9 Amendments of Elsi KATAINEN related to 2023/2059(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas ports play a crucial role for Europe’s economy and energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies, including for hydrogen;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, while welcoming the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, attention should be paid to the negative effects - both in terms of decreasing competitiveness of EU ports and increasing carbon leakages - of evasive behaviours caused by the potential relocation of transhipment activities to ports outside of the Union;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategyic approach towards foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the need to prevent and reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in ports with a military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, for the import of critical raw materials, as servicing stationcarbon capture and storage hubs, as servicing stations and manufacturing hubs for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce, easy and swift permitting procedures and adequate public and private funding;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks; as well as ensuring stable supply chains ;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission, in light of the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, to assess without delay the risks of transfer of container transshipment activities to non-EU ports, and to propose any necessary measure to ensure parity of treatment between EU and non-EU neighbouring ports, including in the context of deep-sea intercontinental voyages, in view to avoid evasive behaviours, prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition;