9 Amendments of Karsten LUCKE related to 2023/2031(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the extractive industries can have severe negative social, economic, environmental and institutional impacts at local, national regional and global level; whereas environmental and social impact studies can play a crucial role in protecting the rights of indigenous populations in mining areas; whereas the extractive industries can be considered as sources of employment, they are often the source of negative impacts on the community, leading to forced displacement, poverty, violations of human rights or armed conflicts;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU’s commitment to a just transition extends globally; and to the need for profound reforms in the financial, governance, social and environmental dimensions of the extractive sector;
Amendment 61 #
1. Recalls that the EU is the largest donor of development aid in the world; stresses, therefore, the importance of mainstreaming sustainable development principles across all EU external action, in particular in policies related to the extractive industries, in line with the EU’s legal obligation to ensure policy coherence for development; recalls that some of the natural resources that feed some of the world's most enduring and brutal conflicts pass through supply chains linked to companies originating in developed countries, namely in the EU;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to support capacity-building efforts in developing countries to strengthen their legal and regulatory frameworks for extractive industries, including measures to increase governance and transparency, combat corruption, tax fraud and evasion and illicit financial flows, improve labour, human rights and environmental standards, and strengthen law enforcement; highlights the need to ensure effective access to justice for victims of social or environmental misapplication of legislation by multinational companies operating in developing countries;
Amendment 85 #
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, 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 consentinformed and prior consent of local communities and local sustainable development should be the overarching objective of the code; believes that the code should cover, at a minimum, commitments on:
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
c) human rights issues, such as the use of forced and child labour, workers’ rights, displacement, discrimination, indigenous rights, education, health and safety;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU to promote a partnership between equals among the EU and the developing countries significantly dependent on extractive industries, and the multi- stakeholder partnerships at regional and international level;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the EU to support regional and, international and global initiatives to improve transparency and accountability in the use and management of extractive resources, including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the Extractives Global Programmatic Support and the Kimberley Process;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Council to sign without further delay the new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the members of the OACPS, as it provides a strengthened and modernised framework for cooperation with ACP countries, which contains specific references to the extractive industries;