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Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas marine spatial planning and the ~~integr~~coordinated management of coastal areas are vital management tools when it comes to preventing conflicts and optimising interdependence between various sectors, and whereas, in that connection, ~~the move away from ICZM at EU level is deplorable~~greater coordination of national and regional management plans for coastal areas is needed;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, despite the move away from ICZM at EU level, it is essential to take account of land-sea interaction, to organise all maritime activities in such a way that they can co-exist and to avoid conflicts of use, manage interdependencies and ensure cooperation and good governance;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas land-sea interaction concerns in particular the pollution of the sea, often by land-based activities, while sea-based activities can also have consequences for operators on land, e.g. the fish processing sector, the construction of power plants, ports, dockyards and training facilities;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the gathering, processing and sharing of data are inherent to investment in the blue economy and are essential in order to guarantee the technical, economic and financial viability of such investment;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. considering that currently it is estimated that between 3 and 5% of the EU’s GDP comes from the overall maritime sector, which employs around 5.6 million people and generates EUR 495 billion for the European economy.

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas infinite economic growth is impossible on a finite planet;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas blue growth is no longer possible, as our present production and consumption already far exceed the carrying capacity of the seas;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas according to an estimate by the European Commission1a, the European Union’s fishing fleet exceeds the carrying capacity of Europe’s fish stocks by a factor of 2 to 3; __________________ 1aEuropean Commission non paper (2008) Reflections on further reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas blue growth must be fully consistent with the concept of sustainable development in a broad sense: environmental, economic and social;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas blue ~~growth must be~~development can be permitted only if it is fully consistent with the concept of sustainable ~~development~~use;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas one of those conditions is a definition that includes all the activities in the blue economy and whereas these must be analysed according to an integrated approach aimed at creating a blue ecosystem encompassing all stakeholders;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas blue growth must be fully consistent with the concept of sustainable development, which can only be achieved if the aims of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are rigorously pursued up to 2020;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the sustainable development of maritime policies should not replicate the mistakes that have been made on land, and environmental impact surveys should be carried out before the launch of new activities;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Concludes that ‘blue growth’ is an illusion;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the seas and oceans are a common good that must be maintained as such and must in no way be privatised;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the sustainable development of maritime activities should in addition have a strong social focus, and improved workers’ rights and job security will also help to drive growth;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the concept of ‘blue growth’ and the growth policy formulated in the EU 2020 Strategy;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the authorities must protect them from market speculation, over- exploitation and activities that could cause changes that have an adverse impact on life, biodiversity and the climate;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas a political aim is not a priority until it has a dedicated budget;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Calls on the Commission to abandon the ‘blue growth’ model and replace it with genuinely sustainable use of blue areas, within the carrying capacity of our planet;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)

Ec. whereas the authorities cannot open the door for commercialisation, and whereas economic activity must not be brought about under the criteria of growth and competitiveness that have caused the current crisis;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas coastal areas have specific characteristics which set them apart and determine their opportunities for development in the medium and long term;

Amendment 30 #

Sylvie GODDYN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission to take the European Parliament’s proposals into account and to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to draw up an non-exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms ~~and shipping;~~ , shipping, the cleaning up of the sea and port areas, undersea pipeline and cable burial, and seawater desalination; (The activities added above create jobs and some of them can alter the quality of the maritime environment. Boyan Slat’s proposal for cleaning up the seas is promising in this regard. The idea is to use the sea’s currents to channel plastic waste into a kind of giant funnel floating on the surface and then extract the waste from the water. Similarly, the seawater desalination sector continues to grow strongly. However, we still need to find an industrial use for the brines that flow back into the sea from desalination plants, as these are harmful for the ecosystem and the fishing industry. Finally, the burying of cables and oil pipelines is a booming business whose environmental impact should be tightly controlled.)

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy ~~that covers all exi~~with sustain~~g or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls~~ability criteria, giving details of each activity, as well as the type and degree of exploitation sought for each onf the Commission to draw up an non- exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms and shippingresources falling under the definition; points out that prospecting, new oil drilling activities, wind farms, genetic engineering, seaweed farming and industrial aquaculture projects that put small-scale fishing at risk must be banned;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to specify those activities in the EU most likely to be of use in developing and consolidating the blue economy and, to that end, to draw up an non- exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms and shipping;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to draw up an non-exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: maritime technology and innovation, sustainable fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, sustainable seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms and shipping;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the European Commission to focus not only on innovation in new activities but also to consider the potential for innovation offered by all maritime activities;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of fishing and aquaculture to the blue economy; considers that the competitiveness of fishing activities should go hand-in-hand with a sustainable management fish stocks in the framework of Common Fisheries Policy rules;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for the balanced development and stronger regulation of aquaculture projects so as not to cause degradation in the areas of in the vicinity of aquaculture facilities. Specifically the negative impact on local economies cause by the genetic degradation of wild fish stocks caused by escaped farmed fish, and the degradation in the context of habitat destruction and alteration alongside the chemical, pathogenic and parasitic contamination from large-scale intensive aquaculture on eco-systems.

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the seas and oceans are already subject to enormous anthropogenic pressure and to the problems which that pressure causes (pollution, environmental change, climate change, over-exploitation of resources, overfishing), but that they retain major reserves of unspoilt nature and of environments that are difficult of access and hence undamaged; considers that blue growth must not therefore be pursued at the expense of the conservation of marine natural resources, the restoration of those which have been lost, and measures which are certainly and demonstrably sustainable;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Urges the Commission, before it draws up a proposal for a definition, to carry out a proper, thoroughgoing assessment of the impact on biodiversity, the climate, fishing, the economy and jobs of activities for development under the banner of ‘the blue economy’;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out that while activities like fishing can have a traditional aspect, they also inherently contain the potential for innovation, e.g. the development of new fishery control tools, or the building of highly selective fishing vessels that are fuel efficient, emit relatively little CO2, and are safer and more comfortable;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas it is currently believed that the number of molecules in the sea is considerably greater than the number of molecules on land, and that they offer incredible potential for research in the fields of healthcare, cosmetics and biotechnology;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the need to concentrate on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure a sustainable ‘blue economy’;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses that the protection and safeguarding of marine natural environments are a fundamental precondition for being able to maintain, support and develop blue economies, such as fishing and tourism;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission in close coordination with Member States to assess the financial requirements for blue growth, in particular in terms of data gathering, research and training; suggests that a plan for such financing be drawn up by 2020;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to assess the financial requirements for blue growth, in particular in terms of data gathering, research and training; suggests that a plan for such financing be drawn up by 2020; insists in this regard on the contribution of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Deeply regrets the programming delays relating to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in certain Member States;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, job creation, business start-ups, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products, services and processes;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, SMEs, social enterprises, cooperatives, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ~~earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, environmental protection and~~mobilise the funding necessary for public institutions to carry out impact assessments and for civil society organisations to be involved in the process; points out that it must apply the salme ~~of innovative products and processes~~criteria in addressing research and training;

Amendment 49 #

Ian DUNCAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to earmark funding for innovation and blue growth to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, education and apprenticeships, reducing coastal poverty, biotechnological development, transport links, energy interconnectivity, shipbuilding and reparations, coastal access to broadband, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the integrated maritime policy acts as a strong lever for blue economy activities, especially when it comes to finding an integrated response to all the challenges now facing Europe’s seas;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to ~~earmark~~specify all of the European funds available to finance blue economy activities and concentrate them within a single platform accessible to citizens; calls for funding for innovation and blue growth to be earmarked to finance fundamental research, R&D, training, business start-ups, environmental protection and the sale of innovative products and processes;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reminds the European Commission that the aim of the European Strategic Investment Fund is to foster significant infrastructure investments and ensure the financing of innovative projects; thus asks the European Commission to add the development of the blue economy to the list of aims to be met for a project to be eligible for access to the European Strategic Investment Fund;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning to ensure the sustainable and coordinated development of the blue economy; and thus requests the strengthening of the governance of the Integrated Maritime Policy at both EU and maritime basin level;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of acquiring a more thorough knowledge of the oceans and improving the skills necessary to apply new technologies to the marine environment;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Insists that a blue economy KIC be set up to promote research in this field and to identify it as a priority aim of the EU rather than an optional maritime strand of an energy or food objective;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Invites the European Commission to set up an agency responsible for the development of the blue economy, data gathering, and the coordination of projects seeking to achieve this aim;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to take specific steps to enhance contacts and cooperation between the regional and national levels within the EU, by means of INTERREG, for example, and the sea basin strategies; calls on the Commission to bring together the international protagonists operating in the blue economy and take the lead in an international project to boost this new sector of economic activity;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to strengthen the role of fisheries development groups within the new CFP, providing them with more resources so that they can press ahead and improve their role and promote such inter-territorial cooperation;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Maintains that strategic planning should be laid down for blue economy activities, as should forms of direct financing and an action plan, in order to galvanise this sector into life by 2020; considers that each of the activities singled out should encompass specific ideas on subjects ranging from research cooperation through infrastructure investment and cooperation arrangements, which Member States should be called upon to implement by making use of EU funds, financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB), and private sector involvement, following the practices applied under the European Fund for Strategic Investments;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the concept of smart specialisation into sea basin strategies, so that maritime research and innovation acquire a regional focus and that regional core skills are promoted in a targeted manner;

Amendment 6 #

Ian DUNCAN

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women are underrepresented in the blue economy

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to encourage business creation in the blue economy by offering incentives for entrepreneurship and for start-ups likely to make their mark in the maritime sector;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that the Commission guarantee transparency in the use of funding and in ensuring that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain;

Amendment 62 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain;, in accordance with the European public share of the total funding in relation to any private share; (The opinion of the Committee on Fisheries must not jeopardise the scope for Public- Private Partnerships for research and European funding thereof. It is essential to involve private research establishments and businesses in research in the interests of innovation in the blue economy. The share of the total research results which is attributable to them should therefore be left in their domain.)

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain; , thereby promoting the dissemination of such findings;

Amendment 64 #

Norica NICOLAI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that the Commission guarantee that the findings of research that it has funded stay in the public domain, while at the same time ensuring that all interested parties have easy and open access to that information free of charge;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Urges the Commission to return to and to encourage marine spatial planning and the integrated management of coastal areas at EU level;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Maintains that it is necessary to determine and promote traditional, cultural, and tourism activities which can capitalise on the specific features of local communities and help to preserve non- industrial fishing;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to enhance and harmonise the systems that make it possible to process ~~and us~~, use and disseminate data;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission to promote the gathering of regularly updated scientific data on the situation with regard to marine stocks in EU waters and outside EU waters in cooperation with other international organisations;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to support both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes, ensuring that the blue economy perspective is included therein.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas peripheral and island regions often have a maritime focus, and the development of the blue economy contributes to ensuring the balance and equality of all territories of the EU;

Amendment 70 #

Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to support, coordinate and supplement1a both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes. in the EU Member States, which are primarily responsible for education. __________________ 1a In accordance with Article 6 TFEU. (In addition to support for the creation of innovation and employment, a targeted, coordinated approach to education is also needed, as is a certain amount of supplementation. Without European coordination and supplementation, there is a risk that incoherent decisions will be taken in the education system concerning the blue economy. Nonetheless, higher education and vocational training are matters for which the national authorities of the Member States concerned are responsible. This should be explicitly stated.)

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to support ~~both higher education and vocational t~~awareness-raising among young people and help people learn more about the blue economy, rainsing~~, as well as lifelong learning programmes~~ its profile across all levels of education.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to support both higher education and vocational training, as well as lifelong learning programmes; expresses concern at the impact the EFSI will have on research and development considering the fact that 500 million is to be taken from Horizon 2020 over the next 5 years.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Insists that every encouragement be given to the setting up of training programmes bringing together all the maritime professions; stipulates in this respect that the interaction between the various maritime training courses should foster the development of integrated maritime activities and ensure that the skills acquired can be used in a broader context;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee the creation of local-level civil councils to monitor the exploitation of resources in marine areas (CCMERMAs), whose job it will be to review all kinds of extraction, production and academic proposals, and any other proposals, with a view to providing a completely binding opinion for the authorities responsible for approving such projects. They will also be available as additional bodies for the follow-up and monitoring of those projects. Once a project has been implemented, a negative report from the CCMERMA could prevent the start of operations. It will be mandatory to consult CCMERMAs, their decisions will be binding, and they must be provided with all existing information on projects involving intensive capitalisation of marine and oceanographic resources that are planned in the area for which they are responsible;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Given that water is recognised as a common good, at least 85% of those comprising CCMERMAs will be civil society representatives from the areas closest to those in which projects are being carried out. CCMERMAs will include representatives of local residents (neighbourhood associations, etc.), and will also include, as a minimum, associations of professionals with links to the sea, trade unions, environmental organisations and universities. The remaining 15% will comprise representatives of local government and of the public authorities responsible for managing marine resources at local, national, state and European level.

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Given that the initial proposal regarding the intensive capitalisation of marine and oceanographic resources entitled ‘The Blue Economy’ stems from the circles surrounding the elitist Club of Rome, which in no way represents the majority of society, but which does play a key role in disseminating the concept, as shown by its involvement in conferences held for that purpose in various countries over the past decade, and given that Monsanto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, DuPont, BP and Algenol, as well as many other multinationals, are already well placed when it comes to the strategy for the intensive exploitation of marine and oceanographic resources, and that EU legislation could result in an increase in private control over common goods of an aquatic nature that are recognised as such for humanity in a great many international treaties, the Commission must establish an insurmountable level of control, guaranteeing that every kind of activity linked to Blue Capitalism is controlled and implemented by public institutions, which have sole rights of exploitation, with private exploitation being banned outright.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas under the previous CFP fisheries development groups proved to be very useful as tools for creating employment and wealth, and social and territorial cohesion, as well as in taking decisions and playing an active role in their own development;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas particular attention should be paid to the outermost, island regions that are intrinsically linked to the blue economy, whose biotope is especially rich and whose specific climate offers opportunities for the development of new forms of marine energy production;

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Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,

Amendment 10 #

Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Alain CADEC, Gesine MEISSNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas the concept of the blue economy covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional or established and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism, pleasure sailing, and cruising, shipbuilding and ship-repairing, maritime works and protection of the coastline, prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore mineral resources, prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore energy resources, and biotechnology;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Commission to bring regular assessment to bear on the implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme in fields related to the blue economy and to publicise the findings; supports the establishment of a contractual Public Private Partnership for the maritime industry under the framework of Horizon 2020 and calls for it to be included in the work programme of Horizon 2020 for 2016/17.

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Commission to bring regular assessment to bear on the implementation of the Horizon 2020 programme in fields related to the blue economy and to publicise the findings; Considers that more efforts should be done to improve the link between research and the development of products on the markets ;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States (and regional authorities, including local communities) have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States, for example joint programming initiatives;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States, for example joint programming initiatives, moreover, in this regard project proposals that have direct impact on and direct input to the blue economy should be given priority;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and between regions, for example joint programming initiatives and/or macroregional strategies; highlights the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region as a best practice of addressing shared challenges and exploiting joint opportunities;

Amendment 105 #

Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States regional authorities and maritime and fisheries clusters have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States regional authorities and maritime and fisheries clusters, for example joint programming initiatives;.

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regional authorities, for example joint programming initiatives;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and with non-EU countries (Union for the Mediterranean, Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation), for example joint programming initiatives;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States, for example joint programming initiatives; Calls on cooperation and partnerships between Member states to contribute to targeting more effectively the funding available through EU and national instruments ;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Points out that the Member States and regions have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regions, for example joint programming initiatives;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the concept of the blue economy covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, biotechnology, tourism, pleasure sailing, and cruising, shipbuilding and ship-repairing, maritime works and protection of the coastline, ~~prospecting for, and~~ exploitation of, renewable offshore mieneralgy resources,; whereas the concept of the blue economy should not include prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore eminergyal resources~~, and biotechnolog~~ which are likely to put additional pressure on already overexploited and degradeted marine and coastal ecosystems and marine biodiversity;

Amendment 110 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the multi-disciplinary nature of marine and maritime research; stresses the importance of supporting a cross-cutting endeavour which affects the various sectors and disciplines of marine and maritime research;

Amendment 111 #

Zigmantas BALČYTIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that some countries still do not coordinate marine research combining the possibilities of marine entrepreneurship, marine environment conservation and research institution potential; calls for a regional approach and promotion of closer cooperation among coastal Member States in the implementation of the objectives of the blue economy;

Amendment 112 #

Michela GIUFFRIDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses the interest of Member States in expanding cooperation basis with the States of the Mediterranean south shore, already insert in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy, points out the strategic importance of the Mediterranean basin for the development of the external relations of the Union, therefore invites Member State to consider the introduction of the model of blue economy as an additional tool for cooperation itself.

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to establish favourable regulatory and legal conditions for investing in renewable energy in the blue economy, and to bring forward a clear and stable framework of support for research, businesses and government that will allow for increased investment in innovative projects to develop renewable energy;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to continue to build on successful regional research projects, such as BONUS

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Draws attention to the need to promote an integrated approach to different sectors of the Blue Economy, recognising and respecting the priorities of the different Member States and supporting them in developing these priorities;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to include support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy as an objective of EU development policy, the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean (EUROMED) and foreign policy;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls on the European Commission and its agencies to support Member States in the formulation and implementation of national and regional strategies for the development of the maritime economy;

Amendment 118 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; ~~maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in th~~therefore urges Member States and regional authorities to invest in an ambitious social dimension of blue pgro~~fessional status and social stand~~wth and maritime literacy ing o~~f several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for thes~~rder to promote training and access for young people two ~~trends to be reversed without delay~~maritime professions;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the concept of the blue economy covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism, pleasure sailing, and cruising, shipbuilding and ship-repairing, maritime works and protection of the coastline, prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore mineral resources, ~~prospecting for, and~~ exploitation of, offshore ~~energy resources~~wind and marine energy, and biotechnology;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, ~~though not confined to,~~ researchers, engineers, ~~and~~ technicians, and workers - to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delays;;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; ~~maintains that this shortcoming is~~and acknowledges that the invaluable human capital of existing qualified professionals living in Member States that have suffered the most from the ongoing economic crisis and have high unemployment rates risks to be lost; maintains that this shortcoming and scarce valorisation of existing professionals are closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these ~~two~~ trends to be reversed without delay;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delay; believes that working with the private sector in drawing up plans for training engineers and technicians could go a long way towards achieving this objective;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delaytherefore urges Member States, regional authorities, educational institutions and the Industry to coordinate, create synergies and identify crosscutting research issues in the blue economy area, in order to promote training and access for young people to blue growth related professions;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support both higher education and professional and continuous training programmes, and to ensure that these programmes incorporate blue economy perspectives

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Furthermore, considering that the blue economy has traditionally been and still is very much dominated by men, it is now opportune for us to acknowledge that this is the ideal time to entice women to this economical niche;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Considers that proper development of the Blue Economy requires the dignity of the professions associated with it and the creation of stable employment with rights;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on the Commission to gather and analyse data related to maritime careers at all levels (from law to engineering and environmental managers, from diving instructors to seaman and maritime technicians) and use such data to explore job opportunities at various levels - traditional, emerging and completely new ones which may come into existence;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;deleted

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘'eco- innovation’' that is not relying on finite resources, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas growth based on finite resources is a forward flight to nowhere and whereas the oceans are plenty of renewable resources and sustainable potentialities;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should ~~be focused on~~, among others, take into account ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, ~~and~~ sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates), reconversion of activities in marine reserve's coastal areas and communities, namely in transport and tourism; urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that investment in the blue economy should be focused on ‘eco- innovation’, resource efficiency, the circular economy, nature conservation, coastal protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable use of resources (ensuring that their rates of use do not, in the long term, exceed their natural regeneration rates); urges the Commission to incorporate these principles into present and future support programmes;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Believes that there should be a stronger focus on the role of the sea in tourism and on its sustainability, considering that however the impact of such an economy may not be directly on the sea, but could have indirect adverse effects as well on inland areas;

Amendment 134 #

Ulrike RODUST, Alain CADEC, Sofia RIBEIRO, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers that public investment, especially in some Member States, plays a decisive role in promoting the development and full exploitation of the potential of the Blue Economy;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate innovation, the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the possible creation of a future KIC focused on the blue economy and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining ~~and~~, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 137 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, local authorities, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, and EFSI when available), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation with appropriate salaries that are proportionate to productivity, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 14 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Antonio TAJANI, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the development of the blue economy should focus on sustainable economic activities that meet the needs of current and future generations and generate prosperity for society;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the European Fund for Strategic Investments and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;

Amendment 141 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Emphasises that investment in the blue economy requires a mix of project focuses, from big infrastructure projects which require the market confidence of public funding, to diverse, small scale investments in SMEs, which require additional assistance in accessing funding;

Amendment 143 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Emphasises that the onshore industries which support the offshore blue economy are the vital link to ensuring marine innovation improves the lives of everyone across the EU, and calls on the Commission to provide for greater support for these onshore industries;

Amendment 144 #

Ulrike RODUST, Alain CADEC, Sofia RIBEIRO, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of Member States to promote smart specialisation strategies with a view to creating and exploiting value chains linked to the many and varied blue economy activities; considers that the development of clusters or ‘'hyperclusters’' implies that Member States must play an active role in fostering synergies between sectors;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of Member States to promote specialisation strategies with a view to creating and exploiting value chains linked to the many and varied blue economy activities; considers that the development of clusters or ‘hyperclusters’ implies that Member States must play an active role in fostering synergies between sectors; considers that strategies for maritime research and technological development could pilot in a single sea basin at first and hence serve for the wider blue economy as a best practice example;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 147 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of Member States to promote specialisation strategies with a view to creating and exploiting value chains linked to the many and varied blue economy activities; considers that the development of clusters or ‘hyperclusters’ implies that Member States must play an active role in ~~fostering synergies between sectors~~bringing together economic and social players to form synergies between sectors, as part of an overall strategic vision;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls for increased support for SMEs, which constitute the vast majority of the aqua tourism sector, in ensuring that existing and new jobs are sustainable, high quality, and all year round;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the importance of maritime spatial planning for the sustainable and coordinated development of maritime activities;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the development of the blue economy needs firmly embedded scientific knowledge, this being the starting point for research and innovation, and whereas the scientific and technological fields related to the blue economy are widely diverse;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Draws attention to the negative development and clear deterioration of some of the more traditional sectors of the Blue Economy (such as fisheries and shipbuilding and repair), especially in areas where they functioned as authentic anchor activities, boosting economic activities either upstream or downstream, creating jobs and promoting development; considers that any EU strategy on the Blue Economy should not forget these activities and regions, and should highlight the potential of innovation in reversing this decline;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Considers that the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive in a timely manner will foster investment in the blue economy as it provides the necessary certainty;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Draws attention to the importance of public or majority-owned state companies in areas such as merchant shipping, port management, the shipping industry and maritime and coastal defence works; rejects the vision that tends only to focus on the private sector and believes that the strengthening and modernisation of the public sector can be an important driving force behind the promotion of the Blue Economy;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Stresses in this context the importance of land-sea interactions and Integrated Coastal Zone Management;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13c. Suggests evaluating the possibility of extending the scope of action of the European Maritime Safety Agency, as a way of strengthening coordination, cooperation and support to Member States in the development and full use of the Blue Economy’s potential; in stressing the key role of Member States in this area, considers that this could be an important stimulus towards achieving this goal;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)

13d. Considers that the implementation of strategies, plans and programmes, as well as specific national legislation, may provide a political and institutional framework which is more favourable to the development of the Blue Economy in the various Member States; stresses that these strategies, plans and programmes, together with specific national legislation, should contribute to harmonious and sustainable interaction between human activities and the marine and coastal environment;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)

13e. Stresses that the sovereignty of Member States in their exclusive economic zones and over their resources on the continental shelf should be respected, subject to the necessary deepening of cooperation for the sustainable development of the Blue Economy and the preservation of the marine environment;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that coastal and island communities should be fully involved at every stage in the development of the blue economy, this being a sine qua non for realising its potential in terms of innovation, jobs, prosperity, and sustainable development. Acknowledges the potential and the need for innovative solutions regarding floating city expansion;;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that coastal and island communities should be fully involved at every stage in the development of the blue economy, this being a sine qua non for realising its potential in terms of innovation, jobs, prosperity, and sustainable development; advocates greater appreciation and a substantial increase in the budget of the Community- Based Local Development Programmes;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Urges the Commission and the Member States to incorporate gender perspectives at all stages of the development of the blue economy and to foster and increase women’s genuine participation therein

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the protection and safeguarding of natural marine environments are a fundamental requirement to maintain, support and develop the blue economy activities, such as fishing and tourism;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 (new)

- Calls on the Commission to encourage the creation of new businesses in the Blue Economy, encouraging entrepreneurship and the creation of startups with strong potential in the maritime area.

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a (new)

(a) Considers that environmentally healthy coastal and maritime areas are key for sustainable human activities; calls therefore for the full implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework directive;

Amendment 162 #

Gabriel MATO, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Alain CADEC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Acknowledges the diversity and particularity of coastal and island communities and calls for the adoption of exceptional measures in order to efficiently promote the development of the blue economy in these areas by alleviating investment barriers and creating favourable conditions for growth;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Considers that environmentally healthy coastal and maritime areas are key for sustainable human activities; calls therefore for the full implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework directive;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. All concerned sectors´ interests should be taken into account at an equitable manner at every stage in the development of the blue economy, namely when designing maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management.

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Considers that the governance of Integrated Maritime Policy should be strengthened at EU and sea-basin levels;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Sector-based approache~~An integrated approach for all sectors

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Advocates the application of an integrated approach to all sectors of the Blue Economy based on an Ecosystem-based approach to human activities, which implies an understanding of the relationships between human society and the ecosystems that support it, including their carrying capacity and the concept of cumulative impacts, and how this can inform management decisions; (This paragraph is meant to be the first paragraph under the sub heading)

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for more active support for modernisation and sustainable development of the fisheries sector, laying emphasis on small-scale fisheries and seeking to make fishing gear more selective and reduce the environmental impact of fishing, in addition to providing more effective ways to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; recalls that mapping and classification of resource habitat are essential for the establishment of a viable, sustainable and well managed fisheries sector; maintains that scientific fisheries-related data forming a basis for political decision- taking should be made public in their entirety;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for more active support for modernisation and sustainable development of the fisheries sector, laying emphasis on small-scale fisheries and seeking to make fishing gear more selective and reduce the environmental impact of fishing, in addition to providing more effective ways to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; maintains that non-confidential scientific fisheries-related data forming a basis for political decision- taking should be made public in their entirety;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas viable marine ecosystems are a precondition for exploiting the resources of the seas and oceans

Amendment 170 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for more active support for modernisation and sustainable development of the fisheries sector and processing of fishery products, as well as for the creation of higher value added, laying emphasis on small-scale fisheries and seeking to make fishing gear more selective and reduce energy consumption by sectors of activity as well as the environmental impact of fishing, in addition to providing more effective ways to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; maintains that scientific fisheries-related data forming a basis for political decision- making should be made public in their entirety;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for more active support for modernisation and sustainable development of the fisheries sector, laying emphasis on small-scale fisheries and seeking to make fishing gear more selective and reduce the environmental impact of fishing, in addition to providing more effective ways to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; ~~maintains that scientific fisheries-related data forming a basis for political decision- taking should be made public in their entirety;~~

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 1 (new)

- Advocates the need for cultural and natural attractions to be identified and promoted, safeguarding the small-scale fishing that is so important to local communities;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Considers that it may be opportune to declare a number of common maritime areas as 'no-go' zones to help pristine areas survive, and over-exploited areas of seabed to regenerate, and thus contribute to the future sustainability of our seas;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that the sustainable development of European aquaculture requires stronger support for scientific research and technological development related to the breeding of new species, especially indigenous species, in order to enable production and the supply of foodstuffs to be diversified and their quality enhanced while raisensuring sustainable sourcing of feed, avoiding escapes by adopting technical standards, minimising biodiversity impacts and by reducing the impact of chemicals and medicine use; Calls for stronger support for scientific research and technological development related to the effects of aquaculture on wider ecosystems, including the development of measurable targets and indicators; Underlines the importance of early and effective public participation and redirection of public funding and trade towards environmentally responsible aquaculture; Advocates to integrate environmental - and wider sustainability criteria - in production standards and labelling, t~~he level of environmental safety;~~ o reward responsible producers and to better inform consumer choices as this sector expands ;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 176 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that the sustainable development of European aquaculture requires stronger support for scientific research and technological development related to the breeding of new species, especially indigenous species, as well as in the field of the development of new or significantly improved products, including waste treatment, in order to enable production and the supply of foodstuffs to be diversified and their quality enhanced while raising the level of environmental safety; calls for support for the transition from conventional aquaculture production methods to organic aquaculture, e.g. closed recirculation aquaculture systems;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on proper regulation related to aquaculture including feeding of fish in fishfarms in order to avoid as much as possible uneaten feed ending up on the sea bed, and to promote the removal of anthropogenic items deposited on the sea bed because of fish farm operations such as concrete weights, ropes etc;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Calls on the Member States to introduce measures to mitigate alteration of water quality via addition of oils and fats when feed-fish are fed to fish in fishfarms since any introduced oils and fats may be transported by sea currents to inshore areas where they can be a nuisance to coastal users including bathers and divers;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that, for reasons to do with energy consumption, merchant shipping, compared with other ways of carrying goods, is increasingly assuming decisive importance; calls for resources to be channelled in order to support innovation and regulatory action in this sector with a view to improving energy efficiency, ~~diversifying primary energy sources, and reducing noxious emissions;~~ applying renewable fuels and energy sources (e.g. wind) , proper cross- enforcement of European legislation on ship source pollution and reducing noxious emissions, including black carbon, according the Clean Ship Concept 1 b ; __________________ 1bCommunication from the Commission - An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union {COM(2007) 574 final)} {SEC(2007) 1278}

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas innovation and sustainability should be the key pillars of the blue economy to generate growth and jobs ;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that, for reasons to do with energy consumption~~, merchant~~ and technical ease of conversion into LPG, merchant and fluvial shipping, compared with other ways of carrying goods, is increasingly assuming decisive importance; calls for resources to be channelled in order to support innovation in this sector with a view to improving energy efficiency, diversifying primary energy sources, and reducing noxious emissions;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes that, for reasons to do with energy consumption, merchant shipping, compared with other ways of carrying goods, is increasingly assuming decisive importance; calls for resources to be channelled in order to support innovation in this sector with a view to improving energy efficiency, diversifying primary energy sources, and reducing noxious emissions; requests that a tax on CO2 emissions be levied, at the borders of the Union, on international freight carriers, so as to once again include, in the price of imported goods, the costs of the negative effects caused by these activities;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Reiterates the need to take immediate actions in maritime transport in terms of efficiency improvements and speeding-up the decarbonisation of the sector, and that the development and the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as a cleaner transitional fuel should be encouraged for this sector;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship-repairing and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competition and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; ~~maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding industry in its different forms;~~

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship-repairing and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competition and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding and ship-repairing industryies in ~~its~~their different forms;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding, ship-repairing and ship- re~~pair~~trofitting and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, ~~could create contexts less exposed to international competition~~by taking advantage of European know-how and competitive advantages and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding industry in its different forms;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship-repairing and their links to other sectors – including the steel industry, merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competition ~~and might help to~~by aspiring towards a reverse in the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding and special steels industries industry in its different forms;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points to the strategic importance of shipbuilding and ship-repairing and their links to other sectors – including merchant shipping, fisheries, and cruise tourism; considers that a commitment to technological innovation and a high degree of specialisation, which could lead to gains in added value, could create contexts less exposed to international competition and might help to reverse the downturn that the sector has been undergoing; maintains that specific support should be provided to revitalise and modernise the European shipbuilding industry in its different forms, including tariff and non-tariff protectionist measures;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission to fully reexamine its policy towards the European shipbuilding industry and strongly endorses special aid intended for the restart and modernisation of shipbuilding in Europe;

Amendment 19 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Antonio TAJANI, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources, and the ways in which these interact with human activities and the environmental and cumulative impacts of the latter activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Notes that European sea and coastal tourism is facing competition from third countries; points out that the EU should capitalise on its cultural richness to offer sustainable and high quality maritime and coastal tourism services; considers that cultural heritage and maritime and coastal tourism can play a distinctive role in attracting more consumers and businesses by diversifying the tourism offer; emphasizes the positive contribution of cultural heritage, sea and coastal tourism to Europe's goals of sustainable economic growth and job creation;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that studies on ~~coastal erosion and~~ecosystem resilience and restoration as well as natural based solutions such as Green Infrastructures 1 c to prevent coastal erosion and - as a last resort for remediation - maritime works to protect the coastline are a key blue economy ~~sector~~areas that isare becoming more important in the light of climate change; calls for greater EU support for th~~is sector;~~ese areas; __________________ 1cGreen Infrastructure (GI) (COM(2013) 249 final)

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that studies on coastal erosion and maritime works to protect the coastline are a key blue economy sector that is becoming more important in the light of climate change; calls for greater EU support for this sector; and flexibility for areas with distinct coastline profile and repeated occurrences of disasters due to coastal erosion;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Considers that~~Maintains the need for the EU to first look at mitigating the causes of coastal erosion as a precursor to studies on coastal erosion and maritime works to, which can help protect the coastline ares this is a key blue economy sector ~~tha~~, and it is becoming more important in the light of climate change;, thus calls for greater EU support for thise sector;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that studies on coastal erosion, the degradation of coastal systems (pollution and loss of biodiversity) and maritime works to protect the coastline are a key blue economy sector that is becoming more important in the light of climate change; calls for greater EU support for this sector;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans~~, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all~~ in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising sustainable domestic resources ~~and diversifying energy source~~, meeting our climate and energy targets and diversifying energy sources; underlines that this emerging sector is in need of focussed innovation and demonstration financing programmes beyond ongoing projects; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to include data research on waves, currents and salinity and allow for technology transfer ~~requirements~~, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; further understands that Europe's seas and oceans have the potential to contribute significantly towards meeting the EU's climate and energy targets; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 197 #

Esther DE LANGE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; draws attention, in this respect, to the importance of developing innovative sources of clean energy and ‘blue’ energy, such as tidal stream energy, wave energy and osmotic energy, as referred to by the Commission in its communication of 20 January 2014 on blue energy; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, ~~be it in the form of fossil fuels and~~ above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans~~, be it~~ in the form of ~~fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewable~~renewables, and in no way in form of fossil fuels, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is a ~~great deal of ignorance~~a serious lack of information and data about the seas and oceans, their resources, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans~~, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables,~~ has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels and above all in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources ~~and~~, diversifying energy sources and contributing to EU energy security objectives ; Highlights in this respect the importance of investments in research and innovation in renewable energies and storage technologies including marine energy ; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Points out that energy from the seas and oceans, be it in the form of fossil fuels ~~and above all~~, in particular hydrocarbons, or in the form of renewables, has great potential from the point of view of utilising domestic resources and diversifying energy sources; stresses that prospection for, and the exploitation of, these resources has to allow for technology transfer requirements, especially as regards the training of skilled and highly qualified workers, as well as meeting stringent environmental sustainability criteria; draws attention to the potential multiplier effect of these activities in terms of jobs and related activities, both upstream and downstream;

Amendment 203 #

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Points out that the optimal location of power generators to harness blue energy, such as wind, wave or solar energy, ocean currents, osmotic power, thermal energy conversion, can depend on a number of factors, including water depth, seabed conditions, oceanographic characteristics and distance from shore, therefore, believes that harmonising the data collected in the different national programmes on bathymetry, seabed characteristics or vertical ocean profiles can assist in site selection and licensing policies for renewable energy developments; stresses also that further research in marine energy solutions is a must to be able to develop affordable, cost-effective and resource-efficient energy technology solutions;

Amendment 204 #

Alain CADEC, Gesine MEISSNER, Alyn SMITH, Sofia RIBEIRO, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Davor Ivo STIER, Ulrike RODUST, Angélique DELAHAYE, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Isabelle THOMAS, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses that renewable marine energies are an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and EU energy dependence, achieve greater energy sustainability and meet the Europe 2020 targets; points out that in this regard offshore grids between the Member States are of great importance;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that Europe's seas and oceans have significant carbon dioxide storage potential, to be utilised as part of a future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) network, which could help to significantly reduce European carbon emissions, particularly industrial emissions, and help to achieve the EU's 2050 climate goals; specifically stresses that CCS policy could help to combine a thriving blue economy with the EU goals for an Energy Union and the EU Energy Security Strategy; Firmly believes that the North Sea is in a prime position to aid the development of this technology, due to a friendly policy environment in neighbouring member states and favourable geographic and geological conditions;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Underlines that there is a lack of a complete legal framework in the area for both marine mineral resources (lack of exploitation regulation) and marine biological resources (lack of any legal framework), together with significant knowledge gaps on the environmental impacts on marine ecosystems from deep- sea mining as well as bioprospecting; advocates that any activities in these sectors, weather in the exclusive economic zones of Member States or by European companies in international waters, have to be in line with existing European legislations to protect the marine environment, including the relevant Directives on environmental Impact Assessment, Birds and Habitat or public participation and transparency;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea water;the identification of areas off limits from mining, environmental impact assessment and the application of other EU environmental acquis, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the European Parliament Scientific Bodies' recommended policy options 1 d in the relevant sector, notably to promote the reuse and recycling of minerals as preferred option to deep sea mining and the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; __________________ 1dTechnology options for deep-seabed exploitation - Tackling economic: STOA Options Brief 03-2015

Amendment 208 #

Ulrike RODUST, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Alain CADEC, Sofia RIBEIRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted ~~State~~ involvement of the state, local and regional coastal authorities, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea water;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission to propose and update a non-exhaustive list of maritime activities (e.g. offshore energy production, deep-sea mining, sand and gravel exploitation at sea etc.) requiring prior environmental impact assessments; considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, ~~environmental impact assessment,~~ analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea water;

Amendment 21 #

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the~~re is a great deal of ignorance about the~~ full potential of seas and oceans, their resources, and the ways in which these resources interact with human activities ~~– whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those point~~and enhance the European economy is still unknown, and whereas inadequate knowledge of the potential of the seas and oceans severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;

Amendment 210 #

Antonio TAJANI, Maria SPYRAKI, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Consid~~Expresses strong concerns ~~that~~regarding prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailebecause these industrial activities are of a rather short life span, are not leading to long term employment creation and are likely to irreversibly destroy benthic ecosystems affecting also future generations; calls therefore for a moratorium on any offshore prospection and min ~~extracting minerals dissolved in sea water~~ing activity;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 212 #

Antonio TAJANI, Maria SPYRAKI, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Advocates a coordinated and strong EU involvement in the International Seabed Authority to ensure an effective and precautionary environmental regulatory framework to prevent adverse impacts of deep-sea mining exploration and exploitation, including Areas of Particular Environmental Interest (APEIs), as well as societal impacts of deep-sea mining and bioprospecting on local communities and to guarantee full data transparency;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Deep-sea mining and access to Marine Mineral Resources (MMR) contribute to affordable access to essential raw materials which remains a priority for the competitiveness of EU industry;

Amendment 214 #

Antonio TAJANI, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Mineral Resources in deep-sea, as a potential source of raw materials, such as copper, zinc, gold, silver, lead, cobalt and manganese, have become particularly important in recent years;

Amendment 215 #

Antonio TAJANI, Maria SPYRAKI, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. In this context, reminds that the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Raw Materials has in its Strategic Implementation Plan identified seabed mining as an area to develop in the future.

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers marine- and ocean-related biotechnology to be a highly diversified sector which, taken as a whole, has immense potential from the point of view of engendering and applying new knowledge and creating new products and processes with high added value (new materials, foods, pharmaceutical ingredients, etc.); draws attention to the education and training requirements related to this sector, implying a need for Member States to shoulder a large measure of responsibility and for international cooperation to be pursued on a similarly comprehensive scale;deleted

Amendment 217 #

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers marine- and ocean-related biotechnology to be a highly diversified sector which, taken as a whole, has immense potential from the point of view of engendering and applying new knowledge and creating new products and processes with high added value (new materials, foods, pharmaceutical ingredients, etc.); draws attention to the education and training requirements related to this sector, implying a need for Member States to shoulder a large measure of responsibility together with the private sector, and for international cooperation to be pursued on a similarly comprehensive scale;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Urges the Commission to promote the rights of workers and guarantee safe working conditions in all sectors within the blue economy, whether already established or newly emerging;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point a (new)

(a) Emphasises the importance of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable forms of tourism that can constitute a significant source of added value for maritime areas;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation in the context of a rapidly increasing world population whereby our seas and oceans will be increasingly used for food, space, energy and minerals and thus needs a more systematic approach for its sustainable use; ;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Believes that it is imperative that underwater cultural heritage is given its due importance within the blue economy particularly since underwater cultural heritage can teach present-day societies about past exploitation of the sea, about human reactions to climate change and sea-level rises among others and furthermore since underwater cultural heritage is a resource for tourism;

Amendment 221 #

Alain CADEC, Gesine MEISSNER, Alyn SMITH, Sofia RIBEIRO, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Nicola CAPUTO, Davor Ivo STIER, Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI, Marlene MIZZI, Ulrike RODUST, Angélique DELAHAYE, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Michela GIUFFRIDA, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Maria SPYRAKI, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, Tonino PICULA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Emphasises the importance of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable forms of tourism that can constitute a significant source of added value for maritime areas;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Strongly supports the EC initiative included in its Communication to promote a Skills Alliance and a Knowledge Innovation Center on Blue economy

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans~~little is still known about the seas and oceans as regards the ways in which they function, their resources, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 26 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas marine ecosystems are fragile biodiversity hotspots that are sensitive to human activities, and it is becoming increasingly important to obtain and share accurate information on the location and extent of habitat types to facilitate the sound management, development and protection of sensitive areas;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. Whereas barriers to success in innovation in the blue economy lie not just with the scientific knowledge gap, which universities, businesses and research institutions are seeking to address through cutting edge research; but also lie significantly with barriers to funding from both public and private resources;

Amendment 28 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. Whereas the potential for exploiting marine resources to develop sustainable renewable energy resources could significantly contribute to the EU's energy security strategy through reducing Member States' reliance on non EU sources of energy;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas sustainably developing the blue economy could greatly boost growth and economic development, as well as job creation, especially in coastal and island countries and regions and in the outermost regions; (This AM applies throughout the text)

Amendment 3 #

Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 10 October 2007 on ‘An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union’ (COM(2007) 575),

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas developing the blue economy could greatly boost growth and economic development, as well as job creation, especially infor coastal ~~and island countries and regions and in the outermost regions~~regions, outermost regions and island countries, whilst taking into account the specific and diverse needs and differences of each geographical area;

Amendment 31 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Kaja KALLAS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas investments in developing the blue economy could greatly boost growth and economic development, for example through export of environmental technology, as well as job creation, especially in coastal and island countries and regions and in the outermost regions;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas different adequate levels of competence are to be considered in Blue Economy activities, namely the international, European and Member States level;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas investments in marine and maritime research and innovation will strengthen the position of the EU as a global leader in the field of maritime policy;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas the sectoral priorities for the development of the Blue Economy may differ from Member State to Member State, depending on the one hand, on the respective development record of traditional or established sectors and, on the other hand, on existing resources and the development potential of emerging sectors in each Member State;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas taking advantage of innovation opportunities in the blue economy requires a skilled, educated and adequately trained workforce; whereas there is currently a skills gap that must be tackled;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. having regard to the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses to innovation and jobs in the blue economy;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. Whereas increased investment in research and innovation associated with the seas and oceans may be a useful tool to support the goals of economic, social and territorial cohesion, tackling the asymmetries and growing differences between Member States;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the fact of exploiting the potential of the blue economy must not serve as a pretext for subjecting the seas and oceans to forms of exploitation of resources and growth models which have already shown themselves to be unsustainable, and whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation, without altering marine ecosystem balances and restoring existing ones;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the fact of exploiting the potential of the blue economy must not serve as a pretext for subjecting the seas and oceans to forms of unsustainable exploitation of resources ~~and growth models which have already shown themselves to be unsustainable~~, and whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation, without altering marine ecosystem balances;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 13 May 2013 on an ‘Action Plan for a Maritime Strategy in the Atlantic area. Delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ (COM(2013) 279),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the fact of exploiting the potential of the blue economy must not serve as a pretext for subjecting the seas and oceans to forms of exploitation of resources and growth models which have already shown themselves to be unsustainable, and whereas marine and ocean resources must be exploited strictly in accordance with the need for their sound management and conservation without altering marine ecosystem balances, using innovative methods to address marine pollution, especially the increasing volumes of plastic waste, plastiglomerate and disintegrating plastic microparticles, and recycle them without depleting resources;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas there is actually an international deep-sea mining rally ongoing, which the EU should not join with the motivation to grab its piece of the cake but rather as a proactive partner pushing for a smart, fair and sustainable approach, including the promotion of alternatives such as recycling and resource efficiency;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas numerous coastal and marine environmental management tools are supported by seabed mapping, including planning monitoring surveys by identifying areas likely to support a particular habitat of interest, or providing information to assist in locating and planning offshore projects, such as pier and marina development, coastal protection works, offshore wind farms and land reclamation, in an environmentally sustainable way;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas, in accordance with the article 190 of the Lisbon Treaty and the Rio+20 declaration, the precautionary principle and the ecosystem-based approach should be at the core of the management of any activities having an impact on the marine environment;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the state of marine and coastal biodiversity is declining, jeopardising increasingly needed ecosystem services as affirmed by the recently presented State Of the Environment Report 1 a , notably that the EU is not on track meeting is marine and costal biodiversity targets and that there is only poor implementation of marine environmental legislation; __________________ 1aSOER 2015 — The European environment — state and outlook 2015, European Environment Agency

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU has been producing a set of programmes and guidelines providing a framework for blue economy-related activities and innovation; whereas that framework should be judged according to its practical usefulness in supporting ~~Member States’ effort~~the efforts of Member States and regional and local authorities to develop the blue economy;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU has been producing a set of programmes and guidelines providing a framework for blue economy-related activities and innovation; whereas that framework should be judged according to its practical usefulness in supporting Member States’ and the industry's efforts to develop the blue economy;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. Whereas in several Member States, and especially in countries where the troika has intervened, investment levels - public and private - have been reduced to historically low levels, which has had and is having negative repercussions on the development of various sectors of the Blue Economy which should be taken into account and reversed;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy must be included in EU development policy, foreign policy and the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean and African countries bordering the Mediterranean, the East African island states in the Indian Ocean and the island states party to the ACP Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) must be seen as partners in the effort to establish a sustainable blue economy;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. Whereas there may be advantages in extending the scope of action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in order to cover a wider range of common issues associated with the promotion and sustainable development of the maritime economy;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas coastal and island communities are ~~key~~indispensable stakeholders in the debate on the potential of the blue economy and the manner of realising it;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas coastal and island communities' local and regional authorities are key stakeholders in the debate on the potential of the blue economy and the manner of realising it;

Amendment 52 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Antonio TAJANI, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Whereas European oceans and seas are very diverse varying from the depths of the Atlantic off Ireland to the depths of the Black Sea off Romania and from the cold seas in the Arctic to the warm waters of the Mediterranean;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas tourism contributes to 5% of the EU's GDP, 12 million jobs and 2.2 million enterprises; whereas cultural tourism equals to almost 40% of pan- European tourism; whereas sea and coastal tourism accounts for one third of all tourist activities in Europe, employing 3.2 million workers;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission communication entitled ‘'Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth’'; points out that the communication is of limited scope, confined as it is to relatively few sectors (deep-sea mining, energy, and biotechnology, for example); calls on the Commission to adopt an integrated and more comprehensive approach encompassing the challenges of innovation and job creation over the whole varied range of interacting sectors making up the blue economy;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission communication entitled ‘Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth’; points out that the communication ~~is of limited scope, confined as it is to relatively few sectors (deep-sea mining, energy, and biotechnology, for example)~~does not cover all sectors making up the blue economy; calls on the Commission to adopt a more comprehensive approach encompassing the challenges of innovation and job creation over the whole varied range of sectors ~~making up the blue economy~~;

Amendment 56 #

Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission communication entitled ‘Innovation in the Blue Economy: realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth’; points out that the communication is of limited scope, confined as it is to relatively few sectors ~~(deep-sea mining, energy, and biotechnology, for example)~~and deplores the inclusion of deep-sea mining whose environmental impact is still highly uncertain and likely to irreversibly destroy benthic ecosystems; calls on the Commission to adopt a more comprehensive approach encompassing the challenges of innovation and job creation over the whole varied range of sectors making up the blue economy;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in ~~broad~~specific terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activities, be they traditional or emerging;

Amendment 58 #

Rolandas PAKSAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in broad terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, inland waters and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activities, be they traditional or emerging;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in broad terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activitiedetailed and unambiguous terms; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation in all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, be they traditional or emerging;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Parliament Resolution of 27 February 2014 on specific actions in the Common Fisheries Policy for developing the role of women,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new)

- Advocates the need for strategic planning of activities in the Blue Economy, direct methods of funding and an action plan in order to boost this sector by 2020. Each of the identified activities shall include a number of specific ideas, ranging from cooperation in research, investment in infrastructure and cooperation mechanisms - which Member States are invited to implement using EU funds, the financing of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the involvement of the private sector as is the case with the European Fund for Strategic Investments.

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Member States to carry out a scientific analysis and quantification of the extent of their existent blue economy activities; also calls on the Commission to carry out a census of the numerous projects that it has financed in the past that were relevant to the blue economy;

Amendment 62 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Alain CADEC, Ulrike RODUST, Gesine MEISSNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that seas and oceans are already under tremendous anthropic pressure and related consequences (pollution, environment and climate change, overexploitation of resources, overfishing etc.), however seas and oceans still retain important ecosystems reserves that are inaccessible and thus intact; therefore, the blue economy should consider to protect, restore and maintain seas and oceans' ecosystems, biodiversity, resilience and productivity; the precautionary principle and the ecosystem approach should be at the core of the blue economy;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for the development of a unified European maritime industrial strategy which should bring together EU initiatives on all maritime-related sectors;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Defends that the value and services, including non-monetary services, associated to marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning should be taken into real consideration on blue growth initiatives and investments.

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its ~~growth~~sustainable development and job- creating potential;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) following the completion of the above mentioned scientific analysis and census, and with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential, with a particular focus on regions which are highly dependent on fishing;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level), with a particular focus on SMEs, with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, regional, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- Having regard to the Communication from the Commission on "A European Strategy for more Growth and Jobs in Coastal and Maritime Tourism" of February 2014;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with Member States, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job- creating potential and to take particular account of start-ups, small and medium- sized enterprises and family businesses;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Urges the Commission to encourage the compilation of periodic, up-to-date scientific data on the state of marine populations both within and outside of EU waters in collaboration with other international organisations

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that the European oceans and seas are very diverse and it is therefore essential that the European Commission does not adopt a 'one-size- fits-all' approach, as such, the European Commission needs to start dividing the European seas and oceans into zones, each zone having its own exigencies covered and initiatives offered for tailor- made solutions;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to launch a comprehensive study on the importance and weight of the blue economy for the European Union;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the sustainable development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledge and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term;

Amendment 75 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in ~~knowledge~~research and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment and its economic potential, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term;

Amendment 76 #

Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledge ~~and~~; deplores the short- and long- term impact that cuts in public R&D investment are having on national research programmes; and takes the view that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledge and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term, not jeopardising, in the meantime, the financing of already existing and running programmes;

Amendment 78 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the fact that many Member States do not comprehend and fully utilize the opportunities of the blue economy effectively losing growth and profit potential;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the importance of strategically planning the funding of the blue growth sectors; is of the opinion that prioritizing and focusing on a few targeted priorities will increase the impact of financing;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- Having regard to the Competitiveness Council conclusions of 4 December 2014 entitled "Strengthening tourism by leveraging Europe' cultural, natural and maritime heritage";

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the close links between the blue economy and the green economy, especially with regard to innovative methods to clean up the seas and profitably recycle quantities of foreign, environmentally-damaging and, on occasion, carcinogenic plastic;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for legal obligations, clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – transparent and more accessible and ~~more~~ fully interoperable ~~and~~; calls for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible ~~and~~, more fully interoperable, and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public, however, ensuring that funds are not wasted and projects are not duplicated;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and more fully interoperable and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public with a view to fostering innovation;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible ~~and~~, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;

Amendment 85 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Kaja KALLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and more fully interoperable and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public, whilst safeguarding the confidentiality of any data that are of strategic importance to Member States (relating to defence, security, the economy);

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and more fully interoperable and for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public. Investing in data acquisition projects will also contribute to productivity and increased innovation;

Amendment 87 #

Miriam DALLI, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible ~~and~~, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Believes that in order to ensure the sustainable development of the blue economy, it will be necessary to create and successfully manage cohesive marine and maritime actions; calls for the setting up of a European Maritime Super Agency that will take ownership of all aspects related to the sea and oceans and that will bring together the relevant agencies that already exist under one management team to coordinate all the activities that directly impact different aspects of the blue economy;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the findings of publicly funded research~~, as a matter of principle,~~ to be placed in the public domain and for that principle to be binding on partners in EU research programmes; calls onfor the provision of open access to the data supporting the results of said research; urges the Commission to set up the Horizon 2020 research information platform as quickly as possible;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)

- having regard to the final declaration adopted at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012;

Amendment 90 #

Clare MOODY, Theresa GRIFFIN, Jude KIRTON-DARLING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the economically insensitive findings of publicly funded research, as a matter of principle, to be placed in the public domain and for that principle to be binding on partners in EU research programmes; calls on the Commission to set up the Horizon 2020 research information platform as quickly as possible;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the findings of publicly funded research, as a matter of principle, to be placed in the public domain for non- commercial uses, and for that principle to be binding on partners in EU research programmes; calls on the Commission to set up the Horizon 2020 research information platform as quickly as possible;

Amendment 92 #

Dario TAMBURRANO, David BORRELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the findings of publicly funded research, as a matter of principle, to be placed in the public domain and for that principle to be binding on partners in EU research programmes; calls on the Commission to set up the Horizon 2020 research information platform as quickly as possible;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 93 #

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Kaja KALLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for the EMODnet project to explicitly include the survey of data relating to cumulative impacts, marine litter, marine noise and dissolvable endocrine disruptors in its human impact section;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for an EU initiative to encourage private companies of the maritime sector to share economically insensitive data for research purposes;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the important role of new technology to counteract the degradation of marine ecosystems, for example in the Baltic Sea.

Amendment 96 #

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to create and promote a supportive policy framework for the use of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies, so that a significant proportion of Europe's carbon emissions maybe stored under European seas and oceans, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the remit of the blue economy;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Deplores and r~~Rejects the cuts in the budget for the Horizon 2020 research framework programme ~~and calls for their impact to be asses~~proposed, b~~oth as regards fields specifically related to the blue economy and as regards cross-cutting areas likely to affect it~~y the Commission;

Amendment 98 #

Jude KIRTON-DARLING, Theresa GRIFFIN, Clare MOODY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deplores and rejects the cuts in the budget for the Horizon 2020 research framework programme and calls for their impact to be assessed, both as regards fields specifically related to the blue economy and as regards cross-cutting areas likely to affect it;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for the Commission to support the development of marine CO2 transport networks, so that emissions can be transported from one member state to another safely and in a cost effective manner, before being utilised or safely stored under the sea, thereby boosting the blue economy while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

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2015/04/23 EMPL 85 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as shipbuilding, aquaculture, port infrastructure ~~and~~, fisheries and new and renewable energy sources;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that a better understanding of the seas and oceans, such as the seabed and sea life, along with environmental impact assessments, will make it possible to exploit marine resources sustainably, improving the scientific foundations on which the EU’s various maritime policies are based;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that small and medium-sized enterprises, start-up entrepreneurs and family businesses play a vital role as regards innovation and jobs in the blue economy;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes and fully supports the strategic goals and recommendations for the EU's maritime transport policy until 2018, which are currently being revisited in the context of a mid-term review;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work together to collect, process and exchange data on the blue economy, including at local and regional level;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the close links between the blue economy and the green economy, including in economic and labour policy terms, especially with regard to innovative methods to clean up the seas and to profitably recycling the extrinsic, environmentally harmful and, in some cases, carcinogenic plastics found there;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Believes that the availability of reliable data will foster public and private investment in the sector;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses the special situation off-shore, as regards labour law, and calls on the Commission to develop, jointly with the social partners concerned, uniform standards on health and safety at work and on working time arrangements;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should n~~ever~~ot be considered in isolation from the maintenance of marine ecosystems and the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the impact on environment and people and the maintenance of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the ~~maintenance~~preservation of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those resources which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so;

Amendment 2 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as shipbuilding, tourism, aquaculture, port infrastructure and fisheries;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the ~~maintenanc~~use of the ~~natural~~ resources ~~of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so~~in view of social, economic and environmental sustainability which also include the protection and the restoration of the ecosystems and a strong scientific evidence and social acceptability;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 22 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Lynn BOYLAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the maintenance of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so, and stresses the economic opportunity to develop and promote, in Europe, innovative methods to address marine pollution, especially ever more alarming contamination as a result of plastic waste, plastiglomerates and disintegrating plastic microparticles;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the maintenance and sustainability of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be so;

Amendment 24 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO, Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Observes that better knowledge of Europe’s seas and oceans is needed before consideration can be given to sustainable exploitation of marine resources; it is necessary to preserve and indeed restore the marine environment, which requires greater involvement of the public authorities and cultivation of undertakings’ awareness of the environmental impact of projects;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of sea and maritime research and of a stronger cooperation among researchers, among Member States and among Regions on these sectors in order to overcome the existing gap between Member States and geographical concentration in some areas and to boost the competitiveness of coastal areas and the creation of new local quality and sustainable jobs;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that it will only be possible to realise the growth and job-creation potential of the blue economy if adequate investment is available;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recalls that coasts form part of Member States’ territories and that States must therefore be consulted at each stage of reconstruction or of the actions undertaken;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Taking into account new potentialities to exploit the sea resources given by biotechnology, deep sea explorations and alternative energy (wind, tide, sea current), stresses the importance of SMEs involvement and the negative impact on the long-term occupation when the heavy industry takes on a leading role in these sectors;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of improving the necessary skills for applying the new technologies to the marine environment and of strengthening research coordination in order to create local, non-relocatable and sustainable jobs and contribute to the full achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans, and employment interaction between land and sea, through innovation – a key element in sectors such as shipping, shipbuilding, aquaculture, marine biotechnology, port infrastructure, coastal tourism, and fisheries;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of ~~improv~~developing the necessary skills for applying the new technologies to the marine environment and of strengthening research coordination in order to create sustainable jobs and contribute to the full achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 31 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Lynn BOYLAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of improving the necessary skills for applying ~~the~~ new technologies to the marine environment and of strengthening research ~~coordination~~and development coordination, demonstration and deployment in order to create sustainable jobs and contribute to the full achievement of the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of improving the necessary skills for applying the new technologies to the marine environment and of strengthening research coordination in order to create sustainable quality jobs and contribute to the full achievement of the social and employment objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. stresses that work at sea is work with a high risk of accidents at work and calls on the Member States and the EU to ensure a high level of health and safety protection as regards the equipment, the vessel and the workers;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that support for and the development of a new, sustainable blue economy must be included in EU development policy, external policy and the policy of the Union for the Mediterranean and that African countries bordering the Mediterranean, the East African island states in the Indian Ocean and the island states covered by ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) must be seen as partners in efforts to establish a sustainable blue economy;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes the view that the blue economy comprises highly diverse sectors and its development requires highly skilled labour in all those sectors; calls on the Member States to promote the various sectors of the blue economy in their training programmes, taking account of formal and informal education, lifelong learning systems and dual training;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. deplores that seafarers remain excluded from some EU directives on labour law and rights at work and asks to remedy this to ensure that the workers concerned are protected and that the work in the blue economy can become attractive by being decent rights-based work.

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to focus on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure we have a sustainable blue economy without restricting its employment potential, provided that these environmental aspects are compatible with the national policies pursued by Member States;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to focus on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure we have a sustainable blue economy with~~out restric~~ the aim of boosting its employment potential;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to focus on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ~~ensure we have a sustainabl~~safeguard the blue economy without restricting its employment potential;

Amendment 4 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Lynn BOYLAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as maritime transport and other shipping activities, shipbuilding, energy, aquaculture, port infrastructure and fisheries;

Amendment 40 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO, Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to focus on ~~environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment~~improving the quality of sea environment and environmental and people security in order to ensure we have a sustainable blue economy without restricting its employment potential, ensuring a regulatory framework and environmental conditions to assist the industrial development, growth, creation of new quality and sustainable jobs improving life quality in large;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the need to focus on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environment in order to ensure we have a sustainable blue economy w~~ithout restrict~~hile realising its employment potential;

Amendment 42 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO, Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers as necessary, in order to create new quality jobs in the sphere of blue economy, a better access to credit for SMEs and the improvement of the existing business networks (clusters) through internationalization's process;

Amendment 43 #

Elena GENTILE, Mercedes BRESSO, Jutta STEINRUCK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the importance that must be attached to renewable energy in developing the blue economy, not only offshore wind energy but also other forms of ocean energy, such as tidal, wave, osmotic and ocean thermal energy and energy produced by ocean currents;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers as necessary to outline a reference mainstreaming across the four pillars through action plans on working conditions, gender matters, disabled people and immigrants. For this purpose, it is important to ensure the observance of decent working standards, the workforce flexibility towards the current technological changes and transformation of manufacturing structures by means of process of vocational requalification and lifelong learning in order to improve the human capital in these areas; moreover ensuring equal conditions and opportunities to the most vulnerable groups, namely fishing sector and aquaculture;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 46 #

Enrico GASBARRA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally friendly ~~way~~and sustainable way and lend themselves to integration with the cultural traditions of Europe’s regions;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally-friendly way; recalls, however, that jobs created by maritime and coastal tourism are very often seasonal and/or precarious;

Amendment 49 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can make a great contributeion to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally friendly way;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 50 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally-friendly way; encourages Member States to promote among themselves common tourism development policies in order to optimise coastal planning and the development of dynamic regions which are vehicles for socioeconomic progress;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to ~~reducing casual or temporary work~~better and sustainable job-creation, provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally-friendly and economically sustainable way;

Amendment 52 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Lynn BOYLAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal ~~and~~, maritime and upcountry tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, ~~provided that~~as long as these activities ~~are~~do not carr~~ied~~y out ~~in an environmentally-friendly way~~a negative impact on environmental quality and people life, with the goal to harmonize the needs of citizens, tourists and providers of supply and services;

Amendment 53 #

Romana TOMC

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute significantly to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, ~~provided that the activities are carried out in an environmentally-friendly way~~but it is important to observe all environmental standards and allow for factors that protect the environment;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and t~~o reducing casual or temporary work, provided~~he creation of quality jobs; stresses, however, that ~~the~~all activities armust be carried out in an environmentally-~~friendly~~sustainable way;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, above all provided that the activities ~~are carried out in an environmentally-friendly way~~take account of the principle of sustainable development;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that coastal and maritime tourism can contribute to economic growth and to ~~reducing casual or temporary work, provided that the activities are carried out i~~job creation, including for vulnerable groups, and it must be placed on an environmentally-friendly ~~way~~basis;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls therefore for activities which are proposed in order to develop maritime and coastal tourism to be subject to the approval of the Member States and to create local, non-relocatable and sustainable jobs;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the fact that whilst the European Union remains amongst the global leaders in the Blue Economy, international competition in this sector is fierce and only a global level playing field can further secure sustainable growth and European job-creation in this complex sector;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the Member States and regions have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regions, for example joint programming initiatives;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as shipbuilding, tourism, aquaculture, sustainable energy generation, port infrastructure and fisheries;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the importance of developing tourism models that offer an alternative or complement to sunshine and beaches and help to offset seasonality, such as ecotourism and cultural tourism;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Stresses the crucial role of European coastal regions in the development of a sustainable blue economy, and calls therefore for new ways to ensure the regions' direct involvement and participation;

Amendment 62 #

Enrico GASBARRA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy should be represented in that dialogue, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, and with representatives of local authorities and the EU’s outermost regions, and also including workers, so that the ~~latter~~y are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy – particularly Member States – should be represented in that dialogue, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, including workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy should be represented in that dialogue, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, including workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level; calls for the opinions expressed by Member States and the local authorities concerned to be predominant, as it is they that will be responsible for introducing these changes and it is they that will experience the potential consequences;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy should be represented in that ~~dialogue~~consultation process, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, including workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level;

Amendment 67 #

Elena GENTILE, Mercedes BRESSO, Jutta STEINRUCK, Siôn SIMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue in drawing up employment policies and considers that all the social partieners involved in the blue economy should be represented in that dialogue, together with ~~the~~active involvement of the concerned individuals or, companies ~~concerned~~ and civil society~~, including work~~; Moreovers, ~~so that the latter are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level~~the European Commission should further encourage and support concrete actions and projects agreed upon by the social partners and the Commission should fully support the social partners in their attempts to reach agreements aimed at implementing internationally agreed standards (such as ILO) into EU law;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy should be represented ~~in that dialogue,~~ together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, also including ~~workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framing~~actively workers in the creation and implementation of policies and solutions at local level;

Amendment 69 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all ~~parties involved in the blue economy should be represented in that dialogue, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society,~~concerned parties should be involved in the dialogue on the development of the blue economy, including coastal communities and civil society organisations; highlights in particular, the importance of including workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framing of policies and solutions at local level;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in traditional and innovative sectors such as shipbuilding, aquaculture, innovative cosmetics, energy production and off-shore installations, environmental protection, port infrastructure and fisheries;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 71 #

Elena GENTILE, Brando BENIFEI, Mercedes BRESSO, Siôn SIMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the need to increase within civil society the awareness of sea importance as economic, cultural and social resource and the role of research and dialogue in reaching an integrated sustainability between stakeholders and citizens;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission, in close coordination with the Member States and regions, to gauge the financing needs of the blue economy (at sectoral, national, and European level) with a view to realising its growth and job-creating potential and taking particular account of start-up entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized enterprises and family businesses;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and employment and the creation of jobs based on blue technologies, exchanges of ideas between the world of research and that of business should be encouraged, to promote and increase their ability to cooperate and network; recalls, however, that major differences exist in the levels of development of coasts and the use made of them in different Member States; calls for these differences to be taken into account and respected. .

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and employment and the creation of jobs based on blue technologies, exchanges of ideas between the world of science and applied research and that of business should be encouraged, so as to promote and increase their ability to cooperate, create jobs and network.

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and employment ~~and the creation of jobs~~ based on blue technologies, exchanges of ideas between ~~the world of~~ researchers and ~~that of~~ businesses should be encouraged, to promote and increase their apossibilityies to cooperate and network.;

Amendment 77 #

Rina Ronja KARI, Patrick LE HYARIC, Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS, Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Lynn BOYLAN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and employment and the creation of jobs based on blue technologies, ~~exchanges of idea~~joint development of ideas and actions between the world of research and that of business should be encouraged, to promote and increase their ability to ~~cooperate and~~ network.

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and ~~employment and~~increase the creation of quality jobs based on blue technologies, exchanges of ideas between the world of research and that of business should be encouraged, to promote and increase their ability to cooperate and network.

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that the development of new technologies and renewable energy infrastructure in the marine environment should promote the emergence of separate economic sectors and new highly skilled jobs.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as ~~ship~~boat building and boat repair, aquaculture, port infrastructure, maritime energy, biotechnology, maritime and coastal tourism and fisheries;

Amendment 80 #

Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Feels that seas and coastlines are a valuable resource that should form one of the pillars of the EU’s industrial renaissance policy; points out that steps should be taken towards revitalising blue industry while supporting the cohesiveness of the European economy and sustainable development, particularly in those regions where this potential has been marginalised as a result of the processes of globalisation;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to fully exploit the growth and employment opportunities that arise from the Blue Economy, especially the emerging offshore wind energy sector, by reshaping the relevant ports and guaranteeing that the specialised offshore shipping sector is kept internationally competitive for that purpose;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Takes the view that the exchange of information and best practice can contribute to the sector’s rapid and sustainable development;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out the complexity of activities, sectors and disciplines of socio-economic system involved in the blue economy and considers, for this purpose, as extremely important to increase the ability to adapt to the changes, innovation, multidisciplinarity and training of human capital;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes with deep concern that the Commission predicts a skills-gap in the offshore wind industry of 14.000 persons by 2030; in this regard highly recommends the Commission as well as the Member States to take measures to meet this shortage of skills; underlines that the European Commission plays a key role in increasing the knowledge of the employment possibilities within the Blue Economy and that the Commission should help further forge modern maritime education in Europe at the highest possible standard; encourages the European Commission to assist the Social Partners and their membership in identifying opportunities that exist in the context of the EU programmes and initiatives in the area of education and employment such as the European Alliance for Apprenticeship (EAfA).

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Stresses that a joint coordination, notably at regional and local level, of all economic activities connected to the blue economy is important in order to enable a sustainable development of coastal areas involved.

Amendment 9 #