Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 14333 | 26 June 2017

The situation in Belarus

Signatories: Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD ; Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS, Lithuania, SOC ; Mr Simonas GENTVILAS, Lithuania, ALDE ; Mr Eerik-Niiles KROSS, Estonia, ALDE ; Mr Kęstutis MASIULIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD ; Ms Ingjerd SCHOU, Norway, EPP/CD

Origin - 2017 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 5.5, insert the following paragraph:

"suspend the construction of the Astravets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) because of numerous violations, the lack of respect for international standards for nuclear safety and serious safety violations and major incidents during the construction of Astravets NPP. The worst violation in the development of Astravets NPP was the selection of an unsustainable site for its construction. The consequences of the construction of Astravets NPP would be a devasting impact on the health and safety of most of Europe and its people. Concerns have been raised since 2009 in all competent international organisations including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Nuclear Safety and Espoo Conventions, Aarhus and Helsinki Water Conventions, organisations of the European Union and the European Nuclear Safety Organisation (WENRA, ENSREG), the United Nations and other organisations."