Activities of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2023/2031(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of EU development policy in transforming the extractive industries for sustainable development in developing countries
Amendments (7)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas of the 72 countries classified as low or middle-income countries in 2019, 63 had increased their dependence on extractive industries for growth over the preceding two decades, with low value added, accompanied by a declining share of exports of manufactures with greater technological intensity;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas raw materials exporting developing countries are heavily dependent on tax revenues from the export of raw materials;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to strengthen its dialogue and cooperation with civil society organisations, trade unions, local communities and indigenous peoples in developing countries affected by extractive industries, in order to promote their rights and ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making processes, particularly with regard to Global Gateway flagship projects; underlines that civil society actors should have formal representation on the governance board of the Global Gateway;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of integrating sustainable extractive industries into the local economy , to develop local high added value industrial capacity for developing countries; believes that developing countries have the right to use export taxes and legitimate trade restrictions to develop their own industrial base and to use the resources of export duties from extractive industries for human development and the strengthening of public services such as education and health; calls the EU to review export taxes restrictions in its trade agreements with developing countries;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls for the Commission to put forward an EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Investment in Extractive Industries in Developing Countries for businesses and development finance institutions, drafted with inputs from industry and trade unions, as well as from civil society in developing countries and from representatives of indigenous communities; considers that the code should articulate clear commitments and tailored guiding principles for investment in developing countries; stresses that local consultation, local consent and local sustainable development should be the overarching objective of the code; believes that the code should cover, at a minimum, commitments on:
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to propose a G20 initiative on making extractives work for local sustainable development in resource-rich developing countries; stresses that the initiative should be tailored to each context and could comprise, inter alia, financial support, debt assistance and debt relief and cancellation, capacity building in governance, taxation and anti-corruption; to end tax havens as conduits for illicit financial flows in the extractives sector;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for international rules to tackle the financial speculation in the prices of materials from the extractive industries;