49 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the Ilulissat Declaration announced on May 28, 2008 by the five coastal states of the Arctic Ocean at the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Decision 2014/137/EU of 14 March 2014 on relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the joint statement of the third ministerial meeting of the renewed Northern Dimension, held in Brussels on 18 February 2013,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the statement adopted at the Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in November in Archangelsk in November 2013, and in Tromso in February 2011 and in Brussels in September 2009,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is a global actor; whereas there has been a longstanding engagement of the EU in the Arctic based on history, geography, economy and research; whereas the Arctic is surrounded by international waters, and citizens and governments throughout the world, including the European Union, have a responsibility to support the protection of the Arctic;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Arctic Council is the primary forum for Arctic cooperation; whereas in its 20 years existence, the Arctic Council has shown its ability to maintain cooperation in a constructive and positive spirit, to adapt to new challenges and take on new responsibilities;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Arctic states have sovereignty and jurisdiction over their land and waters; whereas the rights of the people of the Arctic must be respected to pursue the sustainable use of their natural resources;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the region’'s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available in this region resulting in an increase in human activity in the region;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted the Polar Code, an international mandatory code of safety for ships operating in polar waters, due to enter into force on 1 January 2017;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Arctic has long been an area of constructive international cooperation and whereas there is a need to keep the Arctic as a; whereas the Northern Dimension as an equal partnership between the EU, Norway, Russia and Iceland, and the Barents Euro-Arctic Council play an important role in sustainable development, public health and social well-being, culture, environmental protection and logistics and transport through practical regional cooperation; whereas it is important to continue to keep the Arctic as a region of pragmatic good cooperation and low- tension area;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas five coastal states of the Arctic Ocean (United States, Russia, Canada, Norway and Denmark) recognised in the Ilulissat Declaration that an extensive international legal framework applies to the Arctic Ocean as well as their stewardship role in protecting the Arctic Ocean ecosystems;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a robust and healthy Arctic ecosystem inhabited by viable communities is strategically important for the political and economic stability of Europe; whereas the costs of inaction on preservotecting the Arctic socio-ecosystems are increasing exponentially;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic maritime transport are multiple; whereas in case of spills the highly dense fuel emulsifies, sinks and can be transported long distances if it gets trapped in ice; whereas spilled HFO poses huge risks for the food security of Arctic indigenous communities whose subsistence depends on fishing and hunting; whereas combustion of HFO produces sulphur oxides, heavy metals, as well as large amounts of black carbon which, when deposited on Arctic ice, stimulate the absorption of heat into the ice mass and hence accelerates its melting and climate change;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas three EU Member States (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) are fullnd one Overseas Country and Territory (Greenland) are members of the eight- member AC, and seven others (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom) are observers; whereas the EU is seeking to upgrade its status in the AC;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas there are local self- government arrangements in place in the Arctic with extensive political and law- making competences, which are recognized and respected;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some four million people live in the Arctic region, of which some ten percent are members of indigenous peoples; whereas the vulnerable Arctic environment, as well as the fundamental rights of indigenous people,s require more stringent safeguards, especially when it comes to projects where intrusive extraction of natural resources takes placeany development and activity including extraction of natural resources in the region to be decided by the local population;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the ecosystems in the Arctic, including its flora and fauna, is particularly vulnerable to abruptions, with a relatively long recovery period; whereas the negative environmental impacts are often accumulated and irreversible;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the carriage and use of heavy fuel oils is prohibited by the IMO in the waters surrounding the Antarctic;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas science-informed decision- making, including local and indigenous knowledge, is key to safeguarding the fragile ecosystems of the Arctic, to reducing risks and to enabling adaptation of local communities; whereas the EU is the world’'s leading funder of Arctic research and promotes free exchange of its results;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the joint communication as a positive step towards an integrated EU policy on Arctic matters, identifying 39 specific areas of action, and towards developing a more coherent framework for EU action; stresses the need for more coherence between the EU’s internal and external policies as regards Arctic matters; reiterates its call for a comprehensive strategy and a concretised action plan on the EU’s engagement in the Arctic;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementarythe multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoods;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementary multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issuesthe delimitation of the Arctic continental shelf; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively fore important role of the Arctic Council for maintaining constructive cooperation, low tension, peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoodstability in the Arctic region;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports the development of a network of Arctic conservation areas and the protection of the international sea area around the North Pole outside the economic zones of the coastal states;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a stronger role in the effective implementation of international conventions such as the Paris Agreement, the Minimata Convention, the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, the Gothenburg Protocol, the Stockholm Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity and the international Polar Code; asks the Commission to pay special attention to the ongoing international process by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to further restrict the use of persistent organic pollutants;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU to promote strict precautionary regulatory standards in the field of environmental protection and safety for oil exploration, prospection and production internationally; calls for a ban on oil drilling in the icy Arctic waters of the EU and the EEA and for promotion by the EU of comparable precautionary standards in the Arctic Council and for Arctic coastal states;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission and theEU Member States affiliated to theto support the existing work of the Arctic Council to support the development ofand the Arctic States in developing an Arctic Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to preserve the vulnerable ecosystems of the Arctic; notes that this special EIA should eventually be made mandatory and take account of at least the following aspects when evaluating projects taking place in the Arctic bearing in mind the following non-exhaustive criteria from ICC:
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support all efforts made in the IMO for reaching a global agreement on reducing the emissions from shipping;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for the EU to engage with all Arctic partners in policy dialogue; calls for improved coordinto intensify the cooperation between the EU, the AC, the Barents Euro- Arctic Council, the Northern Dimension with its Partnerships and other bodies involved in cooperation in the High North;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reconfirms its support for observer status of the EU in the AC; is convinced that the upgrading of the EU’'s status would reinforcecontribute positively to the political and institutional role of the AC in tackling Arctic matters;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Suggests furWelcomes ther enhancinged coordination between the Commission and the EEAS on Arctic issues, as well as considering; suggests to creatinge a unit for Northern policies at the EEAS and to strengthening EEAS- Commission inter-service cooperation to ensure a coherent, coordinated and integrated policy approach across the relevant key policy areas;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the EU’'s capacity to contribute in multiple ways to the resolution of potential security challenges and the prevention of conflicts; calls on the EU to contribute, in partnership with its Member States and in cooperation with the Arctic countries, to building civilian security mechanisms, as well as to enhancing both natural and man-made crisis and disaster management capacities, and search and rescue infrastructure;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the ongoing constructive and pragmatic cross-border cooperation within the Northern Dimension and its Partnerships and the Barents Cooperation;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of engaging Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement and to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this issue be included in the EU strategy on the Arcticcontinued engagement of all Arctic states in the regional cooperation, bearing in mind the low-tension cooperation in the region;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of eongagoing Russia in Arctic cooperation and the need to further assert EU strategic interests towards Russia by the use of selective engagement andcooperative engagement of all Arctic states in the region and the need for the EU to further its own interests through enhancing and intensifying its engagement through dialogue and cooperation with the Arctic States in order to seek progress on issues of common concern where there is ground for global solutions to common challenges and threats; urges that this issue be included in the EU strategy on the Arctic;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus on transport corridors such as roads, railroads, airports and maritime shipping to maintain and promote cross-border links in the Arctic and to bring goods from the Arctic to the European markets;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes plans to create a European Arctic stakeholder forum; agrees not to create new funding mecnd emphansismes butthe need to enhance synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Invites the Commission to investigate how EU funding mechanisms can contribute to vital infrastructure investments in the Arctic region; suggests that the Commission explores the potential for a broader international financial cooperation on the development of new infrastructure and connectivity including ICT systems, railroads, roads, airports, ports and satellites that are essential for safe operations, communication, environmental monitoring, and observing climate change in the Arctic;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the importance of including traditional and local knowledge in decision making in the Arctic;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CReaffirms the EU's support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and recalls in particular article 19 thereof affirming that States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free, prior and informed consent before adopting and implementing legislative and administrative measures that may affect them; calls for better and earlier involvement of indigenous peoples in the making of a citizen-centred Arctic policy; stresses the need to safeguard their rights, cultures and languages;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Pays special attention to the SDG 4.5, which includes ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for indigenous peoples, also in their own languages;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Pays special attention to the SDG 4.5, which includes ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for indigenous peoples;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in keeping the Arctic region viable and sustainable; calls on the Commission to target these communities in providing access to all relevant information on EU single market requirements, best practices and funding instruments; underlines the role of fluent transport, communication and electricity networks in creating economic activity in the arearegion; reminds the Commission of its obligations in Regulation 2015/1775/EU in terms of reporting and informing the public and the competent authorities of the provisions in the Regulation;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Given that better knowledge of the Arctic is key to adequately meeting all challenges, encourages the promotion and facilitation of international scientific and research cooperation among all stakeholders active in the field of Arctic research and in establishing research infrastructures; supports cooperation between leading Arctic research institutions to develop an integrated European polar research programme under the EU-PolarNet initiative in respect of traditional and local knowledge;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission’'s determination to promotesupport for the establishment of marine protected areas in the Arctic; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the at least 10 % protection target of coastal and marine areas as part of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its position from 2014, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to actively facilitaexpedite the ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and carriage as ship fuel in vessels navigating the Arctic seas through MARPOL of IMO and/or through port state control as regulated in the waters surrounding Antarctica; invites the Commission to include the environmental and climate risks of the use of HFO in its study on the risks that the increase in navigation of the Northern Sea Route would bring;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission, in the absence of adequate international measures, to put forward proposals on rules for vessels calling at EU ports subsequent to, or prior to, journeys through Arctic waters, with a view to prohibiting the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil;