23. Stresses that extraction activities must be carried out with due regard for the highest standards of workplace security and environmental protection so as to prevent accidents and rehabilitate the areas affected;

11. Emphasises the importance of regional integration of the SEMCs and increasing South-South trade; welcomes the signature of the Agadir Free Trade Agreement of 25 February 2004 between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan; considers that this measure is essential for the creation of a genuine FTA and calls on the other countries in the region to join it; considers it essential, however, that the economic integration process be deepened and that the obstacles to trade between these countries be rapidly eliminated so as to enable the potential for further development of South-South trade to be fully exploited;

11. Emphasises the importance of regional integration of the SEMCs and increasing South-South trade; welcomes the signature of the Agadir Free Trade Agreement of 25 February 2004 between Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan; considers that this measure is essential for the creation of a genuine FTA and calls on the other countries in the region to join it; considers it essential, however, for the economic integration process to be deepened and the obstacles to trade between these countries rapidly eliminated to enable the development potential of South-South trade to be fully exploited;

If mineral extraction continues longer than the landfill operation, the disposal area must, after the landfill has ceased operating, be sealed with a hydraulically impermeable dam which is constructed according to the calculated hydraulically operative pressure corresponding to the depth, so that water which may seep into the still operating mine cannot penetrate through to the landfill area.

They are home to a large percentage of European citizens, a major source of food and raw materials, a vital link for transport and trade, the location of some of our most valuable habitats, and the favoured destination for leisure time.[10] However, the attractiveness of coastal zones is under increasing pressure: coastal resources are depleted beyond their carrying capacity, scarcity of space leads to conflicts between uses, there are large seasonal variations in population and employment, and the natural ecosystems that support the coastal zones suffer degradation.

O. whereas the EU Northern Dimension policy has hitherto been underused, even though it includes important approaches to issues of cooperation with Russia in a spirit of partnership with regard to the enclave of Kaliningrad and cross-border cooperation between Russia and the Baltic States; whereas this policy should be fully utilised in promoting prosperity, stability and security and in protecting the environment in the Baltic Sea and Barents regions and in the Arctic; whereas the Kaliningrad region in particular should not remain an impoverished and unstable enclave within an enlarged Union,