pozdravlja prizadevanja v okviru OECD, G8 in G20 na področju surovin in trajnosti ter poudarja nadaljnjo potrebo po dialogu v okviru skupine G20 o surovinah za razvoj skupne perspektive; pozdravlja pripravljenost članov G8 in G20 za boj proti nestanovitnosti cen surovin in poziva k razvoju konkretnih ukrepov, ki bi omejili špekulacije v zvezi s temi dobrinami; poziva Komisijo, naj spodbuja delo OECD o učinku izvoznih omejitev in njihovi uporabi kot političnem orodju; podpira vključitev nečlanic OECD v te razprave; poziva, da je treba vzpostaviti strateško sodelovanje med EU, ZDA in Japonsko za svetovno spremljanje surovin za najbolj nujne surovine z izmenjavo podatkov o povpraševanju in ponudbi, skupnimi napovedmi, s spodbujanjem izmenjave najboljše prakse, tehnološkega znanja in patentov, analizo dobavnih verig in preučevanjem možnosti za skupne strateške zaloge ter oblikovati skupne projekte za raziskave in razvoj; meni, da morajo biti ta vprašanja vključena v dnevni red srečanj na vrhu EU–ZDA; poziva Komisijo, naj spodbuja državljansko diplomacijo na področju surovin s podpiranjem izmenjave med nevladnimi organizacijami, akademskimi krogi in miselnimi trusti iz EU in drugih držav, ki so pomembne zaradi svojih virov; poziva Komisijo, naj organizira redna srečanja, kot so „Metal Saloons“ japonske korporacije JOGMEC, na področju surovin z drugimi državami, ki so pomembne za področje surovin; nadalje poziva Komisijo, naj preuči izvedljivost pobude za mednarodno statistiko o najbolj nujnih surovinah po zgledu pobude JODI (Joint Organisations Data Initiative) in ali bi bil uporabno orodje tudi mednarodni pakt za kovine; calls on the European Defence Agency to contribute, in accordance with Article 42(3) of the TEU, to the identification of measures to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector with regard to RM;
Welcomes the work on RM and sustainability in the OECD, G8 and G20 and stresses the further need for a G20 dialogue on RM in order to develop a common perspective; further welcomes the will of G8 and G20 members to fight RM price volatility and calls for the development of concrete measures to curb speculation in that field; calls on the Commission to promote the work of the OECD on the impact of export restrictions and their use as a policy tool; supports the inclusion of non-OECD members in these discussions; calls for the creation of strategic cooperation between the EU, US and Japan on CRM towards a ‘global RM watch’ by sharing demand and supply data, common forecasting, encouraging the exchange of best practice, technological know-how and patents, analysing supply chains, investigating the possibility for joint strategic stocks and the establishment of joint R&D projects; takes the view that such issues should be part of the agenda of the next EU-US Summits; calls on the Commission to promote Track-II diplomacy on RM by supporting the exchange of non-governmental organisations, academia and think-tanks from the EU and other resource-relevant countries; calls on the Commission to organise regular events, such as JOGMEC's ‘Metal Saloons’ on RM with other resource-relevant countries; further asks the Commission to investigate the feasibility of an international statistics initiative on CRM based on the example of the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI), as well as whether an international covenant for metals might be a useful tool; calls on the European Defence Agency to contribute, in accordance with Article 42(3) of the TEU, to the identification of measures to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector with regard to RM;