Activities of Gheorghe FALCĂ related to 2023/2158(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2022
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Agency executed EUR 86.3 million in commitment appropriations representing 99.80% of the total budget of the year 2022 and EUR 85,15 million in payment appropriations (98.42 % of the total budget); noteswelcomes that only that 0.87 % of payment appropriations were cancelled, well below the 5 % ceiling set by the Commission;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the support given to the Commission at IMO (mainly at Marine Environment Protection Committee (hereafter MEPC) and Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (hereafter PPR) but also Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (hereafter CCC) in areas of pollution prevention and sustainability including the IMO Strategy on reducing GHG emissions, carbon intensity of shipping, safety, evaluation, deployment and use of sustainable alternative fuels and technologies, marine litter and underwater noise; highlights that the upcoming IMO work on developing the corresponding requirements and standards for the use of new fuels and technologies will be of key importance in their uptake at both global and EU level;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Supports the ongoing research on studies for sources of power for ships, with focus on biofuels, ammonia, hydrogen and the operation, safety and technological standards for fuels and technologies, the use of which is expected to be accelerated by the FuelEU Maritime initiative;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the role of EMSA in the successful implementation transition to renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport; highlights the crucial role of the agency in the implementation of FuelEU Maritime regulation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the importance of the Agency in the area of maritime security and continuation of the Agency on providing technical assistance to the Commission inspections in the framework of Regulation 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council 27 on enhancing ship and port facility security; stresses that the number of cybersecurity incidents in the maritime sector has gone up significantly in recent years;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the recruitment of Seconded National Experts (SNE) continues to be very challenging given the difficulty to attract experts from the Member States to join the Agency under the SNE scheme; points out that due to this, the Agency had some unsuccessful calls; proposes that internal contract agents are given the opportunity to advance to the next function group by taking part in a general selection procedure; regarding the efficiency gains, the Agency aims and works continuously to improve its procedures to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness and achieve the best possible use of its human and financial resources;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for the promotion of digitalisation of the maritime sector by facilitating the electronic transmission of data supporting simplification and the provision of integrated maritime surveillance and awareness systems and services to the Commission and the Member States;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Welcomes EMSA becoming in charge of the transitional phase of Common information sharing environment (hereafter CISE) to enhance civilian and military cooperation. This goal will be addressed by establishing a permanent connection between CISE and the navy of the EU Member States (either through MARSUR or directly connected through the national node);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Commends that EMSA Maritime Support Services developed a number of ad hoc products to assist the Member States and Commission in the implementation of EU sanctions related to the illegal unjustified war of Russian aggression towards Ukraine such as reporting on ship calls for specific cargoes and flags; salutes that the Agency has developed and provides to relevant users a monthly report on the Impact of developments in Ukraine on maritime traffic and trade;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Salutes that the BC Sustainable Energy Association project was extended until 30 September 2022 as a consequence of the illegal unjustified war of Russian aggression towards Ukraine, to deliver a targeted action for the purchase of anti- pollution equipment in support of Georgia and Ukraine in the Black Sea as well as the inception phase for the new project which included an online training session to enable Ukrainian CleanSeaNet (hereafter CSN) Service users to benefit of the EMSA’s CSN service;