Activities of Giommaria UGGIAS related to 2012/2297(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Blue Growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU’s marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors
Amendments (11)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the coastal and maritime policy should be included in the general framework of the 2014-2020 programming period, also with a view to achieving the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the objective of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for coastal and island areas must be backed up by a rigorous analysis of the systemic and structural handicaps that characterise these areas;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the EU's island system, as far as maritime transport is concerned, has to bear significantly higher costs than the other coastal areas of the EU;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the seasonal nature of tourism strongly compromises the development of coastal and island areas and an ad hoc strategy should be developed to counter this problem;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the establishment of free zones, as laid down in the Community Customs Code, can reasonably contribute to mitigating the state of economic and social crisis that is affecting many coastal and island areas in the European Union;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that island territories are adequately taken into account in the negotiations on the new Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020, so that they can benefit from additional funding to compensate for the disadvantage deriving from their remoteness from the European single market;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the conditions of economic crisis and the social problems that are affecting many areas, particularly islands, above all in the Mediterranean and especially those which are very distant from the mainland; is of the view that the remoteness of the islands in relation to the European single market exposes them to industrial and economic stagnation and depopulation, which must be the target of specific measures by the European institutions; urges the Commission, therefore, to consider establishing free zones as a tool which, by reducing the tax burden and attracting foreign direct investment, could halt the downward spiral that is affecting island areas by driving growth and development;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to develop an initiative to encourage the mobility of research staff, especially in coastal areas, with specific reference to the areas of tourism, energy and biotechnology, along the lines of Erasmus, to be implemented as a priority during low tourist seasons in order to balance, in a sustainable manner, the flows of people in increasingly sensitive ecosystems, whilst at the same time optimising the use of the infrastructure of coastal areas and islands;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes the view that, in the light of the additional costs incurred by island regions in the maritime transport sector, EU maritime policy should adopt compensatory measures to promote the territorial continuity of islands and provide a level playing field in relation to the mainland, in terms of access to the single market, and greater protection for maritime users; hopes that islands will be fully integrated into the Motorways of the Sea in order to improve their accessibility and increase their economic competitiveness;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States, regions, autonomous communities and other stakeholders in coastal and island areas to develop and implement, in a systemic manner, the 'ancient trade routes' initiative, approved by the European Parliament in the 2013 budget, both in the Mediterranean basin and in other basins that affect Europe, especially in order to diversify tourism products and reduce the seasonal nature of tourism;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to include maritime and coastal tourism in related actions and programmes, such as the ‘EDEN - European Destinations of Excellence’' and the ‘Calypso’ programmes' programmes; encourages the Commission to promote further programmes aimed at strengthening tourism demand in coastal and island regions outside peak seasons, encouraging tourist exchanges between Member States in the low season; considers, in this regard, that the diversification of tourism can help to increase the attractiveness of maritime regions and enable them to move beyond the traditional 'sun, sea and sand' model;