7 Amendments of Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the complexity of the administrative processes and the lack of coordination between administrations result in delays of several years in obtaining authorisation for the exploitation of mineral resources; whereas such delays are excessive, increase the capital costs of investment and exclude small and medium-sized undertakings from the market,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas in many developing countries the exploitation of natural resources has not been undertaken to the benefit of the population because of the existence of undemocratic regimes, fraud, corruption or armed conflicts,
Amendment 90 #
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 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that extraction activities must be carried out with due regard for the highest standards of workplace security and environmental protection so as to prevent accidents and rehabilitate the areas affected;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reaffirms that the NATURA 2000 guidelinesguidelines published by the Commission provide a sound basis under which non-energy extraction activities in NATURA 2000 areas must take place; notes that codes of practice to achieve technical, social and environmental excellence are important instruments; calls on the Commission to protect environmentally sensitive areas that might hold RM, such as the Arctic, Barents Sea and Greenland;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the EU’s intention to pursue an RM diplomacy, particularly for CRM; based on the strengthening of democratic principles, transparency, reciprocity, sustainable development and wealth distribution; believes that priority actions for REE need to be developed in the very short term;