4 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/2297(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas water is an inalienable public asset essential for life and proper water management plays a vital role in the preservation of the world’s natural capital and ecosystem services, as well as in all aspects of resource use and economic production;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to take determined action to defend, guarantee and protect water as a strategic public asset and to bring Member States’ infringements of EU law in the field of water to an end; calls at the same time for comprehensive guidelines and effective instruments to be developed and made available to foster guarantees that all citizens, without exception, may enjoy the right to access to water and sanitation, which involves pricing policies geared towards universal entitlement to services and not towards profits or capital recovery, and also to foster capacity- building, ensure a level playing field and assist the Member States in achieving better compliance at future stages of implementation of EU water policy, in order to deliver on water policy commitments;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the application of the ‘polluter pays’ and ‘user pays’ principles by means of transparent pricing schemes that aim at full cost recovery; underlines however that social issues should be taken into account when settreview of applicable legislation on public procurement and concessions so as to ensure public ownership and management of water services, thereby avoiding the inequalities and social exclusion that privatisation introduced, driven by increases ing water tariffs for personal use; stresses that water pricing should reflect the environmental impact of wastewater treatment and calls on the Commission to ensure appropriate financing of wastewater treatment plants; underlines the need for pricing policies geared towards universal entitlement to services and not towards profits and capital recovery;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 D (new)
Paragraph 18 D (new)
18d. Reaffirms the importance of the entire process for adopting the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations recognising the right to drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights; reiterates that the Resolution calls on States and international organisations to scale up efforts to provide safe, accessible and affordable drinking water and sanitation for all;