15 Amendments of Antonio TAJANI related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- Having regard to the Communication from the Commission on "A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism" of February 2014;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- Having regard to the Competitiveness Council conclusions of 4 December 2014 entitled "Strengthening tourism by leveraging Europe' cultural, natural and maritime heritage";
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas tourism contributes to 5% of the EU's GDP, 12 million jobs and 2.2 million enterprises; whereas cultural tourism equals to almost 40% of pan- European tourism; whereas sea and coastal tourism accounts for one third of all tourist activities in Europe, employing 3.2 million workers;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission communication entitled ‘Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth’; points out that the communication is of limited scope, confined as it is to relatively few sectors (deep-sea mining, energy, and biotechnology, for example)does not cover all sectors making up the blue economy; calls on the Commission to adopt a more comprehensive approach encompassing the challenges of innovation and job creation over the whole varied range of sectors making up the blue economy;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, regional, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on, among others, take into account ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Acknowledges the diversity and particularity of coastal and island communities and calls for the adoption of exceptional measures in order to efficiently promote the development of the blue economy in these areas by alleviating investment barriers and creating favourable conditions for growth;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding, ship-repairing and ship- repairtrofitting and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competitionby taking advantage of European know-how and competitive advantages and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding industry in its different forms;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that European sea and coastal tourism is facing competition from third countries; points out that the EU should capitalise on its cultural richness to offer sustainable and high quality maritime and coastal tourism services; considers that cultural heritage and maritime and coastal tourism can play a distinctive role in attracting more consumers and businesses by diversifying the tourism offer; emphasizes the positive contribution of cultural heritage, sea and coastal tourism to Europe's goals of sustainable economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all, in particular hydrocarbons, or in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; suggests to develop a seabed mapping; points to the great potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challengopportunities entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea wate, including critical raw materials, dissolved in sea water; stresses the expertise and technology developed by the EU to face the challenge of the sustainable exploitation of the sea and subsea floor;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Deep-sea mining and access to Marine Mineral Resources (MMR) contribute to affordable access to essential raw materials which remains a priority for the competitiveness of EU industry;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Mineral Resources in deep-sea, as a potential source of raw materials, such as copper, zinc, gold, silver, lead, cobalt and manganese, have become particularly important in recent years;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. In this context, reminds that the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials has in its Strategic Implementation Plan identified seabed mining as an area to develop in the future.