith Parliament and the Council, including on the implementation of the EU’s Arctic policy;