12 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. Whereas innovation and sustainability should be the key pillars of the blue economy to generate growth and jobs ;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas investments in developing the blue economy could greatly boost growth and economic development, for example through export of environmental technology, as well as job creation, especially in coastal and island countries and regions and in the outermost regions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive study on the importance and weight of the blue economy for the European Union;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and more fully interoperable and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public. Investing in data acquisition projects will also contribute to productivity and increased innovation;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for an EU initiative to encourage private companies of the maritime sector to share economically insensitive data for research purposes;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the important role of new technology to counteract the degradation of marine ecosystems, for example in the Baltic Sea.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to bring regular assessment to bear on the implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme in fields related to the blue economy and to publicise the findings; Considers that more efforts should be done to improve the link between research and the development of products on the markets ;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States, for example joint programming initiatives; Calls on cooperation and partnerships between Member states to contribute to targeting more effectively the funding available through EU and national instruments ;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning for the sustainable and coordinated development of maritime activities;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive in a timely manner will foster investment in the blue economy as it provides the necessary certainty;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and, diversifying energy sources and contributing to EU energy security objectives ; Highlights in this respect the importance of investments in research and innovation in renewable energies and storage technologies including marine energy ; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;