Activities of Andres TARAND related to 2007/2118(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (A6-0225/2008, Marcin Libicki) (vote)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, due to the relatively shallow waters and slow water replacement rate of the Baltic Sea, its ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to the smallest of disruptions and the slightest pollution; therefore recommends that the utmost care be taken when considering the Nord Stream gas pipeline project;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the Baltic Sea has been identified as a 'particularly sensitive sea area' by the International Maritime Organisation; therefore recommends that the utmost care be taken when considering the Nord Stream gas pipeline project;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to establish, during the planning phase, measures for reducing the adverse effects on the environment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to carry out an assessment of the potential cumulative adverse effects of both the pipe-laying and the operational phases as part of the wider Environmental Impact Assessment;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Urges Nord Stream AG, the developer, to lay the pipeline at the most appropriate time to minimise the negative effects upon ecosystems;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3c (new)
Paragraph 3c (new)
3c. Calls on Nord Stream AG, the developer, to incorporate into the Environmental Impact Assessment an assessment of the potential effects of the Nord Stream gas pipeline project on the Baltic Sea Protected Areas and Natura 2000 sites;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regards bothe thereat posed by both sunken warships and the chemical weapons dumped in 1940s at the bottom of the Baltic Sea a potential challenge for the gas pipeline and therefore calls on the project developer to create an inventory of all explosive or chemical substances located in proximity of the projected pipeline route, such as the two "ships' graveyards" of vessels sunk with their munitions in August 1941 near Hogland Island and midway between Helsinki and Estonia’s Lahemaa National Park.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls upon the states directly involved in the Nord Stream gas pipeline project to clarify where legal liability rests in the event of damage caused by leaks in the pipeline, including where vessels in the narrow navigation zones of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic proper cause damage to the pipeline on sinking;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recallings the exceptionally strong recent earthquakes such as the 2004 earthquake in Kaliningrad region, calls upon the project developer to includesubmit relevant studies inas required by the Environmental Impact Assessment and to propose mitigation measures;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Mindful of the third legislative package on the internal market in gas, calls on Nord Stream AG to maintain easy access to the Nord Stream gas pipeline for neighbouring Member States if they wish to be directly connected to the pipeline by means of spur lines;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission as signatory to HELCOM to seek to put into effect the HELCOM recommendation for the establishment of standard requirements regarding the scope of investigations necessary for the approval procedures for submarine cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea;