Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2009/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018 (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the maritime sector for the European economy as a carrier of passengers, raw materials and, goods and energy products but also as the core of a wider cluster of maritime activities such as logistics, researchthe naval industry, logistics, research, tourism, fisheries and aquaculture, and education;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, like any other sector of transporthe economy, the maritime sector oughmust in principle not to receive anybe governed by the rules on State aid, although State aid may exceptionally be permitted for specific cases provided that it is made available temporarily and in a transparent and comprehensible manner;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes initiatives by Member States and the Commission to make maritime occupations more attractive to young EU citizens; advocates, to this end, linking work and multiannual training in the maritime sector at all levels; advocates also that more information on the sector be provided at schools and that more traineeships be made available;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that seafarers from third countries must comply withhave satisfactory training requirementat all levels and calls on ship owners and national inspectorates to guarantee and enforce this, where necessary assisted by EMSA; reiterates its request for rapid ratification by the Member States of the ILO 2006 Maritime Labour Convention and early adoption of the Commission’s proposal based on the industry agreement for incorporating its key elements in EU law;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the European Union to lead this process at global level, notably in the IMO, to reduce the emissions from the maritime sector;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the European Commission to examine the potential for reducing and monitoring pollution by using intelligent technologies in the transport sector, notably Galileo;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Advocates stringent checks on shipbuilding, including the quality of the steel used, and vessel design and maintenance, as provided for inter alia in the amended legislation on classification societies;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is aware of the danger of piracy on the high seas, notably in the Horn of Africa area and the waters off the coast of Somalia, and calls on all ship owners to cooperate with government initiatives such as Atalanta which can protect them against piracy;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Welcomes the success of Operation Atalanta, the EU’s first naval operation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Calls for this maritime surveillance and protection to be supplemented with actions on the ground to eradicate the phenomenon of piracy;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls for a policy that promotes connections between ports and inland areas (dry ports and logistics platforms) in regions suffering from congestion; this policy should be incorporated in the TEN- T review;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Requests that it be obligatory in port modernisation and expansion projects to equip passenger terminals and new passenger ships with facilities for people with reduced mobility;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27 c. Welcomes the initiative to develop a campaign to promote best practices among passenger transport and cruise ship operators in relation to passengers’ rights;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27 d. Calls on the Commission to take into account during the current TEN-T review the recommendations for the EU’s maritime transport policy until 2018, notably those concerning the efficient integration of the motorways of the sea and inland waterway transport, as well as the integration of the network of ports of European interest as integrating nodes;