5 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2009/2214(INI)
Amendment 20 #
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; whereas the Northern Dimension is the only financial instrument in the EU to fund the Arctic region,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the effects of the melting ice are also creating e dispropportunities for economic development in the Arctic region; acknowledges 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 wayionately large Arctic warming impact caused by local emissions of soot as compared to emissions originating elsewhere, largely due to its effect on highly reflective surfaces such as snow or ice;
Amendment 108 #
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; stresses the importance of cooperation between governments, local people and indigenous people;
Amendment 159 #
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 reportRequests the Commission to proceed on the establishment or continuation off an EU aArctivities in the Arctic such as a circumpolar joint multilateral research funding programme providing for easier and less bureaucratic cooperation, joint projectsc Information Centre as a joint, networked undertaking, keeping in mind the Finnish proposal of setting up the hub of the Centre at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, based ofn the research community, and anCommission Arctic Communication and Council Arctic Conclusions, and that the EU Arctic Information Centre that should be capable of organising 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 Institutionstakeholders;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Requests the EU and its Member States to propose under the ongoing IMO work on a mandatory Polar Code for shipping that soot emissions and heavy fuel oil should be regulated specifically;