Activities of Michael THEURER related to 2011/2056(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An effective raw materials strategy for Europe (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rulguidelines on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a binding certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fair; recalls in this context the importance of OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict- affected and high-risk areas;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that financial markets can play an important role in hedging the risk of both producers and consumers of raw materials and commodities; Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and to act against commodities speculation if regarded as necessary on the basis of in-depth empirical analysis;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that effective governance of RM policy is key to an effective strategy; emphasises the need for close co- ordination within the Commission and the European Parliament and between Member States; recommends the establishment of an inter-departmental RM task force, as is the case in France and the United States, to elaborate, monitor and review policies, to ensure strategic coherence and promote the establishment of an early-warning system; calls on the Commission to foster co-ordination between the Member States on the external dimension; believes the upcoming communication on the external dimension of energy could serve as a template;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes co-operation between national geological surveys and the publication of an annual European RM Yearbook (ERMY); stresses that data on secondary resources and urban mining should be included; asks the Commission to assess whether the creation of an EU GRaw Materials Institute with a geological Sservice that pools the work of national surveys and works with international partners is necessaryn order to provide a transparent raw materials resources overview; supports the Commission's work in improving the EU's geological knowledge base; calls on the Commission to publish a resource map of the Union;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of skills and training and the role played by geologists and engineers; calls on the Commission to engage in a close dialogue with academia, research and social partners in this context;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers it the responsibility of companies to procure resources; neverthelessacknowledges the difficulties in procuring resources for SMEs; therefore, asks the Commission to consider how concepts such as a European RM Holding could be supported non- financially;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Concurs that development policy plays a role in helping countries turn their resource wealth into sustainable and inclusive growth, inter alia by enhancing governance and transparency; does not considers development policy an RM diplomacy tool; agrees that trade agreements should provide the necessary flexibility to support developing countries in creating linkages from the extractive industry towards local industry; believes that countries' resource sovereignty must be respected in this context;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the work on RM and sustainability in the OECD, G8 and G20; stresses the further need for a G20- dialogue on fair and sustainable access to raw materials in order to develop a common perspective for free trade in raw materials; supports the inclusion of non- OECD members in these discussions; calls for the creation of strategic co-operation between the EU, US and Japan on CRM intowards a "global raw materials watch" by sharing demand and supply data, common forecasting, exchanging best practice, analysing supply chains, investigating the possibility for joint strategic stocks, and the establishment of joint R&D projects; asks the Commission to investigate the feasibility of an international statistics initiative on CRM based on the example of the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI);