Activities of Konrad SZYMAŃSKI related to 2011/2056(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an effective raw materials strategy for Europe PDF (392 KB) DOC (284 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O (new)
Recital O (new)
O. whereas the EU Member States, Australia and the United States have the potential to develop its own resources’ extraction of the critical raw materials (CRM), base metals and rare earth elements (REE),
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the sustainable and complementary meaning of the use of own resources in the EU Member States, the effective trade policy and a good raw materials’ governance, based on efficient use and recycling, for the European raw materials policy;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the restrictions in access to the critical raw materials (CRM), base metals and rare earth elements (REE) are a significant threat to the competitiveness and innovation of the European industry; these restrictions are a direct consequence of a weak use of own resources and of the trade protectionism policy of the resource- rich countries;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the proper functioning of the market will provide the necessary incentives to businesses to use resources more efficiently, recycle and search for substitution; therefore, calls on the Commission to foster a proper functioning of the raw materials market;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the RM challenges are also an opportunity to invigorate the EU’s industrial base and increase competitiveness via an ambitious industrial innovation strategy; notes that in the medium to long term increasing efficiencies, recycling and lowering resource use will be key to competitiveness, sustainability and supply security; believes that any initiative in this regard should be preceded by an independent and comprehensive impact assessment and a cost-benefit analysis in order to satisfy the conditions of economic efficiency and maintaining competitiveness of the European industry; remarks that social innovation, lifestyle changes and new concepts such as eco- leasing, chemical leasing and sharing should be supported by the Commission;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to launch a flagship initiative on resource efficiency; calls on the Commission to incorporate a resource efficiency improvement target of 3% per year net of GDP evolution; calls on the Commission to develop a reliable methodology for measuring resource efficiency;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that a tax for mineral resources is not an adequate tool, but calls on the Commission to investigate whether a tax on water and land use could be of benefit;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the contribution ofthat recycling to reducing greenhouse gases; calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth EU material flow analysis particularly to identify waste streams; can make to the reduction of greenhouse gases; Notes that several sectors already have a comprehensive legislative framework for recycling resulting in high recycling rates; therefore, calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth analysis of recycling sector by sector to assess if additional actions can be taken in a cost- efficient way while at the same respecting the impact on the environment; furthermore, calls on the Commission to ensure proper implementation of existing legislation;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to investigate whether closed landfills could be re-opened to recycle potential scrap material with best available technologies (BAT) preceding it with an independent impact assessment and a cost-benefit analysis, to also examine remaining mining waste and metallurgical waste dumps, to complete a EU database on mining waste sites by 2012 and enforce the mining waste directive, to ensure that this waste is treated with the BAT, and to encourage the lifecycle management of buildings to ensure the recyclability of materials used in their construction;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to develop economic incentives for recycling currently uneconomical CRM including rare earths (REE)present a study on available and effective economic incentives for recycling, to investigate how markets for recycled materials can be supported by inter alia green certificates for recycled materials, eco-design requirements and fiscal incentives, and to ensure that cohesion policy and budgets are also leveraged to promote resource efficiency and recycling;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to combat the illegal shipment of wasteelectronic waste covered by WEEE directive (2002/96) and to establish a global certification scheme for recycling facilities; notes the importance of co- operation between national customs officials; calls on the Commission to examine whether a collective mechanism informing authorities on illegal shipment flows is necessary; asks the Commission to study illegal waste streams; asks the Commission to promote an effective distinction in customs declarations between new and second-hand goods by addressing this in the Implementing Provisions of the Modernised Community Customs Code (MCCC-IP);
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that substitution is not included in the Communication; recalls that the mid-term substitution of critical materials offers an efficient solution to supply and environmental risks; therefore, calls on the Commission to ramp up its work in this field, particularly for REE, by leveraging research funding;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reaffirms that the NATURA 2000 guidelines provide a sound basis under which non-energy extraction activities must take place; notes that codes of practice to achieve technical, social and environmental excellence are important instruments; calls on the Commission to proportionally protect environmentally sensitive areas that might hold RM, such as the Arctic, Barents Sea and Greenland;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance of using its own resources for the competitiveness and innovation of European industry; emphasizes the role of new mining technologies for sustainable mining;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of skills and training and the role played by geologists and engineers; calls on the Commission to engage in a close dialogue with social partners, academia and industry representatives in this context;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the EU'’s intention to pursue an RM diplomacy, particularly for CRM; believes that priority actions for REE need to be developed in the very short term; calls on the Commission to reject export and/or imports restrictions for any primary or secondary materials in all its bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that ensuring resource security is a key task for the European trade policy as well as for the Common Foreign and Security Policy; thus it shall be included in the agenda the of the European External Action Service and the High Representative/Vice-President;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Expresses firm opposition to the protectionist policies of the resource rich countries and calls on the Commission to take decisive measures to counteract protectionism at the WTO, G20 and the OECD;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Concurs that development policy plays a role in helping countries turn their resource wealth into sustainable and inclusive growth, inter alia by enhancing governance and transparency; does not consider development policybelieves that development policy can play an important, supportive role in the European raw materials policy; does not, however, consider it an RM diplomacy tool; agrees that trade agreements should provide the necessary flexibility to support developing countries in creating linkages from the extractive industry towards local industry; believes that countries' resource sovereignty must be respected in this context;