European Parliament

“ Underlines that, contrary to the electricity and fuel sectors, the European Union has no systematic approach to support renewable energies in the heating and cooling sector, even though the dependence on gas and oil imports is particularly high in this sector and the costs of increasing the share of renewable energies are comparatively low; therefore calls for a strategy making renewable heating and cooling units competitive by increasing production. ”

“ Considers that the protection of monuments and the maintenance and conservation of the Armenian religious architectural heritage in Turkey must be regarded as part of a wider policy designed to preserve the cultural heritage of all civilizations which have developed over the centuries on present-day Turkish territory and, in particular, that of the Christian minorities that formed part of the Ottoman Empire ”

“ Underlines that effective climate change mitigation will require a major transformation of the energy and transportation systems and of the thermal design of buildings and that this transformation ought to become a driving force within the Lisbon Strategy, to boost growth and competitiveness; calls on the EU to develop a strategy to make Europe the most energy efficient economy in the world, by setting targets for annual reductions in energy intensity in the order of 2,5-3% ”

“ Believes that the Armenian question and the question of minorities in Turkey must be resituated within the framework of relations between Turkey and the Community; points out that democracy cannot be solidly implanted in a country unless the latter recognizes and enriches its history with its ethnic and cultural diversity ”

“ Supports the Commission's proposal for a thematic strategy on the urban environment, the aim of which is to improve the quality of urban areas, in particular as regards air quality; in connection with climate change, takes the view that priority should be given to two policy areas: the development of public transport services which use clean or less polluting technologies, and the promotion of sustainable, high environmental-quality (HEQ) construction methods ”

“ Calls on the Community Member States to dedicate a day to the memory of the genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated in the 20th century, specifically against the Armenians and Jews; Commits itself to making a substantial contribution to initiatives to encourage negotiations between the Armenian and Turkish peoples; Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the European Council, the Foreign Ministers meeting in political cooperation, the EEC/Turkey Association Council and the Turkish, Iranian and Soviet Governments and the UN Secretary General. ”

“ Considers that the rapid development of the use of biomass and the encouragement of farm-related renewable energy production must be a top priority in shifting the focus of the Common Agricultural Policy, along with a balanced approach to food production; stresses that energy production from biomass must be organised in ways that are both effective in terms of energy conversion and ecologically sustainable; in this regard welcomes the Commission's intention to present a biomass action plan and asks the Commission to include legally binding measures in its proposal ”

“ Conscious of those past misfortunes, supports its desire for the development of a specific identity, the securing of its minority rights and the unrestricted exercise of its people's human and civil rights as defined in the European Convention of Human Rights and its five protocols ”

“ Invites the Commission, in the light of the fact that much, if not most, of the EU's energy infrastructure is due for replacement over the next decades, to bring forward proposals to ensure that all investments in energy infrastructure within the EU apply the best available technologies in terms of low- to zero-fossil fuel emissions ”

“ Points to the need to diversify lines of research and preventive measures to avoid effects on human health and safety, floods, drought, fires - particularly in forests and protected areas - a decline in biodiversity and economic losses; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take account of the importance of forests and farming in absorbing carbon, slowing down erosion, providing resources and ultimately regulating the climate ”

“ Takes the view that the complexity of research and technological development required by climate change and disaster prevention, as well as their cross-border dimension, make it necessary to seek European formulae which transcend the principle of regional and national subsidiarity ”

“ Protests vigorously at the assumption by certain US military personnel at SHAPE and in NATO of the right to encourage the establishment in Europe of a clandestine intelligence and operation network; 3. ”

“ Welcomes the conclusions by the Brussels European Council of 23 March 2005, in particular that emission reductions for developed countries for 2020 in the order of 15-30% should be striven for; insists, however, that emission reduction targets for the long-term are also needed and suggests a target of 60-80% for 2050 ”

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“ G. greatly concerned at the existence of decision-making and operational bodies which are not subject to any form of democratic control and are of a completely clandestine nature at a time when greater Community cooperation in the field of security is a constant subject of discussion,
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