Integrated European Union policy for the Arctic

"Integrated European Union policy for the Arctic" is an own-initiative report, in which Parliament states its own non-binding position on a subject. It was handled by committees including Foreign Affairs, Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and Fisheries, covering climate policy, international environmental agreements and relations with third countries. The tabled amendments frame the EU as a global actor with longstanding Arctic engagement, cite the Paris Agreement, the 2008 Ilulissat Declaration and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and describe the Arctic Council and the Northern Dimension involving the EU, Russia, Norway and Iceland. Others note growing geopolitical importance, US Department of Energy estimates on undiscovered oil and gas, and Russian bases north of the Arctic Circle. It shares climate subjects with files including "Climate diplomacy".