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Mr President, the Extractive Industries Review, commissioned by the World Bank, is an important report and its recommendations should be carefully examined by the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Commission.
The Commission is a grant donor focusing on poverty alleviation. Extractive industry support within the European Community development programme has virtually ceased. The specific instrument in the mining sector, Sysmin, was discontinued under the Cotonou Agreement. Under the Ninth European Development Fund, any programmes in the mining sector have been defined by partner countries themselves, in line with the ownership concept. Less than six percent of funds have been allocated to mining activities in national indicative programmes. In addition, increasing environmental concerns within the European Union have led to the generalisation of the use of environmental impact assessments since the 1990s. This also applies to cooperation with financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank or the World Bank.
The OECD discusses guidelines for officially supported export credits. It recently announced an agreement to strengthen common approaches for evaluating the environmental impact of infrastructure projects supported by the export credit agencies of OECD governments to ensure that they meet established international standards.
As Parliament is aware, the European Union launched an 'EU Energy Initiative for poverty eradication and sustainable development' at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002. The initiative’s secretariat is housed within the Commission. It aims to respond to the very issues raised by Parliament, by contributing to providing the access to energy necessary for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. This objective will be achieved within the context of activities driven by participating developing countries, through the provision of adequate, affordable, sustainable energy services.
Although the initiative does not have a technology focus, it strives to promote the provision of affordable and sustainable energy services. In doing so, it seeks to promote the choice of the most economic solutions on the basis of economic, social and environmental impacts. This involves the promotion of cleaner and more efficient fossil fuel technologies.
The Commission also houses the secretariat of the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition. This Coalition aims to enhance renewable energy deployment within developing countries.
Let me conclude by assuring you that the Commission supports the call for the full implementation of the recommendations of the Extractive Industries Review, which relate to the sustainability of investments, the promotion of good governance, popular consent, social and environmental impact assessment and the respect of human rights and core labour standards."@en1
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