10 Amendments of Jelko KACIN related to 2009/2214(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Declaration on the Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region, signed in Kirkenes on 11 January 1993,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Denmark, Finland and Sweden are Arctic countries and both Finland and Sweden are located in the Arctic Circle; whereas the EU's only indigenous people, the Sami people, live in the Arctic Circle of Finland and Sweden as well as Norway and Russia,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there has been a longstanding engagement of the EU in the Arctic by way of its involvement in the Northern Dimension Policy with Russia, including its Arctic Window, in the Barents cooperation and particularly in the Barents- Euro-Arctic- Council, the implications of the strategic partnerships with Canada, the United States and Russia and its participation as an active ad hoc observer in the AC,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the important role the EU has to play in the reduction of pollution which enters the Arctic region through long-range transport; highlights in this respect the importance of the implementation of European legislation such as Regulation (EC) No 1907/20065 ; points out that the climatic changes in the Arctic will have a major impact on coastal regions in Europe and elsewhere and on climate-dependent industries in Europe such as agriculture, renewable energy, fisheries, reindeer herding, tourism and transport;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the effects of the melting ice are also creating opportunities for economic development in the Arctic region; aAcknowledges the wish of the inhabitants of the Arctic to continue to pursue sustainable economic development while at the same time protecting the very sensitive nature of the Arctic ecosystems, taking into account their experience in using and developing the resources of the region in a sustainable way;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the special position and recognises the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and points in particular to the legal and political situation of the indigenous peoples in the Arctic States; underlines the need for a continued and permanent dialogue between the indigenous peoples' representatives and the Commission;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expresses its hope that the AC will further develop its important work and broaden the basis for decision-shaping processes to include non-Arctic actors who are upgrading their presence in the Arctic regioncooperation with the non-Arctic actors, and thus involve their knowledge and capacities and take into account their legitimate interests under international law; welcomes the internal procedure within the AC regarding a review of the status of observers and of the possible future scope of the tasks of the AC;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Regards the Northern Dimension as a focal point for regional cooperation in the Northern Europe; notes that the four Partners, namely the EU, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation, as well as the Arctic Council, the Barents Euro-Arctic Council, the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the World Bank (IBRD) are participants of the Northern Dimension and that both Canada and the United States hold observer status in the Northern Dimension; stresses the need for close alignment between the Northern Dimension's Arctic Window and the EU's evolving Arctic policy highlighting the Arctic Window’s potential as a practical tool in cooperation within the EU and as an external dimension of the EU’s Arctic approach;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Regards the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BAEC) as an important hub for cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the European Commission; notes the work of the BAEC in the fields of health and social issues, education and research, energy, culture as well as tourism; notes the advisory role of the Working Group of Indigenous Peoples (WGIP) within the BAEC;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is of the opinion that the EU should develop further its capacities and calls on the Commission to explore and report on the establishment or continuation of EU activities in the Arctic such as a circumpolar joint multilateral research funding programme providing for easier and less bureaucratic cooperation, joint projects of the research community, and an EU Arctic Information Centre that; calls for the Commission to establish an EU Arctic Information Centre and Network, keeping in mind the proposal of setting up the Centre of the Network at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, based on the Commission Arctic Communication and Council Arctic Conclusions and taking note of the 15 September 2010 Conference Statement of the Ninth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, and that the EU Arctic Information Centre should be capable of organiszing permanent EU outreach to the major actors and stakeholders in the Arctic and globally, as well as of channelling information and services on the Arctic towards the European Institutionsstakeholders and the civil society;