13 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2024/0159M(NLE)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the first fisheries agreement between the European Economic Community and Guinea-Bissau dates back to 1980; whereas the previous Protocol to the agreement expired on 14 June 2024; whereas the results achieved under the development cooperation component of the agreements (i.e. sectoral support) are not satisfactory overall; whereas improvements have nonetheless been recorded as regards capacity for fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance and sanitary inspection, as well as Guinea-Bissau’s involvement in regional fisheries bodies; whereas sectoral cooperation with local coastal communities needs to be stepped up in order to better promote the development of the local fisheries sector and related industries and activities so as to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value created through exploitation of the country’s natural resources remains in Guinea- Bissau;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas development of the fisheries sector in Guinea-Bissau calls for the establishment of basic and functioning infrastructures, such as ports, landing sites, storage facilities and processing plants, which are still lacking or are being built by other third countries competing with the EU, with the aim of attracting landings of fish caught in Guinea-Bissau waters;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there is a need to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value generated through exploitation of fishery resources in the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone remains in the country; whereas the EU should encourage local authorities to apply this recommendation to EU vessels but also to foreign fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas direct job creation in the fisheries sector in Guinea-Bissau is uncommon and limited, even in the case of local crew members on board vessels and women working and earning their living in the fisheries sector; whereas important part of the sectoral support should be allocated to support artisanal fishery, women processors and local trade;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, by comparison with the previous Protocol, the number of seafarers to be signed on in the EU fleet has increased significantly; whereas EU vessel owners must endeavour to sign on additional Guinea-Bissau seafarers; whereas the Guinea-Bissau authorities must draw up and keep up to date an indicative list of qualified seafarers who could be signed on to EU vessels, and sectoral support may be provided for training local seafarers in accordance with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards also promoting local surveillance and controls in order to protect artisanal fisheries sector;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas Parliament must be kept closely informed at all stages of the procedures concerning the Protocol, its changes or its renewal;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Encourages the Commission to develop a more ambitious partnership agreement which could be seen as an EU- Africa free trade zone agreement including the fishery sector and facilitating the export of products from fishing and sustainably processed on the African continent;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the contribution of EU vessels to food security in Guinea-Bissau through direct landings, as specified in Chapter V of the Annex to the Protocol, for the benefit of local communities and to promote internal fish trade and consumption, while deploring the fact that the tonnage involved is low; reminds that 97% of the stocks fished in Guinea-Bissau is landing in other countries, encourages therefore European vessels to land at least 2% to the local population, as it is the case in the EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission to promote the use of sectoral support in order to accentuate surveillance, controls and develop scientific research on stocks such as through a laboratory in order to train local workers to EU standards on hygiene, fish processing and packaging; training is a long-term investment for the development of the local blue economy, fish trade, protecting of local businesses and environment;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point d
Paragraph 8 – point d
(d) strengthen the capacities of local artisanal operators in the fisheries sector by supporting and training fishers’ organisations and cooperatives of women processors and wholesale fish merchants in order to help them fight against malnutrition;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission and Member States, in their cooperation and official development assistance policies, to take into account the fact that the European Development Fund (EDF) and sectoral support provided for in the EU-Guinea- Bissau SFPA should complement each other and be fully coordinated, with a view to strengthening the local fisheries sector and ensuring food security for coastal communities;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission and on the Guinea-Bissau authorities to provide more detailed information on the development of forage fishing activities in the region, in particular activities by third- country vessels or neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to better incorporate Parliament’s recommendations into the EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA and to take them into account during the procedures for renewal of the Protocol for the sake of good governance and for a balanced agreement based on trust;