4 Amendments of Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS related to 2012/2318(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Article 194 of the Lisbon Treaty (TFEU),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Member States and the EU institutions, bodies, and agencies concerned to demonstrate commitment and to work together to ensure the control, security and safety of the European coastal and territorial waters, Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), continental shelf, maritime infrastructure and marine resources; recalls that they must also guarantee the flow of maritime routes and the preservation of the Global Commons, vital for the world's and Europe's own security, commercial, energy and environmental interests; notes that the Member States have the responsibility of being the principal security provider for seafarers on ships flying their flag and of affording protection to their citizens, particularly by rescuing those in crisis zones; stresses that the EU and its Members States have a duty to endeavour to enforce and reinforce international law, particularly UNCLOS, to regulate global maritime affairs and to prevent a race for the exploitation of raw materials and mineral and halieutic resources in the high seas which could cause environmental degradation and spark; underlines that the potential to exploit raw materials and mineral resources should be used as a motor for peace, environmental integrity, cooperation and stability; notes that the EU should maintain a high political profile in this respect and seek to preclude international conflictdiscord;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. NAcknowledges that protecting European maritime borders presents a challenge for the Member States; notes that illegal migration is likely to continue putting pressure on EU maritime borders, especially in the light of political and economic evolution in the southern neighbourhood and the prospect of continued instability in northern Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; recalls, however, that migration must not be regarded as a security threat, but rather as a human phenomenon that requires a robust management strategy which combines regional, political and diplomatic cooperation and development policies and investment in regional partnerships; draws attention to the fact that this effort requires the development of maritime capabilities and coastguard activities to patrol and rescue migrants travelling on board illegal vessels;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the recent discoveries of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean have led Turkey, Russia and Israel to endeavour to increase their naval strength in the Mediterranean, causing direct concern for EU Members Greece and Cyprusreating a new geopolitical environment in the south-east Mediterranean; further notes the implications of the unresolved dispute with Turkey and the escalation of tension resulting from the intended exploitation of Greece and Cyprus offshore oilhydrocarbon reserves; urges the EU, therefore, to act in asserting its position in order to avoid conflict over natural resources in the Mediterranean and consequential security threats for EU Member States in the area, which could ultimately affect the EU as a whole;