Activities of Diana WALLIS related to 2009/2214(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable EU policy for the High North (debate)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the Resolution of the European Parliament of 9 October 2008 on Arctic governance1 1 OJ C 9 E, 15.1.2010, p. 41.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication constitutes a formal first step in answering the European Parliament's call for the formulation of an EU Arctic policy; whereas the Council Conclusions on Arctic Issues should be recognised as a further step in the definition of an EU policy on the Arctic,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Parliament has been an active participant in the work of the Standing Committee of Arctic Parliamentarians through its Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway for a period of some two decades culminating in the hosting of the full Conference of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic in Brussels in September 2010,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes other cooperation initiatives on secure and safe shipping in the Arctic and on better access to the Northern Sea Route; however would emphasise that this is not just a matter of commercial traffic and would draw attention to the large and increasing level tourist ship traffic in the Arctic region many of which tourists are EU citizens and whose safety could be compromised;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises the institutions and the broad framework of international law and agreements that govern areas of importance to the Arctic such as UNCLOS, the IMO, the OSPAR Convention7 , the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), CITES8 and the Stockholm Convention as well as the existing numerous bilateral agreements and frameworks, in addition to the national regulations in place in the Arctic states; thus concludes that the Arctic region is not to be regarded as a legal vacuum, but as an area with well developed tools for governancean increasingly complex web of international regulatory tools; nevertheless points out that, due to the challenges of climate change and increasing economic development, those existing rules need to be further developed, strengthened and implemented by all parties concerned and would perhaps benefit from a more coherent overarching governance framework;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that a strengthened AC should both play a leading role in cooperation on the Arctic and be sure to include relevant non-Arctic playersshould be urgently administratively and politically strengthened particularly by the establishment of a permanent secretariat, a more equal sharing of costs between members, more frequent ministerial meetings and greater involvement of the Parliamentarians of the Arctic to underline the parliamentary dimension and be sure to include relevant non-Arctic players; and furthermore insists that continued high level meetings of an inner exclusive core of states will merely undermine the status and role of the AC as a whole;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Confirms its support for EU membership at the very least at the level of permanent observer status for the EU in the AC; asks the Commission to keep Parliament duly informed about meetings and work in the AC and its Working Groups; stresses meanwhile that the EU and its Member States are already present as members or observers in international organisations with relevance to the Arctic such as the IMO, OSPAR, NEAFC and the Stockholm Convention and should more coherently focus on the work in these organisations; underlines in this regard also the need for coherence in all EU policies towards the Arctic;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Requests the Commission to set up a permanent inter-service structure to ensure a coherent, coordinated and integrated policy approach across key policy areasStresses meanwhile that the EU and its Member States are already present as members or observers in international organisations with relevantce to the Arctic, such as the environment, energy, transport and fisheries; IMO, OSPAR, NEAFC and the Stockholm Convention and should more commends integratherently focus on the work ing the Arctic Service working in DG MARE into this structure; further recommends creatse organisations; underlines in this regard also the need for coherence ing a coordinating unit in the EEAS accordinglyll EU policies towards the Arctic;
Amendment 157 #
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 report on the establishment or continuation of EU activities in the Arctic such as a circumpolar joint multilateral research funding programme providing for easier and less bureaucratic cooperation, joint projects of the research community, and an EU Arctic Information Centre that; calls for the Commission to establish an EU Arctic Information Centre and Network, keeping in mind the proposal of setting up the Centre of the Network at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, based on the Commission Arctic Communication and Council Arctic Conclusions and taking note of the 15 September 2010 Conference Statement of the Ninth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, and that the EU Arctic Information Centre should be capable of organiszing 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 Institutionsstakeholders and the civil society;