2 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2009/2230(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Northern Dimension framework and the Council of the Baltic Sea States should provide the main fundamental basis for the external aspects of cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region; underlines, in this context, the importance of close cooperation with Norway, Belarus and in particular Russia, the only non-EU country with direct access to the Baltic Sea; specifically notes the status of the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave, which is surrounded by EU Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; welcomes, therefore, 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 and calls on Russia to play its part in this enhanced cooperation;