2 Amendments of Elie HOARAU related to 2010/2087(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Euroregion; believes that the Euroregion can contribute to stimulating the democratic process, promoting good governance and enhancing security and stability in the region and can also foster sustainable development by strengthening cooperation and social and economic cohesion;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Given that the Black Sea is highly polluted, and that pollution knows no frontiers, calls for a joint solution to be found to the problem through the use of all existing instruments and on the basis of EU standards. – formerly a very productive fishing ground – is currently close to environmental disaster following over-exploitation of its resources, eutrophication and the discharging of toxic substances into its waters, the main sources of the pollution being the rivers that flow into it (including the Danube), most of which are polluted, and the activities of the towns, ports and industries along its shores as well as the waste and waste water discharged therefrom, and given that such pollution knows no frontiers, calls for all existing instruments to be brought to bear in implementing a plan, underpinned by EU standards, for the environmental rescue of the Black Sea.