Activities of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2009/2230(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION AFET opinion to the INI report on the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the accompanying action plans proposed by the Commission will be successful only if constructive cooperation takes place with external partners such as Russia, Norway, Belarus as well as intergovernmental and nongovernmental actors in the region;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Northern Dimension framework should provide the main fundamental basis for the external aspects of cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region; underlines, in this context, the importance of close cooperation with Norway, Belarus and in particular Russia, the only non-EU country with direct access to the Baltic Sea; specifically notes the status of the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave, which is surrounded by EU Member States; calls for concrete and wideranging pilot projects with strict timetables; further underlines that there is no need for new bureaucratic structures;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; welcomes, therefore, the intention of the Commission and the Member States in the region to have a renewed engagement with Russia on a vast number of areas, such as transport connections, customs and border controls; believes that the EU-Russia common spaces will provide a valuable framework in this regard; calls for concrete cooperation and sharing of capacities for the development of Kaliningrad;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the amount of EUR 20 million earmarked in the 2010 EU budget for the Baltic Sea Strategy can be used only for external action, which effectively means cooperation with Russia, Norway and Belarus; calls for Russia, Norway and Belarus to share responsibility for the funding;