Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2014/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (A8-0228/2015 - Lynn Boylan) FR
Amendments (26)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas water provision is a natural monopoly and all revenues from the water management cycle should be reinvested in the protectioncover the cost of water services and its improvement;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Europe is particularly sensitive to climate change and whereas water is one of the first sectors to be affected;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, in line with the primary objective of the Right2Water ECI, to coming forward with legislative proposals – including a possible revision of the WFD and of the Drinking Water Directive – that would recognise universal access and the human right to water, and considers it regrettable that this has not been done to date; believes that if the Commission fails to do so, the ECI will lose credibility as a democratic mechanism in the eyes of citizensproposals which preserve universal access and the human right to water;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the European Investment Bank and the Member States to support public water companiewater operators in the EU which lack the necessary capital to access available EU funding and long-term loans at a preferential interest rate, especially for the purpose of extending water and sanitation services to the poorguaranteeing services to distribute quality water at affordable prices, taking account, in particular, of the situation of the most vulnerable population groups;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that countries across the EU, including Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Gthe choice of method of water many and Italy, have seen the potential or actual liberalisation of water services become a major issue of concern to citizensagement is based on the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the special character of water and sanitation services should be removed from any trade agreements the EU is negotiating and urges the Commission to grant a legally binding exclusion for water services in the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the Trade in Services Agreementtaken into account in any trade agreements that the EU negotiates;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises that, as stated in the WFD, water is not a commodity but a public good that is vital to human life and dignity, and calls on the Commission, therefore, to permanently exclude water and sanitation from internal market rules, given that the provision of water services is a natural monopoly;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that water and sanitation services concessions are subject to the principles laid down in the Treaty and must therefore be awarded in accordance with the principles of transparency, equal treatment and non-discrimination;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that, with regard to the management of public water services, the priority is an effective and strict regulatory framework, particularly structuring of technical, financial and administrative governance, irrespective of the management method employed;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the successful efforts of some municipalities, such as that of Paris, to enhance public participation by users in improving water service provision and the protection of water resources, and recalls that local institutions are best placed to decide water resource management;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UrEncourages the Member States and local authorities to enact policies such as the establishment of water solidarity fundaccess programmes to support people who are unable to afford access to water and sanitation services;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to organise sharing of experiences between Member States concerning the social aspect of water policy;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages water companies to reinvest all economic revenues generated from the water management cycle indistributers to operate in accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principle in order to maintaining and improvinge water services and protecting water resources;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls, therefore, for increased transparency among water operators, in particular through the development of a public governance code for water companies in the EUby supporting initiatives to promote better governance in the water sector;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
EU external policy and development policy oin the water sector
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that EU development policies should fully integrate universal access to water and sanitation via the promotion of public-public partnerships based on not- for-profit principles and solidarity between water operators and workers in different countriesby encouraging good practices and sharing of knowledge, as well as cooperation programmes in this sector;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that water should be at the heart of work to prepare the two major international events in 2015, namely the post-2015 agenda summit and COP 21 on climate; stresses, in this context, the need for a post-2015 agenda which includes a sustainable development target for water, the requirement that water be taken into account in policies relating to adjustment to climate change and promotion of international conventions on transboundary waters;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to study the desirability of extending to European level the financial support instruments in the sector of international cooperation relating to water and sanitation;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to make renewal of ageing drinking water networks a priority in the Investment Plan for Europe by placing these projects on the list of Union projects; stresses the leverage effect which these projects would allow to operate on non-relocatable employment, thus helping to stimulate the green economy in Europe;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to promote the sharing of knowledge for the conduct by the Member States of surveys of the state of networks which should make it possible to begin renewal work to put an end to waste;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Encourages the Commission to draw up a European legislative framework for the reuse of treated effluent in order, in particular, to protect sensitive activities and areas; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to promote sharing of experience between the health agencies of different Member States;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Calls for greater transparency, in order to inform consumers more fully about water and to contribute to more economical management of water resources; to this end, encourages the Commission to continue its work with Member States in order to share national experiences relating to the establishment of water information systems;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24e. Considers it vital to better coordinate the implementation of the directives on water with the directives on the marine environment, biodiversity and flooding; calls on the Commission to place the emphasis on greater coordination among the directives themselves in any revisions;