17 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2009/2230(INI)
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 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; wbelcomes, thereforeieves that cooperation in the Baltic Sea area should be an integral part of the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia; welcomes, 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; stresses, however, that deepening this cooperation should be based on the condition that Russia makes progress in the areas of democratisation and human rights;
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 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to reduce the region's dependency on Russian energy; welcomes the statement of the European Commission on the need for more interconnections between Member States in the region and greater diversification of energy supplies; calls in this regard for increased support for the creation of LNG ports;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses its concern with the ongoing implementation of the Nord Stream Project; calls on the Commission to fulfil the obligations put forward in the resolution of the European Parliament of 8 July 20081 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
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 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the amount of EUR 20 million earmarked in the 2010 EU budget specifically for the Baltic Sea Strategy can be used only for external action, which effectively means cooperation with Russia; calls to move future funds allocated to the Baltic Sea Strategy to Chapter 1 of the EU budget in order to make them available also for internal projects;
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.