6 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2012/2297(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes with concern the maritime sector crisis in countries such as Greece and Denmark which, until recently, were world leaders in the sector; regrets that the cargo industry has now completely disappeared from these countries and believes that such developments are dangerous for the economy of the entire Union;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that securing adequate funding will be a challenge for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in blue growth sectors and therefore welcomes initiatives such as new EU rules for venture capital funds, which will facilitate the access of SMEs to funding; points out that the collapse of the maritime sector is directly linked to the financial crisis and to the lack of adequate protection for European maritime companies from the Union and the national governments; points out that the largest of these companies have already given up investing in infrastructure within the Union, preferring safer investments in Asia – especially South Korea – instead;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that overall employment in the blue economy may exceed the estimated number of 7 million jobs by 2020, if it is supported by training policies aimed at ensuring the presence of a mobile workforce with sufficient skills and experience; stresses, however, that the austerity policies imposed on all the southern Member States have now made it impossible to develop maritime employment, as existing companies have gone bankrupt or are relocating outside the Union, while starting up a new business is made impossible by the more general social and economic austerity;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the promotion of maritime transport will contribute not only to economic growth and employment, but also to attaining the target set in the White Paper ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area' of shifting 50% of road freight to the railways and waterborne transport by 2050; stresses, however, that these targets will not be met unless incentive measures are immediately adopted to stop maritime companies and their investments from fleeing the Union;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to boost the competitiveness of European ports by supporting port infrastructures and upgrading the services provided (e.g. by bringing them into line with the Schengen requirements) in order to make European ports more attractive for cruise ships and more beneficial for local communities; believes, however, that the main European maritime companies will continue to be reluctant to invest in infrastructure within the Union until the financial crisis is over; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adopt a credible economic growth programme that puts an end to this climate of instability;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Recognises that blue biotechnology has the potential to create high-skilled employment and has much to offer critical areas such as health, nutrition and innovation; welcomes the Commission's intention to support the research and innovation needed to promote this activity in the field of entrepreneurship; takes the view, nonetheless, that the promotion of employment in blue biotechnology should not overshadow the protection of jobs that are currently at risk in the traditional maritime sectors, which will continue to be indispensable, also in the medium and long term, for the EU economy;