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Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas, moreover, the munitions containers are in a critical condition, their corrosion having been estimated at 80%, ~~and their exact location cannot be determined,~~

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. ~~hav~~taking ~~regard to~~account of the potential impact of ~~a major breakdown of~~ the gas pipeline on the Baltic marine environment and on states bordering on the Baltic, ~~and in particular the threat to the biosphere resulting from reduced oxygenation levels and the supersaturation of sea water with the escaping gas,~~

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

~~O. having regard to the potential fire hazard and the risk of loss of buoyancy and the sinking of vessels resulting from a breakdown of the gas pipeline,~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline will result in a technogenic impact on an undersea lane 1 200 km long and approximately 2 km wide, with an area of 2 400 km², which will thus become the largest undersea construction site in the world,deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital X

~~X. whereas the proposed gas pipeline would be the longest dual subsea gas pipeline in the world, as well as the shallowest one, which makes it especially vulnerable to potential damage,~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that the IEA, the European Commission and a number of independent studies are predicting a significant rise in demand for natural gas imports to Europe in the next few years in view of declining local production, both to meet rising demand and to replace less environmentally compatible fossil fuels;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Sees Nord Stream as only one of several planned new transport routes to supply Europe with natural gas, which must be supplemented by other additional gas pipelines to ensure that the predicted rise in demand can be met in conjunction with the existing pipeline and LNG infrastructure;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that Nord Stream is the furthest progressed of all planned new pipeline projects for natural gas imports to Europe and that the completion of Nord Stream is important to safeguard essential gas imports in the coming decades;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses its resolute opposition to regarding large-scale transboundary projects planned for the Baltic Sea area, which is a common asset of the states bordering the Baltic Sea, as matters of bilateral relations between states;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that Nord Stream is at present having comprehensive documentation drawn up for an environmental impact assessment, which will be made available to the national authorities of Russia, Finland, Sweden Denmark and Germany – the ‘parties of origin’ under the Espoo Convention – so that those authorities can assess all the data obtained and studies produced;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Council to make a full commitment to analysing the environmental impact of the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline, particularly in situations involving the considerations requiring a Commission opinion, as specified in Article 6(4) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the Commission’s failure to accept the proposal contained in Parliament’s resolution of 16 November 2006 concerning the preparation of environmental impact assessments of proposed projects by the Commission, while reiterating its call for the preparation of such an assessment;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses its concern at the project timetable adopted by Nord Stream, whose implementation will prevent a thorough analysis of the results of the EIA by interested states, non-governmental organisations and HELCOM experts;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that dozens of months of work in an area of up to 2 400 km², requiring the use of a large number of vessels and other equipment, represents a serious threat to biodiversity and to the number of habitats in the region;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Regrets the absence of a precise definition of the extent of interference with the seabed required to bury the pipeline, which could have a critical impact on the benthic environment;~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses profound concern at the reports that before commissioning the gas pipeline the investor intends to use a highly toxic compound known as glutaric aldehyde, which it is then planning to release into the Baltic, an action that would result in a major environmental disaster with irreversible consequences; simultaneously calls on the Commission and the Council to take immediate action to prevent this scenario from taking place;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Emphasises~~Calls on the project promoter to ensure that the construction and operation of the Gas Pipeline ~~on the Baltic seabed will threaten many~~does not endanger the diverse species of fish and birds a~~s well as~~nd the existence of a population of porpoises numbering only 600, which are a species unique to this geographical region;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Finds that in addition to declaring the protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea to be a key component of the Northern Dimension of the EU, Community institutions must take specific action with respect to this largest-ever Baltic Sea project;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Emphasises that alternative gas pipeline routes, which do not disturb the marine environment, should be analysed first, and notes that it is possible to run such routes to the Russian border overland, solely through European Union Member States;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Calls on the Commission to undertake such an analysis in a dialogue with interested states, the investor, the Helsinki Commission and with the participation of interested NGOs;~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Supports the Swedish Government’s Decision of 12 February 2008 refusing to grant Nord Stream AG permission to build the gas pipeline due to significant procedural and substantive shortcomings and in particular the lack of an analysis of an alternative route andNotes that on 12 February 2008 the Swedish Government requested further documentation ofn the ~~option of abandoning the construction of the pipeline~~project from Nord Stream AG;

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Supports the position of the Lithuanian Parliament of 27 March 2007 pointing to the need to suspend the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea until an in-depth analysis of alternative solutions has been carried out together with independent and comprehensive environmental impact assessments;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Regrets the fact that the Green Paper ‘Towards a future Maritime Policy for the Union’ pays no attention to the problem of large-scale projects such as subsea pipelines;~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Regrets that in the legal instruments and communications concerning marine strategies initiated by it, the Commission usually passes over the problem of subsea pipelines, which is crucial from the point of view of both environmental protection and the EU’s energy security;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reiterates, therefore, its call in its resolution of 16 November 2006 for the proposal of a mandatory mechanism for negotiation between Member States and its insistence that the Council take action at international level to develop mandatory environmental impact assessments in relations between the EU and third countries;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Expresses its belief that routing the North European gas pipeline through EU territory would enable it to meet the strategic and economic objectives set out in Decision 1364/2006/EC whilst avoiding extensive environmental damage;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Calls on the Council and Commission to use every legal means at their disposal to prevent the construction of the North European gas pipeline on the scale proposed by the investor;~~deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission in particular to take resolute action in line with the principle of good governance, which recognises that decision-making bodies with wide discretion are required to carry out a timely analysis of the actual state of affairs and, where necessary, obtain expert opinion to prevent an arbitrary decision being made;deleted

2008/05/08
Committee: PETI

Activities of Werner LANGEN related to 2007/2118(INI)

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