13 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas taking advantage of innovation opportunities in the blue economy requires a skilled, educated and adequately trained workforce; whereas there is currently a skills gap that must be tackled;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the fact of exploiting the potential of the blue economy must not serve as a pretext for subjecting the seas and oceans to forms of unsustainable exploitation of resources and growth models which have already shown themselves to be unsustainable, and whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation, without altering marine ecosystem balances;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas tourism contributes to 5% of the EU's GDP, 12 million jobs and 2.2 million enterprises; whereas cultural tourism equals to almost 40% of pan- European tourism; whereas sea and coastal tourism accounts for one third of all tourist activities in Europe, employing 3.2 million workers;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledgeresearch and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment and its economic potential, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the fact that many Member States do not comprehend and fully utilize the opportunities of the blue economy effectively losing growth and profit potential;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of strategically planning the funding of the blue growth sectors; is of the opinion that prioritizing and focusing on a few targeted priorities will increase the impact of financing;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these twois trends to be reversed without delay;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delaytherefore urges Member States, regional authorities, educational institutions and the Industry to coordinate, create synergies and identify crosscutting research issues in the blue economy area, in order to promote training and access for young people to blue growth related professions;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that, for reasons to do with energy consumption, merchant shipping, compared with other ways of carrying goods, is increasingly assuming decisive importance; calls for resources to be channelled in order to support research and innovation in this sector with a view to improving energy efficiency, diversifying and optimally allocating primary energy sources, and reducing noxious emissions;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that European sea and coastal tourism is facing competition from third countries; points out that the EU should capitalise on its cultural richness to offer sustainable and high quality maritime and coastal tourism services; considers that cultural heritage and maritime and coastal tourism can play a distinctive role in attracting more consumers and businesses by diversifying the tourism offer; emphasizes the positive contribution of cultural heritage, sea and coastal tourism to Europe's goals of sustainable economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; suggests to develop a seabed mapping; points to the great potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challengopportunities entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea wate, including critical raw materials, dissolved in sea water; stresses the expertise and technology developed by the EU to face the challenge of the sustainable exploitation of the sea and subsea floor;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Deep-sea mining and access to Marine Mineral Resources (MMR) contribute to affordable access to essential raw materials which remains a priority for the competitiveness of EU industry;