# Sustainable EU policy for the High North

European Parliament procedure 2009/2214(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 174 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2010-11-16 and 2010-11-16.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a sustainable EU policy for the High North. Amendments address the EU's interest and role in the Arctic, the three Arctic EU Member States and the Sami indigenous people, Barents and Northern Dimension cooperation, the effects of climate change and retreating sea ice, estimates of hydrocarbon and mineral resources, the interest of non-Arctic actors such as China, international law, and relations with Norway, Iceland and Greenland.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Indrek TARAND | Estonia | Verts/ALE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97136.md |
| Liisa JAAKONSAARI | Finland | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96684.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Satu HASSI | Finland | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28321.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Jelko KACIN | Slovenia | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23691.md |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| Diana WALLIS | United Kingdom | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4544.md |
| Göran FÄRM | Sweden | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4265.md |
| Teresa RIERA MADURELL | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28349.md |
| Hannu TAKKULA | Finland | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28316.md |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28617.md |

## Official source documents

- PE452.805: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-452.805+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2009-2214-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2009-2214-INI.json

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