6 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2021/2011(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that demand for raw materials is projected to double by 2050 and that the EU is highly reliant on non-EU countries for critical raw materials, making diversified sourcing essential to increase the EU’s security of supply; notes that some critical raw materials' highest storages are in third countries with undemocratic regimes, which use the European Union's needs as an asset for their will; calls, therefore, on the Commission to diversify the supply sources of critical raw materials as much as possible, and reduce current reliance on a few countries, some of them highly undemocratic; calls on the Commission to focus also on securing supplies by establishing strategic stocks and appropriate stockpiling of critical raw materials in Europe, particularly in light of the uncertainties linked to the evolution of the geopolitical situation worldwide and the potential trade tensions with rich non- EU producer countries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to prioritise intra- European supply chains on critical raw materials, as well as with third countries with democratic regimes in the Union's neighbourhood regions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the green transition is posing new challenges, namely that although electrical cars accounted for only one percent of total car stock worldwide in 2019, sustainable development scenarios require this figure to reach 4.9 percent by 2025 and 13.4 percent by 2030, with a bigger need for lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries with which they are propelled, and whose main source today is Australia; calls therefore for the FTA between the EU and Australia to be completed before the end of the current legislative mandate; notes that the other main sources of lithium in the world are Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to prioritise FTAs with democratic countries that uphold the rule of Law and the respect to human rights;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Recalls that responsible sourcing and due diligence are key issues throughout the raw materials value chain; notes that, given the EU’s high dependence on imports, sustainable and responsible sourcing from third countries must be guaranteed;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Reminds that control over natural resources too often opens the door to armed conflicts or social inequality, and that the Union should take into account such risks when addressing its policies regarding CRM sourced in third countries, especially Africa;