24 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council (AC) and the current programme for 2015 to 2017 under US chairmanship,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Arctic faces unique social, environmental and economic challenges;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas environmental protection and sustainable development are the two main tenets of the Ottawa declaration that laid the foundation for the Arctic Council in 1996;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some four million people live in the Arctic region, of which some ten percent are members of indigenous peoples; whereas the vulnerable Arctic environment, as well as the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples, require more stringent safeguards, especially when it comes to projects where intrusive extraction of natural resources takes place;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the ecosystems in the Arctic, including its flora and fauna, isare particularly vulnerable to abruptions, with a relatively long recovery period; whereas the negative environmental impacts are often accumulated and irreversible;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic maritime transport are multiple: in case of spills the highly dense fuel emulsifies, sinks and can be transported extremely long distances if it gets trapped in ice; spilled HFO poses enormous risks for the food security of Arctic indigenous communities whose subsistence depends on fishing and hunting; combustion of HFO produces sulphur oxides, heavy metals, as well as large amounts of black carbon which, when deposited on Arctic ice, stimulates the absorption of heat into the ice mass and hence accelerates its melting and climate change;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the risks derived from the use of nuclear power in ice breakers and coastal facilities should be taken into account and minimised in all activities related to preparedness and response;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas dumping of any sort of waste in the Arctic permafrost is not under any circumstances a sustainable waste management solution, as demonstrated by recent findings in Camp Century in Greenland;
Amendment 117 #
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; calls for the Commission to establish concrete implementation and follow-up measures for its Communication; reiterates its call for a comprehensive strategy and a concretised action plan on the EU’s engagement in the Arctic;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS ins providing a complementarythe essential 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 that part of 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 154 #
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 and the International Polar Code; 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 155 #
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, the Polar Code 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 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance to find mechanisms to incorporate Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR – for companies doing business in the Arctic Region through cooperation with representatives of the business sector, such as the Arctic Economic Council;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the importance of accessibility of the Arctic region to the TEN-T network as well as the potential of EU funding, such as CEF and EFSI, in financing infrastructure projects in European Arctic; notes EIB's prominent role in this regard;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for the EU to engage with all Arctic partners in policy dialogue; and calls for improved coordinperation between the EU, the AC, the Northern Dimension, the Barents Euro- Arctic Council and other bodies involved in cooperation in the High North;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for the EU to engage with all Arctic partners in policy dialogue; calls for improved coordinperation between the EU, the AC, the Barents Euro- Arctic Council and other bodies involved in cooperation in the High North;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reconfirms its support forStrongly supports the granting of observer status tof the EU in the AC; is convinced that the upgrading of the EU’s status would reinforce the political and institutional role of the AC in tacklingdealing with Arctic matters;
Amendment 284 #
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;
Amendment 285 #
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 with the aim of enhanceing synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes; notes that Finland has invited the first forum to be convened in Finland in 2017;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous peoples in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard their rights, cultures and languages;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Pays special attention to the SDG 4.5, which includes ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for indigenous peoples;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the role of local communities and indigenous peopleindigenous peoples and local communities in keeping the Arctic region viable and sustainable; calls on the Commission to target these communities in providing access to all relevant information on EU single market requirements, best practices and funding instruments; underlines the role of fluent transport, communication and electricity networks in creating economic activity in the area; 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 339 #
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 initiative; notes that the Commission has invited for an international Arctic science conference to be held in Europe in 2018;