Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2079(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (A8-0179/2017 - Marco Affronte) EL
Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean (debate) EL
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that small-scale fishing in the Mediterranean accounts for 80% of the fleet and 60% of jobs: Points to the importance of small-scale non-industrial fishing for the sustainability of stocks, environmental conservation, the sustainable use of marine biodiversity, and the socio- economic development of fishing communities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that where fisheries are concerned, policy-making should be such as to enable fishermen and their organisations, trade unions, and communities to be involved in – and made an integral part of – decision-taking processes; moreover, it is necessary to protect the interests of EU fishermen, namely in those Member States which have been reduced to poverty by the economic crisis and the austerity policies;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make information and support more readily available to fishermen’s organisations applying for EU funding, which should meet the fishing sector’s needs by:
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the need to promote collective negotiation and bargaining so as to safeguard and enhance the rights of workers in the sector which are particularly affected in some Member States of the Union;