2022/2111(DEC) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Salutes the implementation of the Multipurpose Maritime Operations in the European sea basin; notes the Multipurpose Maritime Operation in the Black Sea and support given to the Romanian and Bulgarian authorities carrying out Coast Guard Functions;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Salutes the work EMSA does in supporting the Search & Rescue efforts of Member States; encourages the Agency to look into widening the scope of this support to NGOs which work in the field of Search & Rescue efforts;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Welcomes the adoption of the EMSA Environmental Policy and the strategic pillars and objectives for the following years; notes that EMSA continued updating its environmental statement and program 2021-2022, for the same all-embracing scope as well as the implementation of its Environmental Management System (EMS) in day-to-day business; notes that in 2021, EMSA carried out projects and greening activities;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Commends the Agency's efforts this year to increase the availability of its website in languages other than English;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Notes the gender balance within the Agency’s senior management members, with 3 out of 5 (60%) being women; notes the lack of gender balance within the Agency’s management board members, with 47 out of 65 (72%) being men; further notes the lack of gender balance within the Agency’s overall staff, with 172 out of 268 (64%) being men; asks the Commission and the Member States to take into account the importance of ensuring gender balance when nominating their members to the Agency’s management board;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Notes that as from January 2021 EMSA changed its contract with its energy provider and only consumes 100% renewable green energy; welcomes the installations of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the EMSA building;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Welcomes in particular the increased role of the Agency in the assessment, verification and implementation of EU maritime security legislation, which has grown over the years, while the demand for support to the Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority is expected to continue to increase, reflecting the growing priority at EU level;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Believes that the agency should take effective action and engage in emerging issues such as underwater noise and marine litter;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Reiterates its call to the Agency to increase the availability of its website in languages other than English; considers that greater linguistic diversity will facilitate access to information for European citizens and thus enhance their understanding and knowledge of the European Union's actions in terms of maritime safety;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Urges the agency to develop measures to reduce the use of plastics on board of ships;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Agency’s continued implementation of its 2020-2024 strategy that will enable it to fulfil its maritime surveillance, safety and security tasks while contributing efficiently to the Union’s digital and environmental priorities; welcomes in particular the Agency’s publication - with the European Environment Agency - of the first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report, collecting verified information on the environmental footprint of shipping activities; recalls in this matter that all future climate and environmental measures have to be based on throughout impact assessment and global approach on emission reduction via IMO is crucial;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Welcomes the fact that the Agency's ongoing activities for further data integration and intelligent information processing are synchronized with new generations of technologies, including artificial intelligence, and their potential to help find solutions to a range of challenges in the field;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7 d. Believes that EMSA has an important role to play in making European waters not only safer, but also more sustainable;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)

7 e. Believes that through the satellite and its computer systems, EMSA should contribute to combating pollution, oil spills and illegal waste dumping;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)

7 f. Underlines EMSA's role in monitoring our European waters and cooperating with Member States to detect illegal waste spills;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)

7 g. Believes that EMSA must be concerned about the health and safety of seafarers and should contribute to the training of seafarers;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)

7 h. Believes that EMSA can play a coordinating role in ensuring safety in European ports and can assist the Commission in the effective implementation in terms of adequate training of maritime personnel, to prevent incidents, including environmental incidents, and in the implementation of new technologies;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Agency’s continued implementation of its 2020-2024 strategy that will enable it to fulfil its maritime surveillance, safety and security tasks while contributing efficiently to the Union’s digital and environmental priorities; welcomes EMSA’s efforts to contribute to the implementation of the European green agenda for maritime transport; welcomes in particular the Agency’s publication - with the European Environment Agency - of the first European Maritime Transport Environmental Report, collecting verified information on the environmental footprint of shipping activities;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Underlines the role of EMSA in successful implementation of transition to renewable~~Commends the contribution EMSA has done in giving technical support and data for initiatives related to the European Green Deal including the FuelEU Maritime initiative, the Zero Pollution Action Plan initiative and work at IMO on energy efficiency and ~~low-~~carbon ~~fuels in maritime transport~~intensity;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Commends the launch of EMSA’s Cloud Strategy enabling the creation of state-of-art technological landscape accelerating maritime digital services; salutes the development of Maritime Picture and making the new SafeSeaNet operational;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Welcomes the fact that, since 2017, the tripartite working arrangement between the Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has functioned well; considers the arrangement an example of synergy between EU agencies that should inspire agencies in other areas, calls on the Agency to continue its efforts in that regard and considers it appropriate to also increase the cooperation between the Agency, the European Environmental Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency in order to collect data for scientific research on marine ecosystems;

Amendment 7 #

5 b. Welcomes the fact that the Agency continues to implement two projects of cooperation for technical assistance with third countries of the Mediterranean Sea (SAFEMEDIV) and the Black and Caspian Sea (BCSEA); considers these projects with third countries an example of cooperation to improve maritime safety, maritime security and preservation of the marine environment, calls on the Agency to continue its effort in that regard and consider new similar cooperation with third countries;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Commends the fact that the Agency continues to be a key partner to the Commission and Member states when it comes to developing maritime safety standards, the digitalisation and simplification of EU shipping; also salutes the technical and operational assistance the Agency provides; highlights in this regard the new alternative energy systems for ships and autonomous systems, multi- dimensional safety aspects of electrical systems related to shore side electricity;

Amendment 9 #