2011/2310(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the importance of integrating the Atlantic region more closely into the trans-European transport networks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, in the context of the future TEN-T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility, the development of a comprehensive multimodal transport system across the Atlantic region that gives priority to railway and motorways-of-the-sea options in order to alleviate congestion in road transport, that defines precisely the areas of logistics and of modal interchange, and that defines the cost of using each type of infrastructure, focusing on both the Nnorth-S– south and the Wwest-E–east axes;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that particular priority should be given to connections between harbours and inland regions and between islands in the Atlantic basin, including via inland waterways, so as to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of maritime transport;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that particular priority should be given to coordination and cooperation between seaports and to connections between harbours and inland regions, including via inland waterways and improved hinterland connections, so as to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of maritime transport;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to increase the volume and competitiveness of short sea shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, as an innovative and environmentally-friendly way to improve and diversify the trans-European transport networks, stimulate the activity of small and peripheral ports, and contribute to the reduction of road congestion and emissions; underlines the importance of prioritising the development of Motorways of the Sea in the context of the future TEN- T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility; therefore asks the Commission to consider the inclusion of an Atlantic corridor in the list of predefined projects; invites the Atlantic states and seaport authorities to conclude memorandums of understanding with a view to promoting the development of Motorways of the Sea across the Atlantic seaboard and those with third countries;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to increase the volume, efficiency and competitiveness of short sea shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, as an innovative and environmentally-friendly way to improve and diversify the trans- European transport networks, stimulate the activity of small and peripheral ports, and contribute to the reduction of road congestion and emissions; underlines the importance of prioritising the development of Motorways of the Sea in the context of the future TEN- T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility; invites the Atlantic states and seaport authorities to conclude memorandums of understanding with a view to promoting the development of Motorways of the Sea across the Atlantic seaboard;

Amendment 14 #

Andreas MÖLZER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need to increase the volume and competitiveness of short sea shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, as an innovative and environmentally-friendly way to improve and diversify the trans-European transport networks, stimulate the activity of small and peripheral ports, and contribute to the reduction of road congestion and emissions; underlines the importance of prioritising the development of Motorways of the Sea in the context of the future TEN- T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility, while taking the available financial resources into consideration; invites the Atlantic states and seaport authorities to conclude memorandums of understanding with a view to promoting the development of Motorways of the Sea across the Atlantic seaboard;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Encourages, for the sake of the sustainability of motorways of the sea and in accordance with the Europe 2020 Strategy, strict regulation of the type of vessels permitted to use them, in order to promote inclusion of propulsion systems with low or zero carbon emissions, and the use of building criteria that are demanding in terms of efficiency, comfort, capacity, safety, location and telecommunications; stresses that this regulation should focus on increasing the efficiency of this mode of transport, preserving the environment and facilitating its integration with other transport networks and modes;

Amendment 16 #

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the potential of the outermost regions, part of the global dimension of the Atlantic Strategy, as testing grounds for the sustainable management of oceans, seas and coastal areas; stresses that their location provides an opportunity for exploration and experimentation in the areas of marine energy, combating climate change, food security, protecting biodiversity, promoting aquaculture, and exploring biotechnologies and minerals; given their specific characteristics, therefore calls for the outermost regions to be taken into account in the development of maritime and air transport;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the improvement of the existing vessel monitoring systems and the conclusion of data-sharing agreements between competent authorities, in order to permit the identification and tracking of ships and fight threats such as crossborder crime, smuggling, illegal fishing and trafficking; stresses the importance of promoting the deployment and implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), in order to cover search and rescue support systems in the Atlantic; recalls the need to ensure long-term financing by the European Union of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme, which contributes in particular to the prevention and management of maritime risks;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the improvement of the existing vessel monitoring systems, immediate application of EMSA’s strengthened powers and the conclusion of data-sharing agreements between competent authorities, in order to permit the identification and tracking of ships and fight threats such as crossborder crime, smuggling, illegal fishing and trafficking; stresses the importance of promoting the deployment and implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), in order to cover search and rescue support systems in the Atlantic;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the need to further develop the main drivers of economic growth of the Atlantic area, in particular maritime transport, shipbuilding, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and ~~marine energy, and~~offshore wind and tidal energy, and research into other renewable sources to promote diversification of the EU’s energy sources and energy supply routes;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the importance of integrating the Atlantic region more closely into the trans-European transport networks; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, in the context of the future TEN-T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility, the development of a comprehensive multimodal transport system across the Atlantic region, focusing on both the Nnorth-S–south and the Wwest-E–east axes, also taking into account the particular features of the most remote regions of the Atlantic area;

Amendment 20 #

Gesine MEISSNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the need to further develop the main drivers of economic growth of the Atlantic area, in particular maritime transport, shipbuilding, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and marine energy, and promote diversification of the EU’s energy sources and energy supply routes; underlines the importance of the Integrated Maritime Policy for the harmonious and coordinated further development of the aforementioned maritime economic sectors in the Atlantic area;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises the need to further develop harmoniously and sustainably the main drivers of economic growth of the Atlantic area, in particular maritime transport, shipbuilding, fishing and aquaculture, tourism and renewable marine energy, and promote diversification of the EU's energy sources and energy supply routes;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the importance of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism for the regeneration of the Atlantic area and the creation of high-value, all- year-round jobs; stresses, therefore, the need to protect, and promote the attractiveness of, the Atlantic coastal areas, landscapes and cultural heritage, and to develop alternative and thematic tourism products and commensurate infrastructures, with a view to enhancing the region’s profile as a tourist destination and ensuring a sustainable economy; calls for better use of the EU support programmes in favour of tourism and for action to raise awareness concerning available funding instruments;

Amendment 23 #

Andreas MÖLZER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the importance of sustainable, responsible and high-quality tourism for the regeneration of the Atlantic area and the creation of high-value, all- year-round jobs; stresses, therefore, the need to protect, and adequately promote the attractiveness of, the Atlantic coastal areas, landscapes and cultural heritage, and to develop alternative and thematic tourism products, with a view to enhancing the region’s profile as a tourist destination and ensuring a sustainable economy; calls for better use of the EU support programmes in favour of tourism and for action to raise awareness concerning available funding instruments;

Amendment 24 #

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance, when consolidating high-quality tourist facilities, of incorporating agri-food and fish processing, especially that sourced from traditional agriculture and fishing; advocates strengthening short marketing chains to help keep added value in the area;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that the attractiveness, competitiveness and dynamism of the Atlantic coastal areas depend on strengthening their tourism potential; underlines the importance therefore of extending tourist seasons and of diversifying products and client bases in order to eliminate the effects of seasonality, to promote the numerous assets of these areas by also encouraging nautical tourism, cruises, spa tourism and cultural tourism, and to promote action guaranteeing the linking of activities in coastal and maritime areas with tourism products in the interior; stresses the need to mitigate the impact of tourism activities and infrastructures on the environment and to provide for management of coastal areas and the hinterland guaranteeing the sustainability of these areas and their fauna, flora and landscape;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Insists on the need to restore the attractiveness of the maritime professions and of those related to the fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors, in order to offer young people more employment opportunities and retain maritime expertise in the Atlantic region;

Amendment 27 #

Andreas MÖLZER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Insists on the need to restore the attractiveness of the maritime professions~~, in order to offer young people more employment opportunities and~~ and to establish reintegration programmes for people who have lost their jobs in the maritime sector, in order to offer young people more employment opportunities and to enable older people to continue to contribute their experience, thereby retaining maritime expertise in the Atlantic region;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to adopt an Action Plan for the Atlantic Strategy by the end of 2013, incorporating flagship projects with broad involvement of all relevant stakeholders, institutional and administrative levels, all economic and social actors and regional partners, and using all available financial instruments; believes that the Commission should continue to carry out regular reviews of the execution of priority projects and provide, together with the Member States involved, the necessary financing for their more rapid implementation;

Amendment 29 #

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Recalls Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which recognises the need to take into account the peculiarities of the most remote regions, located mainly in the Atlantic region and characterised by their insularity and remoteness; calls on the Commission to recognise in its strategy for this region the great dependence on air and sea transport for the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the outermost regions;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation between rail, seaports, inland ports, hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, including high-speed train lines; underlines the need to facilitate mobility between the Atlantic region and the other seaboards in order to guarantee territorial cohesion and continuity;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses the importance of developing the external dimension of the Atlantic maritime strategy and its internationalisation, taking advantage of the geostrategic position of the outermost regions, and therefore encouraging the participation of the EU’s transatlantic partners in the Atlantic Forum where appropriate;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation ~~between rail~~to coordinate the construction and use of infrastructures for road transport, air cargo and passenger transport, rail transport, seaports, inland ports, hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, ~~including~~with special emphasis on high-speed train lines;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for effective crossborder coordination and cooperation between rail, seaports, inland ports, airports and hinterland terminals and logistics, in order to develop a more sustainable transport system, including high-speed train lines; recalls also the importance of air transport and regional airport infrastructures for social cohesion in an area characterised by its remote nature;

Amendment 7 #

Christine DE VEYRAC, Dominique VLASTO, Agnès LE BRUN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for its policy on airport infrastructures in the Atlantic area to take into account the particular nature of the Gibraltar airport, without prejudice to the respective legal positions of the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding the dispute over sovereignty of the territory in which the airport is located;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls the benefits of the creation of a single European airspace in order to strengthen territorial cohesion via increased traffic between regional airports within the European Union, and therefore calls on the Commission to ensure the use of functional airspace blocks within the deadlines set to achieve this objective;

Amendment 9 #

Dominique VLASTO, Christine DE VEYRAC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that particular priority should be given to connections between harbours and inland regions, including via inland waterways, so as to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of maritime transport; in this context recalls the importance of adopting an integrated approach to the management of maritime and coastal zones and the hinterland, in particular by encouraging projects promoting the land-sea interface;

source: PE-489.372

2012/05/24 REGI 77 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Commission communication entitled ‘Developing a Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Area’ ~~(ECO/306)~~,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

A ~~spatial planning policy for~~Strategic Approach to the Development of the Atlantic Area

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Hopes that the strategy will ~~be designed as a~~adopt a broader approach, by setting out an agreed strategic vision for the future development of the Atlantic Area, incorporating the territorial dimension, developing linkages between land and sea and establishing a framework to better manage maritime and terrestrial planning policy in the Atlantic regions;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Requests that the valuable lessons learned from the development of existing macro-regional and other transnational strategies be taken fully on board in the Atlantic Strategy process, particularly on issues such as governance, policy development, communication and ownership, targets and evaluation;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that cohesion policy is a key instrument for tackling the challenges of the EU's territorial policy and boosting endogenous development in the regions within the macro-region;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Demands that the Strategy and its Action Plan must have a strong emphasis on jobs, growth and investment;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the creation of a permanent maritime spatial planning structure for the Atlantic area to, comprising the regions and Member States concerned and the Commission, for the purpose of coordinateing the ~~management of maritime affairs~~strategy laid down and monitoring the implementation of the action plan from an intersectoral and transnational perspective;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for consideration to be given to the creation of a permanent maritime spatial planning structure for the Atlantic area to coordinate the management of maritime affairs from an intersectoral and transnational perspective;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers an EU-wide integrated marine and maritime data management system to be of crucial importance with a view to taking advantage of maritime opportunities; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to improve data management and accessibility;

Amendment 18 #

Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that ~~fisheries must play a key role in maritime planning policies~~sea-related economic activities, renewable energy sources, and tourism must play a key role in maritime planning policies, since they could make a decisive contribution to more vigorous economic growth and to wealth and job creation;

Amendment 19 #

Dimitar STOYANOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that renewable marine energy, maritime transport, maritime industries, tourism and fisheries must play a key role in maritime planning policies;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 23 June 2011 on Objective 3: future agenda for cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation1, __________________ Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0285.

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that ~~fisher~~sea-fishing and aquaculture activities must play a key role in maritime planning policies;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that fisheries, in particular small-scale and coastal fisheries, must play a key role in maritime planning policies; takes the view that the regionalisation of the common fisheries policy should result in the introduction of an ecosystem-based management approach tailored to the needs of the Atlantic area, and in this connection considers that the Commission should be required to engage in prior consultations with the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) in the context of the implementation of the common fisheries policy and the management plans;

Amendment 22 #

Dimitar STOYANOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for an improvement in risk prevention and risk management capacities in the Atlantic in connection with maritime and land-based accidents, natural disasters and criminal activities, to be achieved by optimising coordination between all stakeholders, including private sector bodies, regional and local public bodies and civil society organisations, in relation to maritime safety, maritime surveillance and civil protection activities;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~an improvement~~ local, regional and cross- border partnerships to be set up with the aim of improving risk prevention and risk management capacities in the Atlantic in connection with maritime and land-based accidents, natural disasters and criminal activities;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the territorial dimension of the strategy is essential and should focus ~~on open~~both on linking the Atlantic area with the centre of Europe and linking up ~~the~~ Atlantic regions and cities, connecting the transport, energy and information networks, developing the rural and urban parts of the hinterland, and improving land- sea links;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the territorial dimension of the strategy is essential and should focus on opening up the Atlantic regions, – giving particular attention to the outermost regions – connecting the transport, energy and information networks, developing the rural and urban parts of the hinterland, and improving land-sea links;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the territorial dimension of the strategy is essential and should focus on opening up the Atlantic regions, connecting the transport, energy and information networks, developing the rural and urban parts of the hinterland, and improving land-sea links;(Does not affect English version.)

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the territorial dimension of the strategy is essential and should focus on opening up the Atlantic regions and making them more accessible, connecting the transport, energy and information networks, developing the rural and urban parts of the hinterland, and improving land- sea links, without forgetting the outermost and island regions;

Amendment 3 #

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the situation has become worse as a result of the European crisis and many regions in the Atlantic area have suffered setbacks in their levels of development;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers it necessary to pursue balanced growth among the regions, both maritime and inland, and to foster the urban dimension of the macro-region;

Amendment 31 #

François ALFONSI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that the motorways of the sea and maritime cabotage help to provide access to the Atlantic regions, increase trade, stimulate port- based economic activity, encourage tourism and reduce CO2 emissions; calls for them to be eligible for support under the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that the motorways of the sea and cabotage help to provide access to the Atlantic regions, increase trade, stimulate port- based economic activity, encourage tourism and reduce CO2 emissions; calls for them to be eligible for support under the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that the motorways of the sea help to provide access to the Atlantic regions, increase trade, stimulate port- based economic activity, encourage tourism and reduce CO2 emissions; c~~alls for them~~onsiders it important that CO2 emission reduction measures should allow for Atlantic seaborne trade and the specific features of the outermost regions, where the carriage of goods and passengers by sea is vital for territorial, social, and economic cohesion in the true sense; calls for the motorways of the sea to be eligible for support under the Connecting Europe Facility;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that there is no Atlantic corridor in the Commission proposals on the core network of trans-European transport networks and that too few Atlantic ports are proposed in this core network; considers it necessary to include other Atlantic ports as hub ports and intends to put forward proposals to this effect;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Regrets that there is no corridor covering the whole of the Atlantic ~~corridor~~area in the Commission proposals on the core network of trans-European transport networks and that too few Atlantic ports are proposed in this core network;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls for particular attention to be paid to regions affected by the restructuring of enterprises and sectors, and by the closure or relocation of enterprises, with the aim of promoting their re-industrialisation by generating synergies between port activity, logistics and the development of ancillary industries offering greater added value; also calls for a mechanism to be created for exchanging successful industrial practices among Atlantic Arc regions;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the strategy should encourage marine and maritime research and give businesses easier access to the findings of that research, with a view to improving scientific knowledge of the marine environment, encouraging innovation in maritime industries and allowing sustainable exploitation of marine resources;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is of the opinion that the strategy should contain an ambitious social dimension in order to promote training and access for young people to maritime professions, making use of traditions and accumulated professional experience but also creating new specialisations that can contribute to the sustainable development of fishing areas and help to improve the quality of life in these areas;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is of the opinion that the strategy should contain an ambitious social dimension in order to promote training and access for young people to maritime professions, as well as the consolidation of employment structures currently linked to the sea and their role in enabling the population to remain in coastal areas;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Atlantic area is composed of a rather disparate collection of regions and many of these regions have still not reached the Community's average income level, and thus remain under the convergence objective for the purposes of European cohesion policy;

Amendment 40 #

María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Believes that the Atlantic regions should invest in renewable energies in general with a view to exploiting the natural resources that they possess, thereby helping to achieve greater energy sustainability within their territories and meet the Europe 2020 targets;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that renewable marine energies comprise an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and the EU’s energy dependence; notes that the Atlantic area is particularly suitable for the ~~development of these energies~~promotion of new energy sources such as offshore wind energy using floating turbines and wave and tidal energy, and considers that public support is necessary to accompany private investment in these technologies;

Amendment 42 #

Dimitar STOYANOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that renewable marine energies comprise an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and the EU’s energy dependence; notes that the Atlantic area is particularly suitable for the development of these energies, owing to natural phenomena such as tides, and considers that public support is necessary to accompany private investment in these technologies;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the strategic importance of maritime transport along the Atlantic seaboard and links between the outermost regions and mainland areas; calls on the Commission to propose measures to simplify the administrative formalities in ports;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the strategic importance of maritime transport along the Atlantic seaboard; calls on the Commission to propose measures to simplify the administrative formalities in ports, without losing the ability to control and verify the correctness of operations and cargoes;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Emphasises the economic importance of the maritime industries in the Atlantic regions, especially the ship-building industry, which is experiencing an extremely difficult situation in some Atlantic regions, and for which the Commission needs to facilitate solutions; calls on the Commission to relaunch the LeaderSHIP 2015 initiative in order to strengthen the sector’s ability to compete on the global market;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises the importance of ~~fisher~~sea- fishing activities and aquaculture in the Atlantic regions, and is in favour of public support for the updating and modernisation of fishing vessels and of special differentiation as regards the characteristics and potential of artisanal coastal fishing and shellfishing;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises the importance of fisheries and aquaculture in the Atlantic regions, and is in favour of public support for the updating and modernisation of fishing vessels; is opposed to the Commission’s proposal to establish transferable fishing concessions, because this scheme would lead to fishing rights being concentrated in the hands of a small number of operators and, as a result, to the disappearance of many fishing businesses;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Highlights the role of tourism in the Atlantic regions, in particular the significant potential of the development of marin~~Maintains that high-quality sustainable tourism needs to be developed, since this constitutes a significant source of added value for the Atlantic regions; points out that backing for nautical tourism is a way to develop sports activities and boost cruise tourism;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Highlights the role of tourism in the Atlantic regions, in particular the significant potential of the development of marine tourism; emphasises the importance of promoting socially and economically sustainable tourism and of protecting the Atlantic region's ecosystem and biodiversity;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas a macro-regional strategy would be particularly well-suited to the Atlantic area; , for the purposes of: – promoting synergies among the various instruments and levels of action involved in spatial planning policies; – involving stakeholders (private sector, regional and local public authorities, civil society organisations) in designing and implementing spatial planning policies;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls for an external dimension to the Strategy to advance certain objectives and attract international investment to capitalise on the opportunities that exist and suggests that the marketing of the Atlantic Area as a place to invest in, visit and do business must be a key element of the Action Plan;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to establish the Atlantic macro-region and propose an action plan to implement the strategy ~~from 2014;~~ in the period from 2014 to 2020;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to propose an action plan to implement the strategy from 2014 based on a system of multi-level governance in which regional and local public authorities, private sector stakeholders and civil society organisations are more closely involved;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Emphasises the need to involve regional and local public authorities, the Atlantic Member States, private sector bodies and civil society organisations in drafting and implementing the action plan;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Suggests that the governance structure to implement the Action Plan must maximise the contribution of the many stakeholders and potential actors in the Atlantic Strategy and demands that a multi-level governance approach be applied to the elaboration, implementation, evaluation and review of the Action Plan;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for the action plan to be linked to the EU’s regional policy ~~and~~, the Integrated Maritime Policy~~; is of the opinion that efforts should also be made to facilit~~, research and innovation policy (Horizon 2020), and the Connecting Europe Facility; is of the opinion that it is essential to create synergies with other European policies in the areas of research and innovation, transport, the environment, energy, technology, tourism, fisheries and international cooperation);

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls for the action plan to be linked to the EU’s regional policy and Integrated Maritime Policy; is of the opinion that efforts should also be made to facilitate synergies with other European policies in the areas of research and innovation, transport, the environment, energy, fisheries and aquaculture, and international cooperation;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Draws attention to the important role the European Investment Banks, project bonds and public-private partnerships could play in providing funding for the investment required under the strategy;

Amendment 59 #

Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Believes that the thematic objectives proposed for the next programming period of the Structural Funds~~Insists that the future Atlantic strategy must be based on the thematic pillars of the Europe 2020 Strategy, which will make it possible to link the thematic contents with sectoral policies in an integrated way; takes the view, in this context, that the objectives and thematic concentration proposed for the five funds included in the common strategic framework for European cohesion policy for the next programming period should form the framework of the action plan~~, as they guide investment~~; underlines the objectives of ‘strengthening research, technological development and innovation’, ‘enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs’, ‘supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy’ and ‘promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures’;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas a macro-regional strategy ~~would be particularly well-suited to~~is essential in order to revitalise the Atlantic area;

Amendment 60 #