Activities of Andres TARAND
Plenary speeches (24)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (A6-0225/2008, Marcin Libicki) (vote)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (debate)
Protection and conservation of the marine environment: Marine Strategy Directive (debate)
Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (debate)
Conventional energy sources and energy technology (debate)
Baltic Sea cod (debate)
Roaming on public mobile networks (debate)
Estonia (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Climate change (continuation of debate)
A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy – Biomass and Biofuels – Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (debate)
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
A Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension (debate)
Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)
Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)
Protection of groundwater against pollution (debate)
Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument – Instrument for Stability – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (debate)
Heating and cooling from renewable energy sources (debate)
Renewable energy in the EU
Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE +)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Opinions (2)
OPINION Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany
OPINION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing port security
Amendments (21)
Amendment 26 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic emissions; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the world,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be at least halvreduced by 2050% to avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm85% compared to 2000 to avoid serious risks; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden-sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the above-mentioned European Council on 8-9 March 2007 and to halve their GHG emissions by 205, to be achieved collectively by developed countries, of reducing their GHG emissions by 60% to 80% by 2050 compared to 1990,
Amendment 69 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that science progresses by confronting accepted knowledge and hypotheses with competing ideas, and by applying peer-review procedures; praises the IPCC for its work and its ability to involve the work of thousands of scientists; believes that the IPCC should take new arguments seriously, in order to continue to guarantee the credibility and quality of its research;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that more scientific research should be focusing on the impact and role of land use and forests and their possible contribution to offsetting GHG emissions, and on the impact and role of oceans and seas;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently gain and maintain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissions; asks the IPCC to publish a summary of its assessment reports for the public; believes, furthermore, that individual changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attemptprogrammes to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisions;
Amendment 42 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the primary concern of media businesses may be financial profit, media remtains anconsiderable ideological and political tool of considerable influence, whichinfluence and thus should not be treated solely on economic terms but rather as a watchdog of public interest,
Amendment 6 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, due to the relatively shallow waters and slow water replacement rate of the Baltic Sea, its ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to the smallest of disruptions and the slightest pollution; therefore recommends that the utmost care be taken when considering the Nord Stream gas pipeline project;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the Baltic Sea has been identified as a 'particularly sensitive sea area' by the International Maritime Organisation; therefore recommends that the utmost care be taken when considering the Nord Stream gas pipeline project;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to establish, during the planning phase, measures for reducing the adverse effects on the environment;
Amendment 14 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to carry out an assessment of the potential cumulative adverse effects of both the pipe-laying and the operational phases as part of the wider Environmental Impact Assessment;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Urges Nord Stream AG, the developer, to lay the pipeline at the most appropriate time to minimise the negative effects upon ecosystems;
Amendment 17 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3c (new)
Paragraph 3c (new)
3c. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to incorporate into the Environmental Impact Assessment an assessment of the potential effects of the Nord Stream gas pipeline project on the Baltic Sea Protected Areas and Natura 2000 sites;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regards bothe thereat posed by both sunken warships and the chemical weapons dumped in 1940s at the bottom of the Baltic Sea a potential challenge for the gas pipeline and therefore calls on the project developer to create an inventory of all explosive or chemical substances located in proximity of the projected pipeline route, such as the two "ships' graveyards" of vessels sunk with their munitions in August 1941 near Hogland Island and midway between Helsinki and Estonia’s Lahemaa National Park.
Amendment 21 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls upon the states directly involved in the Nord Stream gas pipeline project to clarify where legal liability rests in the event of damage caused by leaks in the pipeline, including where vessels in the narrow navigation zones of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic proper cause damage to the pipeline on sinking;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recallings the exceptionally strong recent earthquakes such as the 2004 earthquake in Kaliningrad region, calls upon the project developer to includesubmit relevant studies inas required by the Environmental Impact Assessment and to propose mitigation measures;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Mindful of the third legislative package on the internal market in gas, calls on Nord Stream AG to maintain easy access to the Nord Stream gas pipeline for neighbouring Member States if they wish to be directly connected to the pipeline by means of spur lines;
Amendment 28 #
2007/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission as signatory to HELCOM to seek to put into effect the HELCOM recommendation for the establishment of standard requirements regarding the scope of investigations necessary for the approval procedures for submarine cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea;
Amendment 132 #
2007/0247(COD)
Article 1 – point 8– point b a (new)
Directive 2002/21/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(ba) in paragraph 2, point (b) shall be replaced by the following: "(b) ensuring that there is no distortion or restriction of competition in the electronic communications and information society services, in particular for the delivery of and access to content and electronic communications and information society services across all networks."
Amendment 148 #
2007/0247(COD)
Article 2 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(aa) in paragraph 1, point (a) shall be replaced by: “(a) to the extent that is necessary to ensure end-to-end connectivity or fair and reasonable access to third-party services and applications, obligations on undertakings that control access to end- users, including in justified cases the obligation to interconnect their networks and to provide access where this is not already the case or to make their services interoperable on fair, transparent and reasonable terms;”
Amendment 150 #
2007/0247(COD)
Article 2 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2002/19/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. National regulatory authorities may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8, impose obligations for transparency in relation to interconnection and/or access, requiring operators to make public specified information, such as accounting information, technical specifications, network characteristics, terms and conditions for supply and use, including the purpose and effect of traffic management policies, and prices.
Amendment 166 #
2007/0247(COD)
Annex – point 2 – point h
Directive 2002/21/EC
Annex – part A – point 19
Annex – part A – point 19
19. Transparency obligations on undertakings providing electronic communications services available to the public to ensure end-to-end connectivity, including unrestricted access to and distribution of content, services and applications, in conformity with the objectives and principles set out in Article 8 of Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive), disclosure regarding traffic management policies and, where necessary and proportionate, access by national regulatory authorities to such information needed to verify the accuracy of such disclosure.