Activities of Joachim SCHUSTER related to 2023/2031(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the role of EU development policy in transforming extractive industries for sustainable development in developing countries
Amendments (26)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the extraction of raw materials is often linked to environmental pollution, destruction of nature and the violation of ILO standards and human rights;
Amendment 6 #
Ab. whereas developing countries largely function as exporters of unprocessed raw materials and the value creation is concentrated in economically developed countries;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas a transport and digital infrastructure is needed to develop regional value chains and to become increasingly included in global value chains;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas raw materials exporting developing countries are heavily dependent on tax revenues from the export of raw materials;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas commodity price volatility during the Covid 19 pandemic caused severe economic damage to developing countries dependent on the tax revenues from extractive industries;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas a diversified economy makes developing countries more resilient to external shocks;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the aspirations of the European Green Deal and the transformation of the global economy holds momentum to mobilize investments in the mineral rich developing countries needed for the green transition;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the green transition presents the potential to be a generator of quality and green jobs that can contribute significantly to poverty eradication and social inclusion both in advanced and in developing countries
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the pre-COVID-19 USD 2.5 trillion annual SDG financing gap corresponds to about USD 500 billion for low-income countries and USD 2 trillion for other developing countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the investment gap in developing countries amount to 4.2 trillion US$ per year in order to reach the SDG goals;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas negotiations on Sustainable Investment Facilitation for Development are being held at WTO level;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B i (new)
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas these negotiations include more than 70 developing countries, among them 20 LDCs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B j (new)
Recital B j (new)
Bj. whereas developing countries are often facing constraints in their governmental capabilities and a lack of provided information to comply with EU standards, and other requirements regarding Green Deal initiatives and upcoming EU legislation such as, but not limited to, Due Diligence, Forced labour, Deforestation and CBAM;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish mutually beneficial climate partnerships with developing countries that place people- centred and environment-centred development at the heart of its objectives and all operational policy frameworks;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to engage further into bilateral Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreements with countries who are willing to transition;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission, Member States and partner countries to ensure that these climate partnerships and Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreements align with the national determined contributions of the partner countries;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission to ensure that while facilitating investments, there is no race to the bottom in subsidies in partner countries, leading to a lowering of ILO and environmental standards;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates that regional value chains and the strengthening of intra- regional trade has a positive effect on surrounding countries and strengthens their resilience especially during external shocks;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the EU to facilitate public investments in hard and soft infrastructure with the lowest possible adverse environmental impact;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to convene information exchanges involving the private sector, civil society, trade unions and all other relevant stakeholders to ensure that EU requirements are met;
Amendment 38 #
2d. Calls on the Commission to better coordinate national export credit agencies in order to align their performances with priorities of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that in order for developing countries to achieve the SDGs, capacity building measures in regards to governance, legal, and fiscal capacity is urgently needed;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission to extend their efforts in the support for capacity building with partner countries;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to provide wide-ranging information to partner countries including technological transfer and extensive information on the requirements that the Green Deal projects and upcoming EU legislation entail;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Reiterates that flexible transitional arrangements are needed for developing countries to comply with these requirements;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that when selecting and supporting Global Gateway projects, social dialogue needs to be an integral part of the institutional framework for policy-making and implementation at all levels;