Activities of Csaba Sándor TABAJDI related to 2011/2297(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of EU water legislation (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of EU water legislation, ahead of a necessary overall approach to European water challenges
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Declares that water is a shared resource of humankind and a public good and; therefore it should not be a source of unjustified profit, and that access to water should constitute a fundamental and universal right; stresses that the sustainable use of water is an environmental and health necessity that plays a fundamental role in the climate regulation cycle; reiterates that ‘the management of water resources should not be subject to internal market rules’ (EP Resolution P5_TA (2004)0183) and invites the European Commission to review the relevant legislation, particularly that on public procurement and concessions, so as to guarantee public ownership and management of water and water utilities;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. reiterates that water services under the EU law are considered services of general economic interest, which can be carried out by public authorities or entrusted to public or private entities; stresses that the regulation and provision of water services should respect the principles of continuity of service, quality, security of supply, equal access, affordable prices, social, cultural and environmental acceptability, the polluter pays principle, while they should also aspire to the highest standards of environmental sustainability and efficiency.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the balance between the need for water and available resources has reached a critical level in many regions of Europe and that climate change could make the situation even worse; water scarcity now affects the whole territory of some Member States on a permanent basis; emphasizes that climate change and the subsequent changing weather conditions significantly affect the quality and availability of European water resources, that Europe's high water stress areas are expected to increase from 19 % today to 35 % by the 2070s and that climate related extreme weather events constitute further challenges to efficient water management. Stresses that local, regional or national adaptation measures can only be effective if coordinated at EU level and effective water management practices have to be integrated into other sectoral policies such as agriculture, energy, cohesion and health;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concerns that in the field of WFD implementation at present, ineffective application and enforcement remains a major problem; current implementation status shows that some Member States lag behind schedule, that the integrity of EU's waters is far from acceptable and that the objectives of other EU policies, including on industry, agriculture and transport, are often in open contradiction with the ‘water protection’ objectives; expresses its hope that the ongoing reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will address the problems related to agricultural water management and will reduce agricultural water pollution;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Draws attention to the existence of certain activities denounced by the petitioners, including waste landfills, irregular or unlawful agricultureal and industryial practices, which produce a great impact on the environment and human health and are responsible for poor water quality; calls therefore for the abandonment of subsidies which undermine incentives for efficient water management by creating overuse, and to free up funds for targeted subsidies – in particular for poor and rural populations – aimed at affordable access for all;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks at the same time the Commission and the Member States to improve monitoring and reporting of chemical pollutants in water, along with a mechanism to obtain better information on concentrations of other pollutants for which monitoring may prove necessary in the future at EU level; asks the Member States to share with each other and with the Commission data deriving from voluntary monitoring activity of pollutants in water;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. reiterates that the WFD prescribes coordination between Member States for the entire river basin district where use of water may have transboundary effects, and urges Member States in this respect to engage in a regular transboundary communication and cooperation to support the implementation of the WFD with regard to priority substances, priority hazardous substances and nutrients pollution;