Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An integrated EU policy for the Arctic (debate) EL
Amendments (24)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that European territorial cooperation, including cooperation across the EU’s external borders, is important for the regions in the Arctic; highlights that the EU funding supporting the cooperation creates clear added value and should be maintained post-2020;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas applying and respecting the rules and objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy should be one of the most important aims for the Member States of the European Union represented in the Arctic region; whereas, additionally, the quantitative target of restoring and maintaining stocks above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield should be part of any evaluation concerning the marine environment and fisheries in the region;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas any fisheries in the Arctic region must take place in compliance with existing international agreements regulating the area, including the 1920 Spitsbergen Treaty and, specifically, any, which lays down equal fishing rights ofor States Parties to this Treaty, and also in compliance with any historical fishing rights;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that cooperating closely with the regions and sub-regions in the European Arctic is essential when building the EU-Arctic policy and EU funding for the area, as the regions and local communities have strong expertise in the key topicsare the final beneficiaries of policies relating to the Arctic and in contrast with the EU have undisputed rights to the territories in which they live;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for any development of commercial fisheries in the Arctic region to be made in a way fully compatible with the sensitive and specific nature of the region and its ecological balance;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas the EU is a global actor; whereas there has been a longstanding engagement of the EU in the Arctic based on history, geography, economy and research;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for any further development of commercial fisheries in the Arctic region to be made in compliance with international agreements relating to the area and the rights of any States Parties to such agreements and in compliance with existing historical fishing rights;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has gradually built and enhanced its Arctic policy; whereas the evolving engagement and common EU interests are best served by well coordinated common means;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that no free trade agreement has been concluded between EU and Russia, and that therefore the EU has no effective bilateral instrument with which to influence trade and investment in the Russian Arcticthe EU will benefit from an environmentally prudent development of the Russian Arctic and urges the immediate normalisation of relations with Russia in order to strengthen cooperation in the development plans for that region.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Arctic has long been an area of constructive international cooperation and whereas there is a need to keep the Arctic as a low-tension area or even an area of cooperation;
Amendment 74 #
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 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the joint communication as a positive step towards an integrated EU policy on Arctic matters, identifying 39 specific areas of action, and towards developing a more coherent framework for EU action; stresses the need for more coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies as regards Arctic matters; reiterates its call for a comprehensive strategy and a concretised action plan on the EU’s engagement in the Arctic;
Amendment 126 #
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 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 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reconfirms its support for observer status of the EU in the AC; is convinced that the upgrading of the EU’s status would reinforce the political andis convinced that the institutional role of the AC should be upgraded in tackling Arctic matters;
Amendment 245 #
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 with its Member States, to building civilian security mechanisms, as well as to enhancing both natural and man-made crisis and disaster management capacities, and search and rescue infrastructure;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the increase in the stationing of Russian military forces in the region, the building and reat the Arctic should not be turned into yet another zone of military rivalry and that the developmeningt of bases and the creation of an Arctic military district of Russiathis region need not be a zero-sum game;
Amendment 271 #
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 seekof seeking progress on issues of common EU and Russian 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 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous people in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard their rights, culture, living environment and language;