Activities of Jacek Olgierd KURSKI related to 2009/2230(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The European Union strategy for the Baltic Sea region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the role of macro-regions in the future cohesion policy PDF (240 KB) DOC (266 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation a (new)
Citation a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2008 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (Petitions 0614/2007 and 0952/2006 (2007/2118(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need for an environmental impact assessment of the Northern Gas Pipeline and other similar projects as well as the need to ensure that the construction of the pipeline does not in future, taking into account, in particular, international conventions and the principles of energy solidarity, as well as the need to ensure that the construction of the pipeline does not negatively impact on the competitiveness of particular states and their sea ports by affecting shipping conditions adversely;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Commission to implement the recommendations of the European Parliament contained in its resolution of 8 July 2008 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany, including, in particular, to carry out an independent environmental impact assessment of the Northern Gas Pipeline and its compliance with EU and international law;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the strategic significance of the Baltic Sea Region for the development of renewable energy projects such as wind farms, geothermal energy or biofuels available in the region;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the need to create an effective and environmentally friendly transport and communication network (sea, land and inland), while using the shortest and most multimodal transport corridors;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the fact that the economic growth in significant areas of the Baltic Sea Region is entirely dependent upon maintaining and developing coastal fishing, which provides particular environmental, economic and cultural benefits and gives the inhabitants of those areas the opportunity to secure an appropriate standard of living;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the renewalfurther development and deepening of relations as part of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region between the European Union and neighbouring countries not belonging to the Union whose territories are part of the functional spaces of a given macro-rthe macro-region encompassed by the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region or which affect those spaces directly, leading to better cooperation in the area of environmental protection, as well as educational and cultural cooperation, and providing a basis for fair competition;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the European Commission to put forward proposals for regulations aimed at rebuilding the maritime economy of Baltic Sea countries, particularly in regard to shipbuilding and national shipping;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the Strategy’s territorial dimension will lead to the concrete development of reflections on the territorial cohesion of states, which the Treaty of Lisbon places on an equal footing with economic and social cohesion;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that territorial cooperation developed as part of a strategy for macro- regions can lead to a significant strengthening of the integration process through the greater involvement of civil society in the decision-making process and the implementation of concrete actions; in this context the implementation of social, cultural, educational and tourism elements are recommended for macro-regional strategies;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In this context, calls on the European Commission to create a special web portal devoted to Baltic Sea cooperation, which would act as an information centre regarding the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and inter- governmental, non-governmental, regional and local initiatives, and which would also act as a forum for the exchange of experience regarding current and future projects undertaken by central and local governments, NGOs and other entities active in the Baltic Sea Region;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Commission and the governments of the Russian Federation and Norway.