Activities of Traian UNGUREANU related to 2010/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea PDF (278 KB) DOC (203 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the launch of the Joint Operational Programme for Cross-Border Cooperation in the Black Sea Basin under ENPI and believes that the high number of applications received reflects a high degree of interest in joint projects of cooperation in the Black Sea region; applauds the approval of 16 new projects by the Joint Monitoring Committee in November 2010; believes, however, that the slow ratpace of ithe Programme's functioning reflects the deficiencies of the current funding mechanisms; points in particular to the legal difficulties related to the need to finance participants from different financial instruments and invites the Commission to devise solutions for the elimination of such obstacles; is of the opinion that projects with an investment character could also be covered by the Programme;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced, therefore, that the success of the strategy depends on the provision of appropriate and identifiable funding; calls for the creation of a specific budget line for the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for devising efficient disbursements methods, adapted to the specificities of the region;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the regionand countries in the region, including the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution, EBRD and EIB; notes however that BSEC seems to be faced currently with structural difficulties and is in need of rejuvenation and reform in order to become an efficient regional partner; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU can and should play a bigger role in shaping the Black Sea security environment; calls for an enhanced EU involvement in the regional strategic dialogue, and cooperation with its strategic partners on security issues, as well as in conflict prevention and resolution; calls for cross-border crime and trafficking, including by taking a leading role in the negotiations and peace-keeping processes; commends the work of EUBAM and EUMM; invites the EU to develop a conflict early warning system as a conflict-prevention and confidence- building tool in the Black Sea region; stresses the need to encourage good neighbourliness as a premise for successful cooperation and deems it unacceptable that the region still faces the problem of closed borders between neighbours; urges for cross-border crime and trafficking, in particular the one in drugs and human beings, to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to take initiatives to establish a regional legal framework and mechanisms to deal with the proliferation of armweapons in the Black Sea region, and to use the Integrated Maritime Policy to coordinate the activities of search, rescue and accident prevention at sea in an urgent and thorough manner, taking due account of the number, gravity and effects of sea accidents in the Black Sea region;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that a security strategy for the Black Sea region should also incorporate the objectives of improving governance, democratic rule, respect for human rights and state capabilities; calls on the Commission to mainstream initiatives on institution-building and democratic governance;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the EU'’s aim of diversifying routes and sources of supply, as well as the drafting of an EU common energy policy; reiterates the importance of the Nabucco project and of its swift realisation, as well as of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transportation to Europe, in the form of the AGRI project and the development of LNG terminals in Black Sea ports; also stresses the significance of the Constanta-Trieste Pan-European Oil Pipeline; recalls the need for a common normative framework for promoting a transparent, competitive and rules-based gas market; welcomes to this end the accession of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to the Energy Community;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises the importance of the Danube as one of the main transport axes and economic arteries connecting the EU and the Black Sea region; considers, therefore, that the sustainable development of the Danube and its economic potential to link the countries surrounding the Black Sea should be among the EU’s priorities in the region; expects with interest the launch of the EU Strategy for the Danube and hopes for its swift implementation; insists that, if full advantage is to be taken of the EU's access to the Black Sea, it will be vital to develop the harbour infrastructures at the EU's Black Sea ports (Bourgas, ConstanŃa, Mangalia and Varna) as well as those located at the Danube estuary, with a view to ensuring intermodal transport;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted; regards further liberalization of trade and intensification of intra-regional trade as essential to the economic development of the region; underlines the importance of cooperation in the field of tourism and of ports and coastline development; supports the EU'’s Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio-economic development of maritime regions, but regrets that its Black Sea dimension is poorly developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development, people-to-people contacts and the development of a strong civil society;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the initiative to establish and support a College of the Black Sea to help the emergence of a regional elite that can see cooperation as a natural method of tackling common challenges;