6 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2008/2007(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Stresses the social and cultural role of ports for the population of the hinterland and considers it essential to improve public awareness of the importance of ports as means of development;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)
Paragraph 10a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to study port safety issues anew and to factor in the increased cost in regard to the competitiveness of European ports;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to pursue research and innovation in this sector under the Union’s framework programmes and calls on the Commission and Member States to support research into safety issues, so as to keep accidents to a minimum, into logistics, so as to improve the use of space in ports, and into environmental questions, so as; stresses the need to reduce air pollution as a means of combating climate change; calls for cleaner ships’ fuel in order to curb CO2 emissions, and further measures against pollution caused by waste;·
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a (new)
Paragraph 14a (new)
14a. Considers there is a need for the further development of the «Clean ship» and «Clean port» programmes;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Calls for appropriate financial incentives to maintain port infrastructure and maritime transport in the island and remote regions of the Union;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to review and improve policies to develop and support short sea shipping;