Activities of Caroline ROOSE related to 2020/2276(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a new approach to the Atlantic maritime strategy
Amendments (26)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘EU Biodiversity-Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380);
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard to directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive);
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 b (new)
Citation 20 b (new)
— having regard to Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the new EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 and the blue economy are key elements in the transition to clean energy, and whereas the oceans are playing a fundamental role in blue economy can play an important role in the energy transition to a highly energy-efficient and fully renewable-based economy and that this should be done in line with the objectives of the EU biodiversity strategy; whereas healthy oceans and the preservation and restoration of their ecosystems are essential for humankind as climate regulators, as producers of at least half the oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere, as hosts of biodiversity, as a source for global food security and human healthe, area of adaptation to climate changend as a source of economic activities including fisheries, transport, trade, tourism, renewable energy and health products, which should be based on the principle of sustainability;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ports and transport as a whole play a major role in sustainable development and the transition to a carbon- free and fully renewable-based economy;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the European maritime sector should also contribute to tackling biodiversity loss and environmental degradation, and to the objectives of the new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes with concern the effects of Brexit and of COVID-19 pandemic, especially in Atlantic maritime and coastal areas; observes that, in these territories, economic, social and territorial cohesion are particularly jeopardized, with a risk of a further increase of depopulation trends;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the review of the action plan and applauds the progress made in its governance but suggests that specific roadmaps or milestones are included for each goal in order to make the actions defined more specific and easier to evaluate;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deplores the fact that the EU budget contains no appropriations for the Atlantic action plan and advocates then that the existing funding opportunities in the framework of 2021-2027 MFF. such as INTERREG, the European Regional Development Fund, Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon Europe, promote calls for projects to deal with the multidimensional challenges and opportunities of the Atlantic Region;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that greater synergies are needed to support a sustainable, robust and competitive blue economy in the Atlantic region; highlights the importance of dedicated ERDF/Interreg programmes especially aimed at climate mitigation and adaptation, and at the assessment and prevention of hydrogeological risks in coastal areas and wetlands;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the development of enhanced prevention and risk-management capabilities to deal with accidents on land and at sea and natural disasters, the establishment of a common system for preventing and combating oil spills and the designation of large protected maritime areas, and emphasises the importance of protecting all marine species; calls on the Commission to work closely with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to support Member States in mitigating shipping-related environmental risks and in improving the overall sustainability and safety of the maritime sector;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of ending the Atlantic regions’ isolation, linking up transport, energy and information networks, and developing rural and urban areas; highlights also in this regard the geostrategic position of the Outermost Regions and the importance that they have in the implementation of this strategy;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. URegrets the fact that the the strategy makes no mention of fisheries and aquaculture; underscores the importance of sustainable fisheries and warns against the harmful long-term effects of overfishing;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the reference in the Action Plan to the mapping and preservation of coastal wetlands as part of Goal 6 on achieving stronger coastal resilience; calls on the Commission to ensure that these areas have effective management plans;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Underscores that marine protected areas are not only protect marine ecosystems but also play a role in climate mitigation and adaptation and contributing to healthy and resilient oceans; reiterates the call of the Commission, in its 2030 biodiversity strategy, to have at least 30 % of sea area in the EU protected, including through fish stock recovery areas as provided for under the Common Fisheries Policy, and a high level of protection for at least 10 % of EU waters1a; _________________ 1a The EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy sets the legal protection of a minimum of 30% of the EU’s land areas and 30% of the EU sea area and integrate ecological corridors (which means an extra of 4% of land and 19% for seas areas as compared to today). Moreover, it requires that 10% of EU land and 10% of EU sea should be under strictly Protected Areas (Today, only 3% of land and less than 1% of marine areas are under strict protection).
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Stresses the importance of aligning Commission and Member States efforts to improve ocean health and stewardship and the promotion of the sustainable management of its resources, as outlined in the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation in 2013 and Belém Statement on Atlantic Research and Innovation Cooperation in 2017;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to develop high- quality, sustainable tourism; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop new forms of maritime and coastal tourism to preserve marine and coastal habitats; highlights the importance of the circular economy in the tourism sector, which should be the guiding principle alongside zero pollution, energy efficiency and biodiversity preservation, also in order to to develop more sustainable practices that benefit local development and local employment all over the year;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Hopes that the strategy will encourage joint planning and development of the sectors of the blue economy in the Atlantic area, with environmental and climate policies as central pillars, thus contributing towards the achievement of the Union's decarbonisation objectives and following the best practices of collaborative, inclusive and cross- sectoral Maritime Spatial Planning, with environmental, biodiversity and climate concerns at its core, thus contributing towards the achievement of the Union's climate and energy objectives; in this context, considers the promotingon of renewable offshore power generation technologiescapacity as an important element;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Advocates the development of an sustainable industrial strategy with a strong maritime component at Atlantic level and hopes that the strategy will provide impetus for the development of flagship industries;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for innovation to be fostered in the Atlantic maritime sectors, in and around ports, all along the Atlantic shoreline and in the maritime territories; regrets that the Action Plan 2.0 and its pillars make no mention of the implementation of the ecosystem approach to marine management as required by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive1a and that it should apply to all activities that are part of the Blue Economy; _________________ 1aIn its article 1, the Directive provides that the ecosystem approach has to be applied in a manner that ensures that ‘the collective pressure of such activities is kept within levels compatible with the achievement of good environmental status and that the capacity of marine ecosystems to respond to human-induced changes is not compromised, while enabling the sustainable use of marine goods and services by present and future generations'.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initiatives to speed up adaptation to climate change, not least the Atlantic Skills Alliance; stresses the importance of cooperation among Atlantic coastal States on research and development in emerging areas of renewable energy such as wave, tidal and floating offshore wind energy;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the strategy to focus squarely on the creation of quality jobs; wishes to see an ambitious social component to promote job creation and, in particular, training for and access to maritime professions for young people; stresses that specific education and training on blue economy, including through ESF+, would contribute to raising awareness of marine ecosystems and of the need to protecting them by tackling the problem of marine litter;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for steps to be taken to eliminate rail bottlenecks, draw up plans for multimodal transfer to sustainable modes of transport, support the development of the Atlantic rail motorway, enhance rail-port connections and link the major TEN-T corridors with the other Atlantic Arc lines, taking into account the objectives of the European Green Deal and of the EU Biodiversity strategy;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an increase in the number of specific calls for projects as part of the Atlantic strategy; in this context, recalls the importance of the full respect of the Partnership Principle, that is of the proper and actual involvement of social and economic partners in the drawing up of the Cohesion Policy programmes in the regions of the Atlantic, also in order to ensure a better planning and implementation of the final projects on the ground;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Advocates that the Atlantic strategy be developed intoCalls on the European Council for a mandate to the European Commission to develop an Atlantic macro-regional strategy and; strongly believes that an Atlantic macro-region should be created with a view to improving coordination between measures addressing issues on land and at sea, provideing multi-level governance and rationaliseing the sources of funding;