Activities of Remo SERNAGIOTTO related to 2015/2091(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
External dimension of the CFP, including fisheries agreements (A8-0052/2016 - Linnéa Engström) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on common rules in respect of application of the external dimension of the CFP, including fisheries agreements PDF (333 KB) DOC (133 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas a recent report published by the European Court of Auditors highlighted that a series of shortcomings in the management of EU fishing agreements entered into with third countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean is causing the price of certain varieties of catch to increase;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises the key role played by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in developing a general shared framework of rules and in ensuring that all participating countries bordering on the Mediterranean are fully compliant therewith;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Notes that differences in the rules applied to European Union and third country fleets operating in the same fisheries have been causing considerable problems for European fishermen for some time now. Considers that these differences give rise to a competitive gap between undertakings, while also placing the long-term sustainability of catch volumes of shared stocks at risk;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that conflicts which have arisen in relation to the so-called Mediterranean ‘fish war’ are damaging to Sicilian fishermen operating in international waters bordering on the coasts of countries in the south of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers it necessary for the EU to increase its efforts in the Mediterranean Basin in order to avoid conflicts, through a formal recognition of regional and sub- regional fishing organisations operating in the area. Therefore considers it necessary to make use of local bodies, possibly using regional organisations as an intermediary, which represent the interests of the fishing industry (clusters, districts, etc.) and comprise scientific institutions and observatories capable of transferring their know-how to undertakings in regions in the south of the Mediterranean;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Considers it appropriate to recognise and provide compensation for any damage incurred unfairly as a result of the ‘fish war’ by European companies carrying out fishing operations in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Proposes that regions in southern Europe be assigned an active role in developing new trade and partnership agreements in the fishing industry, in order to manage Mediterranean fishery resources in a sustainable and lasting manner and establish closer cooperation with countries bordering on the southern bank of the Mediterranean, in accordance with EU and blue economy principles;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Considers that feasibility studies and analyses, and measures promoting the creation of fisheries clusters in North African countries, should be encouraged;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements, including those concluded through local bodies representing the relevant interests, between EU ship- owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the identity of the vessels and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Is of the opinion that the EU should ensure support for other international actors in order to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and reduce overcapacity. Therefore considers that the external dimension of the CFP should feature the development of a common approach to combat IUU fishing, shared by all third countries signatory to a partnership agreement with the EU;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements negotiated by the EU should promote environmentally sustainable and socially just conditions for the production of fisheries products in the third countries concerned, through the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative restrictions on access to the EU market;