27 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2023/2031(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the extractive industries canshould play a crucial role in the development of many resource-rich developing countries, by providing public revenues from mining and mining-related operations, employment opportunities and infrastructure;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the extractive industries can have severe negative social, economic, environmental and, institutional and human rights impacts at local, national and global level; whereas extractive industries often affect indigenous communities in terms of land displacement, loss of cultural heritage, environmental degradation and exposure to health risks;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Community Development Agreements (CDAs) can provide a means of strengthening and advancing a sustainable and mutually beneficial relationship for governments, companies, and communities, as well as of preventing conflicts and increasing transparency and accountability; whereas the 10 Mining Principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) encourage its members to carry out proper stakeholder engagement and contribute to the sustainable development of host countries and communities7 ; _________________ 7 https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/our- principles/mining-principles/mining- principles.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas developing countries have often faced challenges in collecting sufficient revenue from extractive activity due to weak or regressive tax systems, lack of institutional resilience, inadequate long-term planning, unsustainable debt burdens, illicit financial flows, corruption and tax evasion;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas developing countries need to decrease their reliance on extractive industries and expand their economies into future-oriented sectors like net-zero emissions technologies to broaden their revenue sources; whereas it is crucial for the EU to take appropriate measures regarding extractive industries in developing nations to facilitate economic diversification, enhance the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, and ensure an equitable transition towards a net-zero future;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas accelerating the efforts to address climate change and dealing with the rapidly rising demand for the raw materials indispensable to achieving the green and digital transitions should be an opportunity for the extractive industries sector to become sustainable and for resource-rich developing countries to capitalise on this demand andby increasing their fiscal space and boosting public expenditure to attain economic and social development, while reducing their GHG emissions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to strengthen its dialogue and cooperation with civil society organisations, local communities and indigenous peoples in developing countries affected by extractive industries, in order to promote their rights and ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making processes, particularly with regard to Global Gateway flagship projects; underlines that civil society actors should have formal representation on the governance board of the Global Gateway; calls on the Commission to strengthen the capacity of local CSOs and indigenous peoples organisations to engage effectively in decision-making processes, including by providing training and support in areas such as legal literacy, negotiation skills, environmental impact assessments and project monitoring;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to support capacity-building efforts in developing countries to strengthen their legal and regulatory frameworks for extractive industries, including measures to increase governance and transparency, combat corruption, tax fraud and evasion and illicit financial flows, improve labour, human rights and environmental standards, and strengthen law enforcement by providing technical assistance and capacity building programs to relevant governmental stakeholders, such as government officials, judiciary and law enforcement agencies; stresses the need to end tax havens as conduits for illicit financial flows in the extractive sector;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for the Commission to put forward an EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Investment in Extractive Industries in Developing Countries for businesses and development finance institutions, drafted with inputs from industry, as well as from civil society in developing countries and from representatives of indigenous communities; considers that the code should articulate clear commitments and tailored guiding principles for investment in developing countries that align with existing international standards, guidelines, and initiatives such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, among others; stresses that local consultation, local consent and local sustainable development should be the overarching objective of the code; believes that the code should cover, at a minimum, commitments on:
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
a) stakeholder involvement; considers that where a third country has not legislated for mandatory CDAs, European businesses should implement them as a prerequisite for doing business; considers that the agreements should be negotiated with local communities andin the framework of multi- stakeholder platforms meaningfully involving local communities, indigenous peoples, government officials, civil society organisations, and extractive industry representatives, and that these agreements should be made publicly accessible;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
b) transparency, including proactive environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting on projects in developing countries, in line with the principle of double materiality, as well as the publishing of contracts and financial transactions, including detailing payments made to host governments and disclosing the allocation and use of these revenues; underlines that all the public information should be provided in a clear and understandable manner to hold relevant actors accountable;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
ba) rule of law upholding and corruption prevention, including compliance with legal frameworks, anticorruption measures, transparency in financial transactions and whistle-blower protection;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c) human rights issues, such as the use of forced and child labour, workers’ rights, displacement, discrimination, indigenous rights, health and safety working conditions;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
d) environmental protection, performance and impact, including pollution prevention measures, sustainable use of natural resources and measures and resources to ensure proper recycling and waste management of raw materials;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
da) local content and economic diversification, including opportunities for local value addition, skills development, and technology transfer to promote economic diversification and inclusive growth in partner countries;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
ea) capacity building initiatives, including training programs and knowledge sharing platforms to enhance the understanding of responsible investment practices in the extractive industries;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e b (new)
Paragraph 4 – point e b (new)
eb) grievance mechanisms and safeguards to address human rights violations and environmental impacts caused by extractive industries, including the establishment of independent monitoring bodies, complaint mechanisms, and adequate remedies;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point e c (new)
Paragraph 4 – point e c (new)
ec) monitoring and reporting framework to ensure compliance with the code, involving periodic reporting, independent third-party verification and public disclosure of performance indicators;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that addressing the ‘resource curse’ involves not only economic diversification, but also strengthen institutional resilience, upholding the rule of law and increasing third countries’ fiscal space to facilitate sustainable development; stresses that the EU should proactively encourage domestic resource mobilisation in partner countries, such as direct taxation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to commit to scaling up concessional finance in parallel to the Critical Raw Materials Act8 ; reiterates that the ceilings in Heading 6 of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) must be increased accordingly in the context of the upcoming MFF review; _________________ 8 Proposal of 16 March 2023 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (COM(2023)0160).
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to propose a G20 initiative on making extractives work for local sustainable development in resource-rich developing countries; stresses that the initiative should be tailored to each context and could comprise, inter alia, financial support, debt assistance, debt-for-climate swaps, investment reallocation for sustainable development initiatives and transfer of environmentally friendly and socially responsible technologies for resource management, capacity building in governance, taxation and anti-corruption;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU to promote inclusive and transparent multi- stakeholder partnerships at regional and international level;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reaffirms the urgent need for a UN binding treaty on business and human rights to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises that lays down clear human rights obligations, due diligence requirements and provisions for access to remedy; asks, therefore, the Commission and the Member States to play an active role in the current negotiations on the instrument;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call for the EU to seek further international agreements on providing climate financing, clean technology transfer and capacity building for developing countries in order to reduce GHG emissions originating, in particular, from the extractive sector;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the EU to support, in particular, the Member States of the African Union in further implementing the Africa Mining Vision, a policy framework adopted in 2009 to ensure that the continent utilises its mineral resources strategically for broad-based socio- economic development, aiming to update the framework in order to embrace the SDGs and the climate change agenda, as an opportunity for sustainable development on the continent; underlines that EU support should comprise capacity building, financial support, clean technology transfers and sustainable supply chain management;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU to support regional and international initiatives to improve transparency and accountability in the use and management of extractive resources, including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the Extractives Global Programmatic Support and, the Kimberley Process and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to use the 2023 review process of the Conflict Minerals Regulation as an opportunity to assess the impact of the regulation on the ground and the possibility to include further mandatory measures and cover other mineral, stronger enforcement mechanisms, stricter penalties for non-compliance and cover other minerals; underlines the need to meaningfully include civil society organizations and affected communities throughout the review process;