Activities of Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ related to 2014/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (A8-0228/2015 - Lynn Boylan) ES
Amendments (10)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that the support of almost 1.9 million EU citizens from all Member States for this ECI has influenced the Commission’s decision to exclude water and sanitation services from the Concessions Directive;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the UN affirms that the human right to water and sanitation entitles everyone to water for personal and domestic uses which is of good quality, safe, physically accessible, affordable, sufficient and acceptable;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to recognise the importance of the human right to water and sanitation and of water as a public good and a fundamental value for all EU citizens; expresses its concern that an increasing number of people are facing difficulties in paying their water bills and that affordability is becoming a matter of growing concernspeculation has caused the price of water to rise significantly;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the lack of available data on water poverty issues, including issues of universal access and affordability;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support public water companies in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poorless developed areas so that these services reach socially excluded people living in poverty;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that certain EU nations have local water associations empowered to manage water (springs and their upkeep);
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that water needs to be understood as an eco-social asset instead of as a mere production element;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission, the Member States and the regional and local powers to manage the water demand by establishing a price for water;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to respect the principle of subsidiarity and powers and responsibilities in relation to water, with regard both to the various levels of government and local water associations which manage water services (springs and their upkeep);
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encouraged to set measures to ensure the rational use of water consumption, in order to avoid squandering;