56 Amendments of Cristina MAESTRE related to 2020/2276(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Atlantic area hwas borne the brunt of bothseverely affected by the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 and the fallout fromnegative effects of Brexit,;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the climate crisis isand rising sea levels are causing severe damage to all the Atlantic seaboards and islands, which constitute a fragile and unique land and maritime environment;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Atlantic area extends off the African coast to encompass Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands, and across the Atlantic to take in the Netherlands Antilles, the French Antilles, French Guiana and Saint Pierre and MiquelonFrench Guiana, and whereas the new Atlantic strategy should address all these regions while remaining open to third countries and their regions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas in 2015, the total GDP of the Atlantic Area stood at EUR 2 175 billion, representing 15% of the EU GDP1a; _________________ 1ahttps://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/8d43aa62-1139-11e8- 9253-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Atlantic strategy should also embinclude a tracde strade integy of material and immaterial goods with North anAtlantic third Scouth Americantries, taking Europe's Atlantic regions, including the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories, as its base;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the new EU biodiversity strategy for 2030, the review of the Renewable Energies Directive and the blue economy are key elements in the transition to clean energy, including reinforced sustainability criteria, and whereas the oceans are playing a fundamental role in the area of adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ports and transport as a wholes can play a major role in the promotion of sustainable development and the transition to a carbon- free economy;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the fact that in the mid- term review of 2017, the 2013–2020 Atlantic Action Plan attracted over 1200 new maritime projects and nearly 6 billion euro of investments1a; regrets, however, that only around 30% of all projects were transnational, involving more than one Member State1b; _________________ 1a https://atlanticstrategy.eu/en/atlantic- strategy-glance/atlantic-strategy 1bhttps://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/8d43aa62-1139-11e8- 9253-01aa75ed71a1
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Pays tribute toHighlights the tireless work done by all local, regional, national and European stakeholders, particularly the Atlantic strategy group;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that the 2013 Atlantic action plan has contributed to developing a more comprehensive picture of what is happening across the Atlantic but because of its broad scope was limited in terms of influencing priorities and supporting the development of relevant projects;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ApplaudHighlights the efforts made to fosto promoter the Atlantic strategy’s international dimension, in particular through the success of the Galway and Belém declarations; recalls that the international dimension of the Atlantic action plan and the support for its implementation help to understand the on-going changes in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as their effects on the different coastal communities;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes, however, that the previous action plan yielded disappointing results with regret that the general results were a far cry from the action plan potential, and deplores the failure to earmark a budget for the action plan and the complexity of its governance system;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the 1 200 new maritime projects announced by the Commission, worth almost EUR 6 billion, have no direct link to the Atlantic strategy, and takes the view thatHighlights that, although the Commission encourages stakeholder’s participation through the organization of specialized events, the regions have beeremain insufficiently involved in the governance of the strategy;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Deplores the fact that, although included in the 2013 Atlantic Strategy, the sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sectors were largely left out of the 2017 Commission’s mid-term review assessment;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the review of the action plan and applaudrecognises the progress made regarding its governance; regrets, however, the persistence of various shortcomings;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for representatives of all the regions concerned to be included in national delegations and for the strategy to be opened up to participation by third countriesto invite Atlantic third countries to participate in the strategy;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the new strategy’s more strictly defined priorities and calls for practical measures to be takens compared to the 2013– 2020 Atlantic Action Plan;, regrets, nevertheless, the fact that the EU budget doesn’t contain new instruments for implementing the proposed measures;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Regrets the fact that the strategy doesn’t make any mention to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, even though these industries play a vital socio- economic and environmental role along the Atlantic coastline and in the EU Outermost Regions (ORs); considers that reference to these industries should always imply the implementation of an ecosystem approach to maritime management;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Deplores the fact that, although they are home to a significant proportion of the European biodiversity, there is only a small reference in the new Atlantic strategy to the EU islands in the Atlantic, in particular the Outermost Regions; stresses that these areas are greatly dependent on blue economy for their socio-economic sustainability;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Highlights the fact that the blue economy sector overall plays a crucial role, in the ORs in particular, and can contribute to attenuate the climate changes, promoting nature-based solutions and improving the use of maritime and aquatic resources;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Stresses that the new Atlantic Strategy should promote greater synergies with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy in order to support an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable, robust and competitive blue economy, in the Atlantic area;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Reminds that the ORs give a true Atlantic dimension to the EU and their full integration in this Strategy is fundamental to its success and should therefore be strengthened; recalls that their insularity, remoteness and small size should be taken in account, according to Article 349 of the TFEU, to promote a real social, economic and territorial integration, but also their unique potential and distinctive assets, such as the EU's global presence in strategic areas;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States and their regions 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;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of ending thedeveloping strategies to fight the constrains of Atlantic regions’ disolation, linking up transport, energy and information networks, and developing rural and urban areastance from the EU's heartland center, in particular in the Islands of EU's Member States and the ORs, through the promotion of more sustainable transport connections, to stop energy dependence by embracing renewable energies, such as solar and wind energy, and through the development of coordinated information networks; reminds that is crucial for each region to explore its full potential, to ensure a more sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and fairer development;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underscores the importance of fisheries and warns against the harmful long-term effects of overfishing;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to develop high- quality, sustainable tourism as this is a crucial sector of the blue economy; in this context, recalls that it is necessary to create, adapt and modernise existing maritime specific infrastructures, such as navigation recreational support facilities;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Welcomes the work of national and regional stakeholders in the maintenance and improvement of safety levels of the infrastructures through the implementation of appropriate legislation, cooperation and sharing best practices;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Recalls that invasive species and that marine litter has a devastating impact, specifically for marine birds and mammals, the Atlantic area, so believes that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive should be applied to the blue economy activities;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. HopeConsiders that the sStrategy willcan 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 promoting renewable offshore power generation technologies; is of the opinion that it is necessary to include in the Strategy a stronger social dimension;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. AdvocateRecommends the development of an industrial strategy with a strong maritime component at Atlantic level and hopes that the strategy will provide impetus for the development of flagship industriesat Atlantic level, with a strong sustainable environmental and socio-economic blue economy component;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Suggests that the Action Plan should focus on more relevant sectoral policies specific to the Atlantic area or areas where additional efforts to strengthen sea basin level cooperation have the highest potential;
Amendment 87 #
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 territoriIslands of EU's Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and their regions to foster innovative environmental and socio- economic sustainable projects in the Atlantic maritime sectors, in and around ports, all along the Atlantic shoreline and in the maritime territories, such as the installation of a ‘green’ maritime loading infrastructure;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initiatives to speed up adaptation to climate change, not least the Atlantic Skills Allianceinitiatives such as the creation of incentives to promote the installation of offshore and inland renewable energies, such as wind, tidal waters and solar energy, that helps the EU to speed up adaptation to climate change and to reach the goal of becoming a carbon neutral continent by 2050;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Regrets that the Atlantic region still has little development as far as offshore renewable energy is concerned, due to the coastal depths of the waters that unable to deploy fixed structures; in this context, suggests that floating wind mills at affordable price can be a solution;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the strategy to focus squarely on jobs; wishes to see an ambitious social component to promoteonsiders that the principals of the European Pillar of Social Rights are not properly safeguarded in the new Atlantic Strategy; calls for an enhanced social component, with more opportunities for job creation and training, in particular, training for and access to meas such as ship-building, aqua-culture and fisheries, in paritime professions forcular to young people;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls foron the concept of AtlanticCommission to include in the new Atlantic Strategy, more measures to promote connectivity, such as to include sustainable links between ports and the development of hinterland areas;
Amendment 106 #
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 moon the Commission and the Atlantic Regions to develop strategies to eliminate rail bottlenecks, such as in the cross-border connection between Lisbon and Madrid; considers of transport, support the development of the Atlantic rail motorway, enhance rail-portnecessary to continue with the development of high- speed rail links and parallel upgrading of connecventions and link the major TEN-T corridors with the other Atlantic Arc linesal lines, providing cross-border continuity;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Member States, in cooperation with their regional and local authorities, as well other stakeholders, to step up their involvement and implement joint strategic projects;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Calls on the members of the new Atlantic strategy, with the support of the Commission, to develop a specific information platform for the exchange experiences and best practices on the goals of the Strategy;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Proposes yearly high-level meetingsand more frequent meetings between the countries and their regions involved in the strategy, the Commission, and the European Parliament, in order to promote a better coordination and a frequent monitoring of the measures put in place by each region;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Supports research on the ocean floor and calls for a major joint project to clean up the Atlantic Ocean and its seabedCalls on the Commission and the Atlantic Regions, under the Pilar IV of the Action Plan, to promote a major joint project to clean up the Atlantic Ocean and its seabed, to support oceanographic research and observation on the ocean floor and to promote sustainable measures for polution prevention; recalls that the circular economy should be promoted, collecting maritime litter and reintroducing it into the economy;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that environmental NGOs should be supported and involvedSuggests that stakeholders and NGOs be more actively involved in the creation, promotion and implementation of new projects, and in protection of Atlantic’s ecosystems and biodiversity;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for a study on the use of motorboats and for the pollution they cause to be reducedthe development of more actions on maritime innovation measures to contribute to the protection and decarbonisation of maritime sources, such as the carbon produced by vessels;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an increase in the number of specific calls for projects as parton the Commission, in the context of the specific Atlantic Strategy Goals, to focus on the least developed or those with the greatest development needs, socioeconomic areas of the Atlantic area; considers fundamental to increase specific calls for projects, in the least developed socioeconomic areas of the Atlantic strategy;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Welcomes the increased development of new marine biotechnology research due to its potential use for industrial and medical applications; recalls that innovation projects and initiatives can contribute to the development of research capacities, networking and best-practices' sharing;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Calls on the Commission to incorporate in the Atlantic Action Plan a best practice guidance from macro- regional strategies and their action plans of relevance for the new Atlantic strategy;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recommends that the members ofINTERREG Atlantic Area Monitoring Committee, takes into account the new Atlantic sStrategy and the needs of the members of the INTERREG Atlantic Area Monitoring Committee establish common objectives and decision-making proceduresAtlantic strategy, to better implement solutions to address regional challenges in the fields of innovation, resource efficiency, environment and culture, supporting regional development and sustainable growth;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Urges the Commission to review the current Strategy, given the serious shortcomings identified;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission. , and national/regional Parliaments of France, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, as well as to CoR and ECOSOC;