Activities of Arne GERICKE related to 2014/2240(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth (A8-0214/2015 - João Ferreira) DE
Amendments (18)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in traditional and innovative sectors such as shipbuilding, aquaculture, innovative cosmetics, energy production and off-shore installations, environmental protection, port infrastructure and fisheries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that small and medium-sized enterprises, start-up entrepreneurs and family businesses play a vital role as regards innovation and jobs in the blue economy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the close links between the blue economy and the green economy, including in economic and labour policy terms, especially with regard to innovative methods to clean up the seas and to profitably recycling the extrinsic, environmentally harmful and, in some cases, carcinogenic plastics found there;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses the special situation off-shore, as regards labour law, and calls on the Commission to develop, jointly with the social partners concerned, uniform standards on health and safety at work and on working time arrangements;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the maintenance of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so, and stresses the economic opportunity to develop and promote, in Europe, innovative methods to address marine pollution, especially ever more alarming contamination as a result of plastic waste, plastiglomerates and disintegrating plastic microparticles;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy must be included in EU development policy, external policy and the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean and that African countries bordering the Mediterranean, the East African island states in the Indian Ocean and the island states covered by ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) must be seen as partners in efforts to establish a sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses to innovation and jobs in the blue economy;
Amendment 40 #
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 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, using innovative methods to address marine pollution, especially the increasing volumes of plastic waste, plastiglomerate and disintegrating plastic microparticles, and recycle them without depleting resources;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy must be included in EU development policy, foreign policy and the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean and African countries bordering the Mediterranean, the East African island states in the Indian Ocean and the island states party to the ACP Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) must be seen as partners in the effort to establish a sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, above all provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally-friendly waytake account of the principle of sustainable development;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the Member States and regions 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 and regions, for example joint programming initiatives;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the crucial role of European coastal regions in the development of a sustainable blue economy, and calls therefore for new ways to ensure the regions' direct involvement and participation;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential and to take particular account of start-ups, small and medium- sized enterprises and family businesses;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with the Member States and regions, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job-creating potential and taking particular account of start-up entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the close links between the blue economy and the green economy, especially with regard to innovative methods to clean up the seas and profitably recycle quantities of foreign, environmentally-damaging and, on occasion, carcinogenic plastic;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States and regions 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 and regions, for example joint programming initiatives;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to include support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy as an objective of EU development policy, the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean (EUROMED) and foreign policy;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, coastal protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;