4 Amendments of Massimiliano SALINI related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; suggests to develop a seabed mapping; points to the great potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challengopportunities entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea wate, including critical raw materials, dissolved in sea water; stresses the expertise and technology developed by the EU to face the challenge of the sustainable exploitation of the sea and subsea floor;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Deep-sea mining and access to Marine Mineral Resources (MMR) contribute to affordable access to essential raw materials which remains a priority for the competitiveness of EU industry;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Mineral Resources in deep-sea, as a potential source of raw materials, such as copper, zinc, gold, silver, lead, cobalt and manganese, have become particularly important in recent years;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. In this context, reminds that the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials has in its Strategic Implementation Plan identified seabed mining as an area to develop in the future.