7 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the budgetary year 2021 is the first of the 2021-2027 multi-annual financial framework (MFF); further notes that the bulk of external action spending is concentrated in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), on which inter-institutional legislative negotiations are still ongoing; stresses that these negotiations should conclude with an agreement as soon as possible;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU budget for 2021 should include enough commitment and payment appropriations to meet the financing needs of the common fisheries policy and the challenges that the sector is facing, such as the achievement of a maximum sustainable yield, the landing obligation, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, generational renewal; asserts that, for fisheries and aquaculture to continue to be viable, increased funding for these industries is needed; believes that the budget for this sector must be fully consistent with the EU’s new goals, particularly those set out in the Green Deal, and the new industrial strategy, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes the view that maintaining the competitive position of the fisheries sector must be go hand in hand with achieving these goals;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of putting right the economic and social damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit the entire fisheries and aquaculture sector, throughout the whole seafood supply chain, including processors, retailers, distributors, hard; considers that the serious health situation and its economic consequences call for exceptional financial support to be made available immediately;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need to financially support the Union fisheries sector, especially those operating in UK waters, in the event that no agreement is reached between the Union and the UKbefore the end of the transition period.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the need for increased funding for the Western Balkan countries and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood in order to support political and economic reforms, with a focus on the most committed partners following the principle of ‘more for more and less for less’;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need to pay greater attention to, and increase the funding for, our southern neighbours; deplores the fact that, 25 years on from the start of the Barcelona Process, the creation of an area of shared prosperity, stability and freedom with the Mediterranean countries of North Africa has still not been completed;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that generational renewal is one of the European fishing sector’s priorities; considers that Member States should draw on the EMFF and the European Structural Funds to finance measures that would allow for greater safety and more attractive working and living conditions on board fishing vessels, as well as the introduction of programmes specifically designed to help young people to take up careers in fisheries, to make the sector more diverse and to encourage people from under-represented groups, particularly women, to join the industry;