Activities of Jørn DOHRMANN related to 2016/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An integrated EU policy for the Arctic (debate) DA
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an integrated European Union policy for the Arctic PDF (536 KB) DOC (89 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Ilulissat Declaration, signed in 2008 by the five coastal states to the Arctic Ocean;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Decision 2014/137/EU of 14 March 2014 on relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2015/1775 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 on trade in seal products,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the region’s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available resulting in an increase in human activity in the region;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a robust and healthy Arctic ecosystem inhabited by viable communities is strategically important for the political and economic stability of Europe; whereas the costs of inaction on preserving the Arctic ecosystem are increasing exponentially;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. recognising the importance of considering traditional and local knowledge in decision making in the Arctic;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementarythe multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoods;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of engagingcontinued engagement of Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement and to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this issue be included in the EU strategy on the Arctic;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates its call on the EU and its Member States to actively uphold the principles of freedom of navigation and innocent passage;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes plans to create a European Arctic stakeholder forum; agrees not to create new funding mechanisms butnd to enhance synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CReaffirms the EU's support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; recalls in particular article 19 thereof affirming that States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative and administrative measures that may affect them; calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous peoples in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard and promote their rights, cultures and languages;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the role of local communities and indigenous peopleindigenous peoples and local communities in keeping the Arctic region viable and sustainable; calls on the Commission to target these communities in providing access to all relevant information on EU single market requirements, best practices and funding instruments; underlines the role of fluent transport, communication and electricity networks in creating economic activity in the areagion;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call on the Commission to establish the EU Arctic Information Centre, with sufficient funds, geographical relevance, in order to ensure efficient access to Arctic information and, knowledge to locals, and to generate tourism;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’s determination to promote the establishment of marine protected areas in the Arctic; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the at least 10 % protection target of coastal and marine areas as part of the Sustainable Development Goals; notes, however, that any new proposal on these issues should be coherent with the outcome of the discussion by the Arctic States in the Arctic Council;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to study and make proposals on the strengthening of the Arctic telecommunications infrastructure, including satellites, in order to help scientific research and climate monitoring, and to create local development, navigation and safety at sea;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to inform the EU citizens in an efficient way about the sustainability of the Inuit seal hunting and trade with seals' skin, with a view to raise awareness on the rules under which seal products from Inuit communities can be placed on the market;