6 Amendments of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to support developing countries in diversifying their domestic economies and building up local production and processing capacity, in order to reduce their dependence on raw materials exports and enable sustainable development;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to respect the rights of developing countries and accordingly allow export restrictions in their public interest, in order in particular to make the fight against hunger and poverty the top priority; calls, further, on the Commission to refrain, in all bilateral and multilateral negotiations, from pressing for an end to export restrictions by developing countries;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out with concern that, on the one hand, industrialised countries’ growing demand for agricultural raw materials and, on the other hand, developing countries’ demand for foreign currency are leading to developing countries renting or selling their fertile arable land to foreign investors and no longer being able to adequately supply the food production needs of their own population;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission to think more about the reuse of resources, to sharply reduce the use of resources within the EU and to put in place a sustainable economic model in order to prevent emerging worldwide conflicts which could result from developing countries’ need for raw materials for their own independent development;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to strengthen European companies’ direct liability and duty of care in respect of their actions in developing countries;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for stronger international cooperation on strategic resources, with the launch of an open, inclusive, transparent process for discussing future worldwide raw materials use; takes the view that global initiatives in such a sensitive field may serve as confidence- building measures between the EU and emerging economies like China, Brazil and India;