5 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2009/2230(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the accompanying action plans proposed by the Commission will be successful only if constructive and balanced cooperation takes place with external partners in the region;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Northern Dimension 1 OJ C 314 E, 21.12.2006, p. 330. framework ishould provideing the main fundamental basis for the external aspects of cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region; underlines, in this context, the importance of close cooperation in all areas with Norway, Belarus and in particular Russia, the only non-EU country with direct access to the Baltic Sea with regard, in particular, to infrastructures, maritime transport security, water management and quality and eutrophication; specifically notes the status of the Kaliningrad Oblast enclave, which is surrounded by EU Member States;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; welcomes, therefore, the intention of the Commission and the Member States in the region to have a renewed engagement with Russia on a vast number of areas, such as transport connections, environment, customs and border controls; believes that the EU- Russia common spaces will provide a valuable framework in this regard;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NoAdvocates that the amount of EUR 20 million earmarked in the 2010 EU budget for the Baltic Sea Strategy that so far can be used only for external action, which effectively means cooperation with Russia and does not prejudice the use of other funds such as structural funds should be made available also for coordinators and lead partners of the Baltic Sea Strategy particularly in the context of attaining sustainability goals;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates, in this regard, that in order to make cross-border projects more effective Russia should swiftly incorporate international best practice on transparency and public accountability into national legislation and sign the Espoo convention (on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context);