2023/2059(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~geopolitical tension and supply chain disruption, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, represent significant challenges for the efficient operation of European ports~~during the pandemic, ports have played a crucial role in ensuring the continuance of supply chains; highlights that also in the new geopolitical context, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the essential role of ports in keeping supply chains operational and setting up new alternative routes, including humanitarian lanes and solidarity lanes for Ukrainian exports, is again coming to the forefront; in addition, underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding the energy supply and in reducing the energy dependency from Russia and have and will be instrumental in repowering Europe in the short term, by enhancing the setting up of alternative routes for the provision of gas and increasing gas storage; in parallel, stresses that ports are and will be key in reinforcing the efforts to prepare for a fossil-free energy landscape in Europe;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that geopolitical tension and supply chain disruption, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, represent significant challenges for the efficient operation of European ports; highlights that while ports represent a key engine for growth, these can also be a strategic source of vulnerability that needs prioritised attention at EU level;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~geopolitical tension and supply chain disruption, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, represent significant challenges for~~economic consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruptions because of other geopolitical tensions, impact the efficient operation of European ports;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the role of European ports as critical infrastructure in EU efforts to boost supply chain resilience, especially in key areas linked to the green and digital transformations and in boosting energy security; recalls the importance of the smooth operation of European ports in maintaining existing trade routes and providing alternative ones, in efforts to build resilience through diversification;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Acknowledges that Member States bordering Russia are facing new types of logistical challenges, and since well- functioning ports are key to overcoming these challenges, the EU should pay special attention to the ports in these Member States;

Amendment 15 #

Jan ZAHRADIL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that European ports have an impact on the regional economy and society, and are exposed to a high-risk of security incidents, stresses that European ports should be particularly protected as critical facilities for Member States;

Amendment 16 #

Margarida MARQUES, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Believes that development of European ports is necessary in order to uphold the EU's ambition on new trade agreements, as well as the Union's aim of working towards international, rule-based trade that benefits growth and wealth globally;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, fair, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ambitious trade agreements, ~~would strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of European ports~~are key for the competitiveness and resilience of European ports and for Europe’s growth and prosperity; recognises that Europe’s maritime manufacturing capabilities are essential to the Union's maritime strategic autonomy, innovation and sustainable growth as well as to the EU's ambitions to lead the twin green and digital transitions; believes that the EU Regulation on Foreign Subsidies and autonomous tools are essential to preserve and foster the European maritime industrial base;

Amendment 18 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ~~ambitious~~free and fair trade agreements, would strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of European ports; reminds, however, that the European Union needs to strike a balance between attracting foreign investments and defending its critical infrastructure, including the integrity of its ports;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ambitious trade agreements, would strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of European ports, and promote economic and social prosperity; stresses that Europe's long-term competitiveness is dependent on a global, rules based level playing field;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas European ports are a key artery for EU and global trade, with 74 % of goods entering or leaving the EU by sea; in addition, ports are taking up an increasingly important role in the supply, production, provision and storage of energy;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ambitious trade agreements, ~~would strengthen~~are key for the competitiveness and resilience of European ports and for Europe’s growth and prosperity; realises, however, that this can only be sustainable if there is a global level playing field;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 22 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Danilo Oscar LANCINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that a~~n open,~~ sustainable and assertive EU trade policy~~, coupled with ambitious trade agreements,~~ would strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of European ports;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ambitious trade agreements, wcould contribute to strengthening the competitiveness and resilience of European ports;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that an open, sustainable, fair and assertive EU trade policy, coupled with ~~ambitious~~balanced trade agreements, would strengthen the competitiveness and resilience of European ports;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The European Parliament emphasizes that a clear and coherent European Port Strategy is essential to ensure fair competition and robust resilience. More cooperation between the European ports should be mandatory and a harmful competition for example in the question of underpricing has to be avoided. The independence, competitiveness and the security of European ports must be central concerns of an European Ports Strategy;

Amendment 26 #

Jan ZAHRADIL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the operation and further development of Europe's ports is a complex issue that requires an appropriate approach across a number of functional dimensions, not just strictly in terms of infrastructure or superstructure, but above all in terms of trade relations, security and IT systems;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. expresses its concern about unfair competition from non-EU ports as these are exempted from the application of the Emissions Trading System in European maritime transport;

Amendment 28 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls for an increase in the share of container freight to and from Europe, which will make it possible to win back European trade flows and increase the number of European jobs;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, will require investment and training for port operators and authorities; acknowledges that ports require significant investments to implement the obligations stemming from the Fit for 55 package and to be able to play their role in the green transition; underlines the importance of emerging technologies and digitalisation in European ports and the need to stimulate investment in the uptake of innovative solutions and support the digital transition in the port sector; recalls the importance of promoting sustainable investments in European ports, such as in electrification, hydrogen production, offshore wind energy, it will be key to boost ports' rail connections to TEN-T networks and to avoid botlenecks in these networks;

Amendment 3 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Danilo Oscar LANCINI

Aa. whereas current economic developments suggest an ongoing worldwide trade regionalisation which might become structural in the upcoming future, challenging European ports into new competitive tasks where they should tighten intra-regional links and shorten connections to grant supplies and make import/export’s routes more resilient;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, will require economic and ecological investments and training for port operators and authorities; Concretely, this implies a preliminary ccordinated action for the use of on-shore electricity (Landstromnutzung) in the port at the latest from 2030 onwards to reduce air pollution in the port and its immediate surroundings;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, will require investment and training for port operators and authorities recognises that ports are facing significant investments to implement the obligations stemming from the Fit for 55 package and to be able to play their comprehensive role and facilitate the green transition;

Amendment 32 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, will require investment and training for port operators and authorities; recalls the importance of a global level playing field in this key area;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade, ~~will~~ requires effective enforcement by the Union and its Member States, as well as investment and training for port operators and authorities;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the implementation of recent or pending EU legislation, including in the field of trade and sustainable development, will require investment and training for port operators and authorities;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that by 2030, the EU aims to import 10 million tons of green hydrogen. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive strategy on importation, coordination, and infrastructure development is essential to the European Port Strategy and should be established promptly. With the European Green Deal and updated energy strategies, European ports are evolving into pivotal energy hubs. This emerging role must be recognized and appropriately emphasized in future financing strategies and infrastructure developments;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Further highlights the need of EU programmes to support ports as hubs in line with the Connecting Europe Facility, advancing digital and green transition in areas such as electrification, 5/6G investments and hydrogen;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls for European port authorities to be given financial support to achieve carbon-neutral transport as part of a European green transition plan;

Amendment 38 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the need to ensure sufficient resources for border control authorities so that customs and border authorities have sufficient resources to combat crime in ports;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Emphasises that in certain cases foreign trade and~~The lack of an effective and efficient investment can ~~caus~~d trade defense policy can produce security vulnerabilities, in particular with regard to foreign ownership, control or access to EU critical infrastructure, including European ports; believes that foreign investments in essential and critical infrastructure that might enable effective participation or control (direct or indirect) in the management of the port should be thouroughly scrutinized; underlines that foreign investments, from state backed companies or state subsidies in all forms, that enable effective participation or direct or indirect control in the management of the port, should be avoided; considers that, in order to strengthen Europe's resilience, competetion on an equal footing must be ensured and that the level playing field and Europe's competitiveness can not be undermined with distortive foreign subsidies in European Ports;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. having regard to the example of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 in the United States, under which ports, shipbuilding and local employment can be ambitiously promoted, and to the proper application of trade and social rules by avoiding the scandalous use of flags of convenience;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that in certain cases foreign trade and investment can cause security vulnerabilities, in particular with regard to foreign ownership, control or access to EU critical infrastructure, including European ports; believes that foreign investments in essential and critical infrastructure that enable effective participation or control (direct or indirect) in the management of the port should therefore be avoided;

Amendment 41 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that in certain cases foreign trade and investment can cause security vulnerabilities, in particular with regard to foreign ownership, control or access to EU critical infrastructure, including European ports; calls for increased vigilance and more coordination at EU level, including as concerns the facilitation of information sharing and relevant security guidelines for national and private operators;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that in certain cases foreign trade and investment can cause security vulnerabilities, in particular with regard to foreign ownership, control or access to EU critical infrastructure, including European ports. Notes,in this regard the special nature of some ports, which do not only provide logistical infrastructure but also contribute to the European defence system;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that in certain cases foreign trade and investment can cause security vulnerabilities, in particular with regard to foreign ownership, control or access to EU critical infrastructure, including European ports; encourages the national authorities of EU Member States to give high priority to the protection of critical infrastructure;

Amendment 44 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the urgent need to propose a European plan to combat trafficking and mafias which have flourished in European ports and which, in some Member States, have undermined the functioning of the police and the judiciary by increasing the level of corruption in a very worrying way;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that Chinese state companies have sought to acquire majority or controlling stakes in a number of European ports ~~as part of~~, currently estimated to include total or partial control of 14 ports in the European Union and 10% of European shipping activities; warns that this is not only done in simple economic interests, but these investments are also part of the Chinese government’s so called “international ocean governance”, translated into politics such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which is a strategy aiming to gain influence over key European naval infrastructure and a distinct matter of economic security of considerable importance in the current context of geopolitical competition; is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system and the principle of reciprocity at its core, and with clear European control of its critical infrastructure;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that Chinese state companies have sought to acquire ~~majority or controlling~~ stakes in a number of European ports as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, which is a strategy aiming to gain influence over key European naval infrastructure and a distinct matter of economic security of considerable importance in the current context of geopolitical competition; is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of ~~strategic~~ importance and should be rules-based~~, with the multilateral trading system and the principle of reciprocity at its core~~; emphasizes in this context the expectation that China would support ambitious WTO-reform; insists on more reciprocity and advocates strong EU actions against unfair Chinese regulations;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Encourages the national port authorities, the Member States and the European Commission to develop an adequate format for strategic cooperation between European ports in order to minimise the risk of being played against each other by third actors;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Draws attention to the ban on cabotage for European vessels between Chinese ports and between US ports, whereas cabotage between European ports is possible for Chinese and US vessels;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for the transitional nationalisation, if necessary, of infrastructure which is critical to our trade sovereignty, such as European ports when they are subject to attempts by non- EU countries or companies to acquire majority control;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas ports are not the final destinations of trade flows, but rather nodes in global value chain networks and regional trade flows, alongside rail-, road- , and air-transport links, which deserve an equal attention in terms of securtiy, resilience and competitiveness;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Suggests introducing a requirement for prior authorisation by Member State governments before any partial or full transfer of critical infrastructure to a foreign investor;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates that the independence, competitiveness and security of European ports alongside other trade relevant critical infrastructure must be an integral part of the European economic security strategy1 , in line with the EU's de-risking paradigm; _________________ 1 Joint communication from the European Commission and the High Representative of 20 June 2023 on a European Economic Security Strategy (JOIN(2023)0020).

Amendment 52 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that a European Port Strategy must incorporate measures to prevent an oligopoly in liner shipping companies from dominating both on- shore and off-shore logistics. For the sake of fair competition and a level playing field, the current preferential tax treatment for liner shipping companies must be terminated immediately. This favorable treatment has endowed these companies with a market power, enabling them to branch out into other segments of the logistics sector. This disparity in competition and tax regulations allows dominant entities in container shipping to exert undue influence over port and hinterland logistics;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that a well-functioning Customs Union is fundamental to the EU’s competitiveness, sustainability and resilience; believes that a reformed and strengthened Customs Union with a common customs code will preserve the integrity of the Single Market, helping to maintain EU competitiveness in the twin green and digital transitions and avoid unfair competition between European ports;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights the strategic importance and the economic potential of the Arctic, and thus the need of the EU to enhance its understanding of the arctic maritime industry and attract new investments in the area;

Amendment 55 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for access to all EU ports to be refused for ships whose last or next port of call is in the Russian Federation, except in the case of necessary justified humanitarian reasons;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Believes that tackling ‘port shopping’, a practice undermining the integrity of the EU internal market whereby traders target certain ports for products to enter the Single Market, is key; notes that currently customs controls are largely based on automated and targeted risk management, and that Member States employ national systems with national data to do this; underlines the urgency to have in place harmonised customs controls in all European ports to avoid different application of sanitary or due diligence standards;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; welcomes the upcoming review of the FDI Screening Mechanism and calls for a strengthened instrument, with increased coherence at the level of Member States; regrets that not all Member States benefit from a national FDI screening mechanism; stresses the importance of a transparent process of evaluation and revision, as well as clear guidelines for a possibly enhanced mechanism at EU level, as these will provide legal certainty and predictability to all implementing stakeholders; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; welcomes the forthcoming review of the FDI Regulation and calls for making a foreign direct investment screening system mandatory in all Member States; considers that assessments on the basis of this Regulation should take place within a reasonable timeframe and respect confidentiality during the screening process, in view of ensuring legal certainty for the potential investors and stakeholders concerned and safeguarding the attractiveness of Europe for new investments; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 59 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Barry ANDREWS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; Highlights the importance of providing legal predictability and certainty to secure an attractive European investment climate, in that regard, welcomes the review of the FDI Regulation and urges its mandatory application in all Member States, including an effective assessment process with reasonable time frames and confidentiality during the screening process; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Hu Jintao reported to the 18th National Congress of the CCP a national goal of building China into a maritime great power;

Amendment 60 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; believes the forthcoming review of the FDI Regulation should make foreign direct investment screening system mandatory in all Member States; considers that assessments on the basis of this Regulation should be more binding and take place within a reasonable timeframe safeguarding the attractiveness of Europe for new investments; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 61 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; encourages the Commission to present an ambitious legislative proposal on a revised EU FDI screening Regulation adequately addressing all the loopholes that have emerged during the implementatino of the present Regulation, as well as a legislative proposal on a screening mechanism for outbound investments; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments2 addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from third countries, including those concerning European ports; believes that the review of this regulation should look closely into loopholes and access to critical European infrastructure, stemming from the fragmented use and implementation of screening mechanisms across Member States, as well as how the regulation can be strengthened to serve its purpose; _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 63 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Svenja HAHN, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Is concerned about the increasing risk of money laundering, tax fraud and tax evasion in Europe associated with ‘free ports’, in particular those used as semi-permanent storage facilities for high-value goods, which, owing to the preferential treatment they receive, amount to offshore financial centres where transactions can be carried out without attracting the attention of regulators and tax authorities;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the considerable role that the Global Gateway could play in strengthening the network of European ports with third countries, facilitating trade and expanding investment opportunities; stresses in this context that this strategy must also contribute to the strengthening of the partner countries, and in particular of their independence in terms of critical strategic infrastructure to prevent them falling under the control of foreign investors with ambiguous goals.

Amendment 65 #

Enikő GYŐRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the considerable role that the Global Gateway could play in strengthening the network of European ports with third countries, facilitating trade and expanding investment opportunities. In that context it underlines the importance of strengthening the role of European ports in facilitating the transit of grain originating from Ukraine in order to disencumber mainland routes, thus contributing to getting Ukrainian grain to third countries in need.

Amendment 66 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the considerable role that the Global Gateway could play in strengthening the network of European ports with third countries, facilitating trade and expanding investment opportunities. recalls the role of economic diplomacy, including its parliamentary dimension, in promoting such European flagship initiatives and strengthening international partnerships for resilient, sustainable and diversified trade.

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the considerable role that the Global Gateway could play in strengthening the network of European ports with third countries, facilitating trade and expanding investment opportunities, hence creating mutually beneficial partnerships and promoting sustainable value chains; highlights in this regard the importance for the EU to step up its economic diplomacy.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the considerable role that the Global Gateway Initiative could play in strengthening the network of European ports with third countries, facilitating trade and expanding investment opportunities.

Amendment 7 #

Jan ZAHRADIL

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas European ports are a very important part of the international supply chain;

Amendment 70 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Once again stresses the importance of the competitiveness of European ports, including the related technological innovations and skills for EU trade policy; argues that a comprehensive European Port Strategy must provide coherence, stability and predictability to a strategic area of growth, fostering the potential for development of European operators, shipbuilders and seafarers; is convinced that such a Strategy would be in line with the Commission’s Communication on Economic Security, boosting the resilience of supply chains by increasing internal strength, alongside the supply and demand dimensions of such critical infrastructure value chains.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Underlines the importance of a healthy, competitive and diversified maritime and logistics environment for ports; points however to the increasing market power of a small amount of stakeholders, in particular shipping lines, that risks to affect the fair power balance and level playing field between the different actors in the port ecosystem; as such, emphasizes the importance of effective and timely dialogue between ports and other logistics stakeholders in order to ensure well-functioning supply chains and avoid stranded assets.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasizes the importance of viewing Ukrainian ports and terminals as an integral part of the European port and trade system even today. Applauds the support that European operators of these ports have provided to their local staff since the onset of the war. Recognizes the severe financial challenges these operators currently face due to Russia's unlawful war in Ukraine. Believes that these ports and terminals can—and should—play a pivotal role in the country's reconstruction.

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the importance of safeguarding the competitiveness of Europe’s ports and avoiding legislative measures that unlevel the playing field and lead to business leakage to port outside the EU; believes that Europe’s ports need to be further empowered, including at EU level, allowing them to play their critical and essential role as gateways to trade and partners in the energy transition.

Amendment 74 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Danilo Oscar LANCINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls for the continous protection of, and support for, European ports on both national and regional level, including cautious enactment of legislative initiatives that could compromise their competitiveness and lead to business leakage to ports outside of the Union.

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Underlines the importance of providing European ports with a more rationalized and efficient access to public and private funding coming from the EU, from its Member States, and from those third-countries that are most reliable.

Amendment 76 #

Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Barry ANDREWS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Underlines that trade relations must be based on the principle of full reciprocity, in order to ensure and consolidate a level playing field between economic operators based in the EU and those in third countries.

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Highlights the important toolbox of autonomous legislative instruments to the disposal of the European Union and its Member States to ensure the integrity of its ports.

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines the importance of a healthy, competitive and diversified maritime and logistics environment for ports; points however to the increasing market power of a small amount of stakeholders, in particular shipping lines, that risks to affect the fair power balance and level playing field between the different actors in the port ecosystem; as such, emphasizes the importance of effective and timely dialogue between ports and other logistics stakeholders in order to ensure well-functioning supply chains and avoid stranded assets.

Amendment 79 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Roman HAIDER, Markus BUCHHEIT, Danilo Oscar LANCINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Stresses that differences in customs procedures' policies at the EU's points of entry into the Customs Union often result in distortion of trade flows and put at risk the integrity of the European single market.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas European ports are strategic infrastructures and play an overarching role in the European trade and industrial policies, building up on their vocation as gateways for goods and services and providing a wider range of industrial, manufacturing, and transformative activities, such as shipbuilding, steelmaking, energy production and data exchanging;

Amendment 80 #

Margarida MARQUES, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Insists that the Commission ensure that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity.

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that ~~geopolitical tension and supply chain disruption, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, represent significant challenges for the efficient operation of~~during the pandemic, ports have played a crucial role in ensuring the continuance of emergency supply chains; highlights that also in the new geopolitical context, alongside Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the essential role of ports in keeping supply chains operational and setting up new alternative routes, including humanitarian lanes and solidarity lanes for Ukrainian exports, is again coming to the forefront; further underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding energy supplies and in reducing energy dependency from Russia and will remain instrumental in repowering Europe in the short term, by enhancing the setting up of alternative routes for the provision of gas and increasing gas storage; in parallel, stresses that ports are and will be key in reinforcing efforts to prepare for a fossil- free energy landscape in Europe an ~~ports;~~ d will play an important role in the greening of transport, industry and energy generation;

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2023/10/14 TRAN 294 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement);

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council on “European Economic Security Strategy” of 20 June 2023 (JOIN(2023) 20 final)

Amendment 100 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses th~~at limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competi~~e need to step up public investment to guarantee the security, modernisation and operability of port infrastructure by promoting solutions to advance decarbonisation processes in line with the objective ~~pos~~conditions of ~~that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European~~each country and renewing the Member States' production systems, while ensuring that those processes serve each Member State's development strategyies;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategyic approach towards foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;

Amendment 102 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European ~~strategy~~approach covering foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European ~~strategy;~~ approach covering foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategy, which should focus on all EU critical infrastructures;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that limiting SRSOEs’ foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategy;

Amendment 106 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that despite the existence of protective mechanisms at EU level, such as the screening of foreign direct investments and competition rules, these instruments are insufficient for addressing the increasing economic strength of external powers through individual companies and depend heavily on implementation by individual Member States; notes that some Member States do not yet have such measures in place, which could undermine the level playing field as well as counteract the working of foreign direct investment rules at the European level;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 108 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes the forthcoming review of the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation and calls for making a foreign direct investment screening system mandatory in all Member States, in order to ensure a level playing field across Europe; considers that assessments on the basis of this Regulation should take place within a reasonable timeframe and respect confidentiality during the screening process, in view of ensuring legal certainty for potential investors;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recognises the importance of monitoring the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market, as to assess in due time its full impact; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the port sector's market and, if necessary, intervene ex officio as provided for under Article 9 of Reg. (EU) 2022/2560;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 12 March 2019 entitled ‘EU-China – A strategic outlook’ (JOIN(2019)0005),deleted

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly encourages the Commission to strengthen the role of the protective measures for ports in the revision of the Foreign Direct Investments regulation, as this is still to be considered as the main tool against influence by state-owned entities;

Amendment 111 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Recognises that the Distortive Foreign Subsidies Regulation is only applicable as of July 2023; considers it therefore too early to assess its functioning; stresses, however, the importance of monitoring its implementation in due time as to assess its full impact;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of information sharing about threats and opportunities, and increasing EU cooperation in screening and blocking inbound investments in critical infrastructures, where major negative impacts on other Member States or the whole EU cannot be excluded, in a spirit of finding a balance between keeping an open investment environment, and mitigating potential risks ;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of increasing EU cooperation among Member States in screening and blocking inbound investments in critical infrastructures, where major negative impacts on ~~other~~ Member States ~~or the whole EU~~ cannot be excluded;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the importance of increasing EU cooperation in screening ~~and blocking~~ inbound investments in critical infrastructures, where major negative impacts on other Member States or the whole EU cannot be excluded;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to reform the EU Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Mechanism in the following ways: make domestic screening mechanisms mandatory; include more stringent due-diligence standards; ensure that screening processes are clear, objective, and that definitions, scope and procedural aspects are coherent across Member States; ensure that screening procedures take place within a reasonable timeframe and respect confidentiality; make opinions by the European Commission binding under certain conditions;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that asymmetrical spread of foreign investments between EU countries may threaten the unity, the crisis management capabilities and the resilience of the EU;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to research and assess the impact of vertical integration in maritime logistics, the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation ~~and~~, the formation of container alliances and the advantageous fiscal climate on the competitiveness of Europe’s ports; calls on the Commission to look particularly at the impact of these developments on non- EU country influence in EU ports; calls on the Commission to intervene when necessary, in order to ensure a fair power balance and level playing field between all actors in the port ecosystem and to safeguard a healthy, competitive and diversified maritime and logistics environment for Europe’s ports;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to research and assess the impact of vertical integration in maritime logistics, the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation and the formation of container alliances on non-EU country influence in EU ports; calls on the Commission to verify that that competition rules adequately protect the interests of strategic European ports and promote the harmonisation of common international competition rules for maritime transport;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to research and assess the impact of vertical integration in maritime logistics, the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation and the formation of container alliances on non-EU country influence in EU ports; consider that, given the CBER is due to expire in 2024, the Commission should take into account the changes this brings for competition in the maritime sector and the safeguarding of the level playing field;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ~~research and assess the impact of vertical integration in maritime logistics, the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation and the formation of container alliances on non-EU country influence in EU ports~~make sure that the EU competition regulatory framework safeguards the interests of EU ports vis à vis global shipping alliances and to take action to favour the adoption of an international harmonized competition framework particularly in reference to international liner shipping, ports and land transportation;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on Commission to organise European Port Summits, in particular to address the increasing problem of oil slick in ports and shipping channels, as only coordinated cross-border controls and sanctions could improve the situation;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that, in particular, aggregated Chinese presence in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience and security of individual nodes and the network as a whole; recalls that the presence of third-country investors in ports may hamper their dual use role by Member states for defence purposes;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that, in particular, the aggregated ~~Chinese~~ presence of Chinese state- owned enterprises, and possibly other non-EU state-owned enterprises, in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience of individual nodes and the network as a whole;

Amendment 127 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that, in particular, aggregated ~~Chinese~~ presence of Systemic Rival State-Owned Enterprises (SRSOEs) in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience of individual nodes and the network as a whole;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that, in particular, aggregated ~~Chinese~~ presence of Chinese state- owned enterprises in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience of individual nodes and the network as a whole;

Amendment 129 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines that, in particular, aggregated ~~Chinese~~ presence of non-EU state- owned companies in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience of individual nodes and the network as a whole;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement in maritime infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from China to the EU and transhipment;deleted

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement in maritime infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies in strategic sectors including energy, critical raw materials, agricultural goods and medicines, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from China to the EU and transhipment;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement in maritime infrastructures, in particular those of critical importance, that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from China to the EU and transhipment;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement, and possibly other non-EU state-owned enterprises, in maritime infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods ~~from China~~ into the EU and transhipment;

Amendment 134 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of ~~China’s~~the involvement of non-EU state-owned companies in maritime infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from ~~China~~such non-EU states to the EU and transhipment;

Amendment 135 #

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement in macritimecal infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from China to the EU and transhipment;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has demonstrated the crucial need to strengthen the security and the resilience of maritime infrastructure and value chains, to ensure the flow of vital goods such as grain;

Amendment 138 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States i~~ntroduce laws to retake control of ports~~mplement measures to limit control of critical port infrastructure, terminals and other macritimecal infrastructure by systemic rivals and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non- EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States introduce laws to retake control of ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as portsdevelop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; calls on the European Commission in coordination with the Member States, to design a rapid mechanism of response, in case of detection of dual use, or misuse, of the infrastructures in the EU, which are under property, participation or concession to non-EU state-backed entities, that could lead to the cancellation of the rights of concession, and/or the suspension of the capacity of domain in the cases or property and participation;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market2a, _________________ 2a OJ L 330, 23.12.2022, p. 1–45

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Suggests that all Member States introduce laws to retake~~Calls on the Member States to retake strategic control of ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non- EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as portraw up development plans for the sector that include enhancing the role of public port administration bodies and putting an end to the increasing outsourcing of services;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States i~~ntroduce laws to retake control of ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure~~mplement Foreign Subsidies Mechanisms or any other relevant EU or national legislation aiming at limiting foreign political influence over EU ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure by SRSOEs which would undermine national or EU security and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors~~, such as ports~~;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States introduce laws to limit non-EU countries’ involvement in critical infrastructure and retake control of ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States ~~introduce laws to retake control of ports, terminals and other maritime infrastructure and~~ develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Suggests that all Member States ~~introduc~~that do not yet have laws to ~~retake~~ control ~~of ports~~critical ports infrastructure, terminals and other maritime infrastructure to introduce such laws and develop contingency plans for a major conflict scenario; highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses that overseas territories and outermost regions, and the ports located therein, are of paramount importance to the European sovereignty, to the European strategic autonomy and to the European and international maritime trade given their strategic location and the crucial role of maritime exchanges for them; calls for significant public and private investments in ports located in overseas territories and outermost regions to turn them into strategic clusters for multi-modal transport, energy generation, storage and distribution as well as defence when needed; calls on the Commission to include provisions to limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in those ports in its proposal;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Considers that logistics are a highly digital and just-in-time complex operation and therefore asks to limit and monitor the access of foreign state-owned entities to port operations and information;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Calls on Member States to set up a proper screening regime on foreign ownership based on the sharing of best practices and the inclusion of a risk assessment for the wider EU-impact of foreign ownership; requests this to be done urgently as increased stakes by foreign entities occur most likely in Member States without such policy or an insufficient one;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10c. Stresses that the goal of this report is not to repel foreign investments as such, but to limit harmful side-effects foreign investments might bring with them, with state-owned foreign entities being the usual suspects;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the need to reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage by foreign vessels and in ports with a military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union3, _________________ 3 OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1.deleted

Amendment 150 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the need to reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in ports with a dual use or military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the need to prevent and reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in ports with a military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;

Amendment 152 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to specifically address the need to reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in ports with a military function~~, such as ports that are used by NATO~~;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls upon the European Commission and Member States to identify strategic fleets for Europe’s defence and security, trade, energy and food supply and the Blue Economy;

Amendment 154 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Warns that with accelerated digitalization comes an increased risk of cyber-attacks, with significant knock-on effects for society; asks the Commission to further research and collect data on the coverage and risks of non-EU companies’ involvement in cyber and data security in critical infrastructure;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the use of trusted technology in maritime logistics and in the functioning of container terminals; expresses its concern about the increasing dependence on non-EU producers for (border) security equipment in ports, as well as ship-to-shore cranes which are able to collect data on the origin and destination of containers;

Amendment 156 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ~~address~~pay attention to the use of trusted technology in maritime logistics and in the functioning of container terminals; expresses its concern about the increasing dependence on non-EU producers for (border) security equipment in ports~~, as well as ship-to-shore cranes which are able to collect data on the origin and destination of container~~; therefore, encourages investments in research and development in these areas, so that EU companies would take over the lead in the production and sale of these technologies;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ~~address~~pay particular attention to the use of trusted technology in maritime logistics and in the functioning of container terminals; expresses its concern about the increasing dependence on non-EU producers for (border) security equipment in ports, as well as ship-to-shore cranes which are able to collect data on the origin and destination of containers;

Amendment 158 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Asks the Commission to support cyber resilience, by urging ports to increase their monitoring capacity and support the development of comprehensive contingency plans; stresses that the Commission should support this development by sharing guidelines, providing training and adequate financial means, as well as providing access to data and intelligence;

Amendment 16 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market

Amendment 160 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that a high level of cybersecurity of all actors in our ports is crucial to prevent espionage and severe disruptions of port systems and operations; considers that the risk of negative spill- over effects from a lack of cybersecurity from one port to another is high and that therefore high standards should be maintained by all Member States and that the sharing of best practices and experiences should be recommended;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that a high level of cybersecurity ~~of all actors~~should be ensured in our ports ~~is crucial~~as to prevent espionage and severe disruptions of port systems and operations; encourages Member States to request and address respective calls for cooperation to the European Maritime Safety Agency for technical and operational support on cybersecurity matters;

Amendment 162 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Considers that cyber threats and the disruption of our economic fabric is all too often too easy and that exposing weaknesses in the cybersecurity of ports and addressing these is of the utmost importance; points out that the risk of cyber threats has increased significantly in the last few years and that this should not be considered as only a secondary issue;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Asks the Commission to support and facilitate the sharing of best practices on digital innovation and cybersecurity among ports and member states;

Amendment 164 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of cooperation between ports, and with European, national, regional and international institutions to gain information on threat vectors or intelligence indicators, ensuring a more coordinated support towards threat analysis so ports can optimize their resilience and contingency planning;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that while data-sharing in logistics contributes to the efficiency, agility and resilience of supply chains, the use of non-EU state-controlled platforms gathering economic sensitive data in ports poses economic and strategic risks for the EU and should be ~~prevent~~monitored ;

Amendment 166 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that while data-sharing in logistics contributes to the efficiency, agility and resilience of supply chains, the use of non-EU state-controlled platforms in ports may poses economic and strategic risks for the EU and should in such case be prevented;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 169 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines that ~~while~~ data-sharing in logistics contributes to the efficiency, agility and resilience of supply chains~~, the use of non-EU state-controlled platforms in ports poses economic and strategic risks for the EU and should be prevented~~; stresses that such data should strictly be managed and kept by the relevant public authorities;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 of 28 September 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia),

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that although an increased digitalisation heavily contributes to an efficient working environment, the competitiveness and the sustainability of ports, this also adds to the risk of a cyber threat; considers that the more a system relies on digital tools, the more vulnerable it is to cyber threats; believes that as the benefits of further digitalisation outweigh these risks, the only solution is to strengthen the resilience of European ports to cyber threats;

Amendment 171 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that ~~EU ports are key entry points for illicit drugs and~~illicit drugs are increasingly infiltrating Europe’s society; recognises that ports as gateways to trade are sometimes being misused by criminal organisations for the trafficking of illicit products, in particular drugs, which can undermine the security of the port, supply chains and the people working there; calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation between all relevant authorities and players to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Underlines that EU~~Recognises that ports as gateways to trade are sometimes being misused by criminal organisations for the trafficking of illicit products, in particular drugs, which can undermine the security of the port, supply chains and the people working there; since ports are key entry points for illicit drugs ~~and~~, calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation among all relevant authorities and players to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;

Amendment 173 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that EU ports are key entry points for illicit drugs and calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion; welcomes in this respect the Commission’s intent to combat drug trafficking with an EU coordinated approach; further highlights the need to combat all kinds of transnational organized crime;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Underlin~~Deplores that EU ports are ~~key entry points for illicit drugs and~~misused by criminal organisations for the trafficking of illicit products, in particular drugs, which as a consequence undermines the security of the port industry and its workers; calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation by public authorities and private actors to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;

Amendment 175 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI

15. Underlines that ~~EU ports are key entry points for illicit drugs and c~~illicit drugs are increasingly being introduced into Member States through ports, having an effect on society as a whole and undermining the safety of ports, adjacent cities and its citizens; Calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that EU ports are ~~key entry points for illicit~~sometimes misused by criminal organisations for trafficking illegal products such as drugs and calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Stresses that every European port is subject to different national and regional policies, as well as a difference in geographical characteristics; therefore considers that a one-size-fits-all approach is to be avoided and attention should be paid to unique characteristics of ports;

Amendment 178 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Underlines that the security of ports depends on their resilience to climate and environmental change; therefore calls on Member States to realise a long-term environmental risk assessment for critical port infrastructure and provide in a timely manner the adapting measures;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. On a more general level, highlights the growing importance of critical infrastructure protection at sea and underwater (including energy pipelines, communication networks and offshore renewable energy facilities) for the safety and security of EU waters and operations;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

~~– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2021 on a new EU-China strategy6, _________________ 6 OJ C 117, 11.3.2022, p. 40.~~deleted

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. On a more general level, highlights the growing importance of protecting critical sea and underwater infrastructure (including energy pipelines, communication networks, and offshore renewable energy facilities) for the safety and security of EU waters and operations;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Stresses that in the fight against drugs trafficking, EU ports should be able to work closely with law enforcement and have access to the necessary digital tools given a necessary and sufficient legal justification;

Amendment 182 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Considers that, given the role ports play as critical infrastructure, cooperation with all entities and governments involved in safeguarding security is paramount; calls for a European Port Strategy to provide a framework that allows ports to fulfill their security tasks to the fullest;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Role of ports in ~~energy~~the just transition

Amendment 184 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, for the import of ~~critical raw material~~hydrogen and other crucial energy sources as well as of critical raw materials, as essential hubs in the development of EU Net-Zero industry ecosystems, as servicing stations for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, as well as its generation from low and zero emission sources, for the import of critical raw materials, as servicing stations for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;

Amendment 186 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, for the import of critical raw materials, as ~~servicing station~~carbon capture and storage hubs, as servicing stations and manufacturing hubs for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;

Amendment 187 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, for the import of critical raw materials, liquified gas, hydrogen and ammonia as servicing stations for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding Europe’s energy security and in reducing its external energy dependency; stresses that Europe’s ports have been and will be instrumental in repowering Europe in the short term as well as in reinforcing the efforts to achieve a pragmatic and concrete transition to a climate neutral society in the long term;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding Europe’s energy security and in reducing its external energy dependency; stresses that Europe’s ports have been and will be instrumental in repowering Europe in the short term as well as in reinforcing the efforts to prepare for a fossil-free energy landscape in Europe;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

– having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2019 on security threats connected with the rising Chinese technological presence in the EU and possible action on the EU level to reduce them8, _________________ 8 OJ C 23, 21.1.2021, p. 2.deleted

Amendment 190 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses that currently the EU is dependent on China for its energy transition because of the large amount of critical raw materials needed for infrastructure contributing to this shift; supports the incentive given by the Commission in the form of Critical Raw Materials Act to change the status quo;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to analyze and address the need to fast track permitting of port expansions, so the ports will not become a bottleneck in the energy transition;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of increasing synergies between the trans- European transport network and the trans-European energy network;

Amendment 193 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to harmonise port development with offshore wind deployment plans;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Underlines that European ports are pivotal in safeguarding Europe’s energy security; calls on the Commission to assess whether other European legislation contradicts the objectives of the energy transition and EU energy policy, and whether such legislation should be amended in order to improve security of supply and ensure green transition, notably in ports;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Underlines that ports play a crucial role in the energy transition and as distribution hubs for renewable energies such as hydrogen, and that this will only increase given the importance of energy self-sufficiency of Member States;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Highlights the need for a more sustainable management of maritime space and coasts to unlock the potential of offshore renewable energy;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Encourages the use of harbour areas for photovoltaic and wind energy deployment;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

~~17. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition;~~deleted

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition; calls for greater efforts to be made to support the electrification of ports as part of the energy transition;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

– having regard to the Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan adopted by the European Council on 24 June 2014,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

Amendment 200 #

17. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure, which are of high societal value but often lack the required return on investment for the investing port, so that they can continue to assume their role in the energy transition;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition, in particular in overseas territories and outermost regions;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the increasing need for investments in ports and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing need for investments in ports and terminals and their infrastructure so that they can assume their role in the energy transition;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses that EU ports are vital in safeguarding Europe’s energy security and contribute to the EU's goal to become more strategically independent; stresses, in this regard, that ports play a central role in the energy transition by facilitating the production, import and supply of sustainable energy; recognises, furthermore the current importance of transitional technologies as alternatives to heavy fuel oil and natural gas, such as LNG and LNG infrastructure for a gradual transition towards zero-emission alternatives in ports and the maritime sector, in parallel to finding and financing long-term zero-emission alternatives;

Amendment 206 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Underlines the role of ports as energy clusters for the blue economy, including offshore wind energy production and storage, and their role in the energy transition and calls for public and private investments in shore-to-ship facilities and in increasing the shipping sector's capacity to meet the surging demand of container ships as well as in the development of large-scale electricity storage and transport of green hydrogen;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Reiterates the importance of the targets of climate neutrality as set in the new growth strategy of the EU (Green Deal), including for the maritime and ports sector;

Amendment 208 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Highlights the crucial role that ports can play as enablers of the green transition, where industrial policy and climate policies can go hand in hand; asks the Commission to raise awareness around existing best practices and case studies in leading EU ports and to enhance cooperation between ports in the Union and between Member States to share such best practises;

Amendment 209 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Asks the Commission to carry out an in-depth analysis (including a societal and environmental cost-benefit analysis) on a potential ship capacity maximum to call in EU ports (harmonised across all EU ports), striking a balance between ports’ competitiveness, societal return, labour conditions in ports, and climate gains;

Amendment 21 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a ~~crucial~~n increasingly important role in our economy, wealth and jobs, b~~oth by facilitating trade and in the energy transitio~~y facilitating trade, being nodes of energy, clusters of transformative and industrial activities (such as shipbuilding and steelmaking), blue economy, and as facilitators of military mobility; on top of their logistical role at the crossroads of supply chains, ports are crucial partners in getting Europe’s economy and society through a realistic and concrete energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies as well as by facilitating the supply chain for realising the Net-Zero Industry Plan;

Amendment 210 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Asks the Commission to prioritize ports in its Circular Economy strategy and assist Member States and local Port Authorities by providing guidance on implementing projects related to circularity;

Amendment 211 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)

17e. Highlights that ports are air pollution hotspots, especially during peak congestion; stresses the need for increased monitoring and prevention measures for air pollution from ships; asks the Commission to take steps towards pollution free port areas;

Amendment 212 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)

17f. Stresses that collaboration and forming strong cooperative networks beyond the ports’ territories will be key in making the green transition a success;

Amendment 213 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)

17g. Asks the Commission to deliver on its Modal Shift ambition as put forward in the Green Deal and tackle the remaining challenges on inland waterways and, especially, rail freight to boost its uptake in ports and their connectivity to the hinterland;

Amendment 214 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce; calls on the Commission and on Member States to continue collaborating with the private sector on finding new pathways towards attracting and retaining talent, upskilling and reskilling the workforce, including through public-private partnerships or partnerships with educational and vocational institutions;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that ~~an energy~~the just transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce; urges the Commission to provide future-proof training, education and life-long learning opportunities to put port workers in the center of the digital and green transition, and to make the industry more attractive to women;

Amendment 216 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce, easy and swift permitting procedures, adequate public and private funding, as well as EU legislation adequately recognising and facilitating the energy role of ports, including in the TEN-T Regulation;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 218 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce, easy and swift permitting procedures and adequate public and private funding;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports, in the shipbuilding industry as well as the maritime sector will not be possible without a skilled workforce;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a ~~crucial~~n increasingly important role in our economy, wealth and jobs, b~~oth by facilitating trade and in the energy transitio~~y facilitating trade, being nodes of energy, clusters of industry and blue economy, and as facilitators of military mobility; on top of their logistical role at the crossroads of supply chains, ports are crucial partners in getting Europe’s economy and society through the energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies, including for hydrogen, as well as by facilitating the supply chain for realising the Net-Zero Industry Plan;

Amendment 220 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Stresses the risk of carbon and business leakage to third-country ports; considers that EU ports often play a pioneering role in the energy transition and take risks when making big investments in the energy transition;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Reiterates the important societal role of ports in providing many direct and indirect jobs and stresses the need to safeguard fair and safe working conditions for all port and maritime workers;

Amendment 222 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Pierre KARLESKIND

18a. Stresses the importance of the ‘Just-in-Time Arrival” principle when it comes to the green transition and calls on the Commission to put forward measures to promote the use of the principle;

Amendment 223 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Recalls that on-shore power supply plays a vital role for the electrification of ports, and entails high investment risks without financial support by the Commission and Member States;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Highlights that crisis episodes have shown that seafarers, crew members, fishers and port workers are essential ‘front line’ workers and their wellbeing is vital to keep the world moving;

Amendment 225 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Asks for data on (direct and indirect) employment across all EU ports to be included and made publicly accessible in the Eurostat database; underlines the importance of data on maritime accidents to be recorded and made transparent;

Amendment 226 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. Asks the Commission to address social dumping in the maritime sector, especially related to third-nationals on board of ships docking into EU ports and to increase the number of social inspections as well as to improve monitoring;

Amendment 227 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18e. Reiterates the importance of social dialogue, in which all stakeholders involved in the maritime supply chain should take part, to ensure that the digital and green transitions do not happen on the shoulders of workers;

Amendment 228 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)

18f. Highlights the importance of strong port worker statutes, to ensure jobs are safe and well-regulated across EU ports;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Member States to step up recruitment of workers needed for different areas (pilotage, inspection, coastal monitoring, supervision, etc.) and to rebuild the notion of 'pool of registered dockworkers', as a historic global achievement for dockers and an important step, inter alia, towards putting an end to instability in the sector;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and a~~s such~~t the same time play a crucial role in ~~our economy, wealth and jobs, both by~~combining and safeguarding a variety of different coastal activities for the benefit of our citizens, coastal communities, marine environment and healthy oceans by helping to maintain coastal natural habitats, improve air quality in conurbations around ports, facilitating trade and ~~in the~~our energy transition;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks as well as for Europe’s supply chain sovereignty; considers that European legislation that risks to undermine the competitiveness of EU ports and creates carbon and business leakage to ports outside the EU should therefore be avoided;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks; stresses that in order to maintain EU ports' strong position in the world possible carbon leakage effects to ports outside the EU as a result of EU law should be avoided and, if confirmed, should be addressed;

Amendment 232 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy ~~is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risk~~, coupled with a productive capacity recovery strategy, are crucial for the sovereignty, development and cohesion of the Member States;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 234 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 235 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA, Carlo FIDANZA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Asks the Commission to urgently evaluate and prevent the risks of delocalisation of container transhipment activities to non-EU ports, in light of the inclusion of maritime transport within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC1a;believes that such Directive should be reviewed with the aim of restoring effective parity of treatment between EU and non-EU ports, including transhipment port calls during deep-sea intercontinental voyages; believes that by doing so, it will be possible to preserve the competitiveness of EU ports, safeguard jobs, protect investments and maintain traffic volumes, while also preventing carbon leakage caused by longer vessel routes to evade calls at EU ports; _________________ 1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC.

Amendment 236 #

19a. Considers that pieces of European legislation that risk to undermine the competitiveness of EU ports and create carbon and business leakage toward ports outside the Union should be avoided or, if they already entered into force, amended; calls on the Commission to accelerate the revision of Directive 2003/87/EC1a of the European Parliament and of the Council, to bring those EU transhipment ports, which are subject to competition by non- EU ones, on a competitive par with them by subjecting ships which call at EU transhipment ports to the same requirements regarding the scope of GHG emissions covered by the directive as those that are in place for non-EU transhipment ports; _________________ 1a Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC.

Amendment 237 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines the importance of a healthy, competitive and diversified maritime and logistics environment for ports; points however to the increasing market power of a small amount of stakeholders, in particular shipping lines, as a result of market consolidation and vertical integration, that risks to affect the fair power balance and level playing field between the different actors in the port ecosystem, with significant social, environmental implications and financial costs for society; asks the Commission to no longer extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation;

Amendment 238 #

Valter FLEGO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Emphasizes that the share of CEF budget should better reflect the role of European ports; notes that the European ports deserve more than 4% of CEF budget, in this regard calls upon the European Commission and the Member States to increase the CEF budgetary line to enable the development of European ports, boost investments in new digital technology and green transition, especially for small scale ports and marines which are located on peninsulas, island and remote regions;

Amendment 239 #

Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Elsi KATAINEN, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission, in light of the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, to assess without delay the risks of transfer of container transshipment activities to non-EU ports, and to propose any necessary measure to ensure parity of treatment between EU and non-EU neighbouring ports, including in the context of deep-sea intercontinental voyages, in view to avoid evasive behaviours, prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a crucial role in our economy, wealth and jobs, both by facilitating trade and in the energy transition; whereas ports as energy hubs play a vital role in facilitating the production of sustainable energy and contributing to security of energy supply, notably in times of crisis;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the relevant Member States to promote the development of the ship repair and ship building industries as a way of supporting a strategy to strengthen and invest in port systems;

Amendment 241 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines the need to monitor the competitive position of transhipments ports in the EU, while implementing elements of the Fit for 55 package such as ETS for shipping;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Emphasizes the importance of effective and timely dialogue between ports and other logistics stakeholders (including shipping lines) in order to ensure well-functioning supply chains, avoid stranded assets, and to increase transparency about mutual needs;

Amendment 243 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Highlights that ports play a crucial role in a well-functioning Customs Union, which is fundamental to the EU’s competitiveness, security, sustainability and resilience;

Amendment 244 #

Valter FLEGO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of ports in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments; calls on the Commission to present the “The Atlas of small European ports” - mapping port city territories, local geographies, histories, practices and traditions, which will help us to better understand the needs of European ports, the challenges they are facing and the importance they have for the countries, regions and local communities;

Amendment 245 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to ~~analyse and address the investment needs of port~~establish an “Atlas of European Ports” by mapping the European commercial ports, their roles and importance for different sectors, and analyze the availability of electricity and green fuels in ports; considers that such a mapping will help form an overall factual basis for the continues development of EU ports and address the investment needs in order for them to be competitive ~~in the~~and future-proof and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments;

Amendment 246 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of European ports in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate ~~including transparency~~that is attractive to foreign investors and ensures legal certainty for potential investors as well as transparency on outcomes of and predictability in investment assessments;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of Europe’s ports in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate ~~including transparency~~that is attractive to foreign investors and ensures legal certainty for potential investors and that includes transparency on outcomes of and predictability in investment assessments;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of ports, in particular with regard to electrification, in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments;

Amendment 249 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of ports in order for them to beremain competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments, both public and private;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world, the backbone of the EU economy and competitiveness, and an entry into the Blue Economy, and as such play a crucial role in our economy, providing wealth and jobs, ~~both~~ by facilitating external trade and in ~~the energy transition~~vestment, and connecting to the hinterland;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to analyse and address the investment needs of ports in order for them to be competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls on the Commission to analyse and address the investment needs of ports in order for them to be ~~competitive in the future and to work towards a more stable investment climate including transparency and predictability in investment assessments~~in line with the EU climate targets and to avoid investments in oversized infrastructure at tax payers' expense in order to stay competitive on a global scale;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Is mindful of the application of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive and of the risk of transfer of transhipment activities to ports outside the EU, specifically from Euro- Mediterranean ports to North Africa; draws attention to the fact that such a transfer would also lead to even greater carbon leakages in the Mediterranean since competing North African ports simply do not comply with the same standards; therefore, calls on the Commission to urgently evaluate and assess the socio-economic implications that this transfer would have for the labour market and the businesses and manufacturers dependent on these ports and to propose measures to address this situation effectively;

Amendment 253 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that in the last 20 years Europe has seen an increase of trade flows from non-European countries; and that ports are not stand- alone assets as they have their place in a vast system of maritime logistics and supply chains driven by demand from European importers and exporters;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that ports are not stand- alone assets as they have their place in a vast ecosystem of maritime logistics ~~and~~, supply chains and industry driven by demand from European importers and exporters;

Amendment 255 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

21. Recalls that ports are not stand- alone assets as they have their place in ~~a vast~~ the waterborne ecosystem of maritime logistics and supply chains driven by demand from European importers and exporters;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recalls that ports are not stand- alone assets as they have their place in a vast system of maritime logistics ~~and~~, supply chains and industry driven by demand from European importers and exporters;

Amendment 257 #

Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights the contribution of European ports to the industrial competitiveness and open strategic autonomy of the European Union, as they are the key logistics infrastructure of any industrial value chain. Ports that are efficient and well-connected by road and rail provide highly efficient services for the import of goods as well as access to major international shipping routes for export, thus keeping open transport routes that can be critical to the security of supply of raw materials, products and energy;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Is concerned about EU shipping companies facing restrictive maritime cabotage law in China, which de facto forbids them from carrying out cabotage operations between Chinese ports, while cabotage operations constitute a core element of the business model of Chinese shipping companies in and between certain EU ports; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing an EU maritime cabotage law that could apply to non-EU shippers;deleted

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Is concerned about EU shipping companies facing restrictive maritime cabotage law in third countries, including China, which de facto forbids them from carrying out cabotage operations between ~~Chinese ports,~~these third country ports; highlights that while cabotage operations constitute a core element of the business model of Chinese shipping companies in and between certain EU ports; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of ~~introduc~~amending anthe EU maritime cabotage law so that c~~ould apply to non-EU shipper~~abotage operations between EU ports are reserved to EU shipping companies;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a crucial role in our strategic autonomy, economy, wealth and jobs, both by facilitating trade ~~and~~, in the energy transition. but equally by having a dual- use and military dimension;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Is concerned about EU shipping companies facing restrictive maritime cabotage law in China, which de facto forbids them from carrying out cabotage operations between Chinese ports, while cabotage operations constitute a core element of the business model of Chinese shipping companies in and between certain EU ports; ~~calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing an EU maritime cabotage law that could apply to non-EU shippers;~~

Amendment 261 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the importance of ~~the~~a solid and well-thought-out EU Global Gateway initiative as a tool to build strategic, sustainable and secure transport corridors and support global value chains; considers that the initiative may therefore enhance the connectivities and competitiveness of Europe’s ports when investments are chosen strategically and safeguard the level playing, and can be a strategic global alternative to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines the importance of the EU Global Gateway initiative as a strategic global alternative to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative; emphasizes the potential of Global Gateway projects in the maritime industry (e.g. port infrastructure, hinterland road and rail connection, green hydrogen) to create a network of ports that facilitate trade and investment, and leads to mutually beneficial partnerships;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. ~~Underlines the importance of~~Takes the view that the EU Global Gateway initiative ~~as a strategic global alternative to the Chinese Belt and Road I~~should serve as an instrument to enhance cooperation and effective development in the countries participating in the initiative;

Amendment 264 #

Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the proper implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC, on emission allowances, with regard to evasive port calls and the relocation of transshipment activities to ports outside of the Union. Such evasive behaviours are harmful to the European ports that are, on account of their location, the most vulnerable to competing ports in third countries and may result in increased CO2 emissions.

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the urgent need for improving the strength ~~and~~, capacity and resilience of hinterland connections, ~~particularly those that are part of TEN-T~~taking into account the need for emission reduction and energy efficiency and aiming to shift inland transport to rail and inland waterways as far as possible while also preparing for the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events and low levels in inland waterways and consider planning for fall-back options;

Amendment 266 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the urgent need for improving the strength and capacity of hinterland connections, particularly those that are part of TEN-T; considers the development of multimodality to be the key to having transport that meets the objectives of the Green Deal;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the urgent need for improving the strength and capacity of hinterland connections in a sustainable way with particular links to inland waterways and rail connection, particularly those that are part of TEN-T;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Stresses the urgent need for improving the strength and capacity of hinterland connections of Europe’s ports, particularly those that are part of TEN-T, including to reach the goals set in the Net-Zero Industry Act;

Amendment 269 #

Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Emphasises the need to improve and update the available infrastructure in ports and to guarantee the resilience thereof in order to ensure the free movement of net zero technologies placed on the Single market and to facilitate the development of strategic projects provided for under the Net-Zero Industry Act, especially with regards to onshore wind and offshore renewable energy and carbon capture and storage;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a crucial role in our economy,. wealth and jobs~~, both~~. for the cohesion of the outermost regions, and by facilitating trade and in the energy transition;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Recalls that inland waterways play a vital role in the European transport system, providing a sustainable and efficient mode of transport for goods and people; therefore stresses that inlands waterways should not be left out of scope for a potential European Port Strategy.

Amendment 271 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines the importance of maritime manufacturing in the EU as a foundation for maintaining a thriving maritime logistical sector; deplores, in that regard, the winding down of the merchant navy or shipbuilding capacity in some countries, following liberalisation of the sector; emphasises the importance of reversing that process;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines the importance of maritime manufacturing, as well as shipbuilding and its supply-chain, in the EU as a foundation for maintaining a thriving maritime ~~logistical sector~~sector; in this regard, calls on the European Commission to urgently define an ambitious European Industrial Maritime Strategy for a globally competitive and resilient maritime technology industry;

Amendment 273 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines the importance of maritime manufacturing in the EU as a foundation for maintaining a thriving maritime ~~logistical sector;~~sector; in this context, calls on the European Commission to urgently develop an ambitious European Industrial Maritime Strategy with the aim of establishing a globally competitive and resilient maritime technology industry

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines the importance of maritime manufacturing and equipment in the EU as a foundation for maintaining a thriving ~~maritime logistical sector~~waterborne sector, for Europe’s resilience and strategic autonomy, for promoting innovation, and for strengthening the EU's ambitions to lead the twin green and digital transitions;

Amendment 275 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Highlights the importance of ports which are also key for the manufacturing industry and which contribute significantly to the GDP by producing jobs and attracting both domestic and foreign direct investment; recognises that they are vital for islands and disadvantaged areas which rely on maritime transport for the supply of essential goods such as food and medicine;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Asks the Commission to assess and lay down clear and operational classifications and definitions on maritime equipment and monitor patterns and changes in terms of market shares;

Amendment 277 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Calls on the Commission to research and assess the impact of Europe’s dependence on foreign shipbuilding and maritime equipment manufacturing (especially equipment necessary for port infrastructure) and take adequate measures to enhance the competitiveness and resilience of Europe’s shipyards and their entire supply chains;

Amendment 278 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)

25c. Calls upon the European Commission to ensure a level playing field and that Europe’s competitiveness in the waterborne ecosystem, including EU ports, is not undermined by distortive foreign subsidies; asks the Commission to identify possible legal gaps on Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on competitive distortions from foreign subsidies and take legislative initiatives to solve these gaps;

Amendment 279 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)

[new heading] Digitalisation 1. Underlines that digitalisation holds great potential in the form of new technologies for port call optimisation, which contribute to reducing waiting times for vessels in coastal waters and in ports; stresses that advanced navigation systems can contribute to fuel savings and emission reduction; emphasises that automatic identification systems increase safety at sea and enable enforcement of environmental provisions;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas current economic developments suggest an ongoing worldwide trade regionalisation which might become structural in the future, creating new competitive challenges for European ports, which should therefore tighten intra-regional links and shorten connections to grant supplies and make import/export routes more resilient;

Amendment 280 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls on the Commission to stimulate programmes for innovation and further port digitalisation, such as smart ports programmes, with a view to improving the efficiency, productivity ~~and~~, sustainability of ports and further expansion of cybersecurity infrastructure;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Highlights the strong acceleration in the digitalization in many EU ports in recent years; believes this can be an enabler for Europe's competitiveness, energy transition and sustainability, innovation capacity, and fight against organized crime;

Amendment 282 #

Petar VITANOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Underlines the value of data- driven solutions such as digital twins to better understand and use large amounts of complex information, leading to better decisions on port infrastructure over its entire lifecycle;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Underlines the importance of private investments in ports and that companies are the ones providing employment and innovation in and around ports;

Amendment 284 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Underlines that in order to maintain the competitiveness of EU ports and the functioning of a possible European Port Strategy, excessive administrative burden should be avoided as this could undermine the working of such a strategy;stresses that ports already face a lot of red tape and that increasing this further threatens to defeat the purpose of creating a European Port Strategy in the first place;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Underlines the importance of the creation of an enabling regulatory framework that ensures ports can be a front-runner in technological innovation; emphasizes that ports are critical infrastructure and that technological legislation should take this distinct nature into account and provide for a harmonised approach towards the use of innovative technologies;

Amendment 286 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Encourages the European Commission to support and facilitate the roll-out of digital innovations, such as drones, AI, smart shipping, etc., in the context of a port environment by allowing and encouraging for testbed environments;

Amendment 287 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Stresses that a European Port Strategy should not be a protectionist measure and should maintain the competitiveness of ports as a main priority;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive port strategy addressing the aforementioned issues, to recognize the strategic nature of ports as critical infrastructure and to anchor this in a holistic strategy that brings together a harmonized European view and vision;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive port strategy focusing in particular on critical infrastructure and addressing the aforementioned issues;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas ports throughout the EU will be vulnerable to the consequences of the heating climate. As the ice sheets and glaciers continue to melt, sea levels are set to rise with significant consequences for port areas and port operations;

Amendment 290 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive port strategy regarding critical infrastructures addressing the aforementioned issues;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Asks the Commission to approach ports from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and as part of a waterborne ecosystem, and to come forward with such a holistic framework and strategy by the end of 2024;

Amendment 292 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Asks the Commission to raise awareness among and support Ports and relevant Member States authorities related to the implementation of existing and new European initiatives and legislation;

Amendment 293 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)

27c. Asks the Commission to take ownership in accelerating the green and digital transition, also by increasing its capacity in people and means to enhance dialogue and commitment with ports and relevant Member State authorities;

Amendment 294 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)

27d. Emphasizes that adequate funding and financing instruments will need to be allocated to ports to remain competitive, play an enabling role in the green transition, and contain risks of foreign influence; asks the Commission to increase the percentage funding designated to ports under the Connecting Europe Facility and Innovation Europe funding schemes;

Amendment 3 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380);

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas ports are crucial energy hubs that are vital for the supply, production, provision and storage of energy and are therefore crucial assets in the EU’s quest to become strategically autonomous and more resilient;

Amendment 31 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Dominique RIQUET, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI, Elsi KATAINEN, Pierre KARLESKIND

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European Union has highlighted its desire for more autonomy in strategic sectors, but has done little to respond to China's growth in the maritime sector and its security repercussions;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas ports play a crucial role for Europe’s economy and energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies, including for hydrogen;

Amendment 33 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas European ports are often competing with third-countries ports where third-countries foreign investments are exacerbating a competitive advantage, already created by a lack of level playing field when it comes to the respect of sustainability standards, workers' rights and fiscal burdens;

Amendment 34 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas ports have played an indispensable role in EU crisis management, by ensuring the continuance of supply chains and setting up of alternative routes;

Amendment 35 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas ports have taken on renewed importance from a military and defence point of view;

Amendment 36 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service and should be ~~valued as such~~recognised and valued as such; whereas ports have demonstrated again this vital and resilient role during recent and ongoing European and international crises, including the COVID pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine by ensuring the continuance of supply chains and setting up alternative routes, as well as in the energy crisis by safeguarding Europe’s energy security, including through establishing at short term alternative routes for the provision of LNG and increasing Europe’s gas storage;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service and should be valued as such; whereas ports have demonstrated again this vital and resilient role during recent and ongoing European and international crises, including the COVID pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine by ensuring the continuance of supply chains and setting up alternative routes, as well as in the energy crisis by safeguarding Europe’s energy security, including through establishing at short term alternative routes for the provision of LNG and increasing Europe’s gas storage;

Amendment 38 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service ~~and should be valued as such~~, especially for islands and outermost regions where ports often serve as the only social and economic connection lifeline to the rest of the Union, and should be valued as such; whereas this vital role was especially demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when essential workers in ports continued to deliver vital services and to ensure the continuity of supply of goods to islands, and isolated communities;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service, are making the transition towards carbon neutrality, strengthen the EU’s objective to make supply chains more resilient, and are enablers in the just transition, and should hence be valued as such;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

– having regard to Council conclusions on the revision of the EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan adopted by the European Council on 26 June 2018,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports carry out a vital public service, with many considered critical infrastructure that form part of a country’s heritage, and should be valued as such;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ports ~~carry out a vital~~should play a vital role in public services and should be valued as such;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas ports form a vital node for clusters of industry and the blue economy, allowing local businesses, especially SMEs, to thrive on the international market and to contribute towards the energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies, including hydrogen;

Amendment 43 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas initiatives like the 'Ports for People initiative' aim, among other things, to stop ports’ fossil fuel build-out, accelerate port electrification, stop new fossil fuel bunkering projects, and support zero-emission fuelling;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas ports are essential for the decarbonization of waterborne transport, in accordance with the objectives of the European Green Deal and related legislation;

Amendment 45 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas such a multi-disciplinary approach has not been translated by the European Commission, resulting in a patchwork of port-related regulations;

Amendment 46 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas ports are part of a wider waterborne eco-system comprising a wide range of activities, including shipping, shipbuilding, maritime equipment manufacturing, inland navigation, and logistics;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas~~, while competition between~~ the current legislative and economic framework sets up ports isto be~~neficial, a race to the bottom between them at the cost of security or increased foreign control via investments should be avoided~~ in a competitive relation with each other; whereas there are benefits to be reaped from increased cooperation, for instance in the fields of security or foreign financial and operational control;

Amendment 48 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

C. whereas~~, while competition between ports is beneficial, a race to the bottom between them at the cost of security or increased foreign control via investments~~ a race to the bottom between ports in the name of competition should be avoided;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas, while competition between ports is beneficial, a race to the bottom between them at the cost of security or, increased ~~foreign control via investmen~~political influence or foreign control by non-EU entities, or societal and or environmental costs should be avoided;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency;

Amendment 50 #

Nicola DANTI, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Elsi KATAINEN, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas, while competition between ports is beneficial, a race to the bottom between them at the cost of security or increased ~~foreign control via investments~~political influence via investments by Systemic Rival State- Owned Enterprises (SRSOEs) should be avoided;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, while welcoming the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, attention should be paid to the negative effects - both in terms of decreasing competitiveness of EU ports and increasing carbon leakages - of evasive behaviours caused by the potential relocation of transhipment activities to ports outside of the Union;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas an increased cooperation between ports and customers could avoid unnecessary and environmentally more harmful road transport across Europe via a focus on efficient logistics planning and by using ports that are geographically closest to their final goods' market destination;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, following the privatisation and liberalisation promoted by the European Union, the port sector is increasingly reliant on unstable and poorly paid jobs;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas more cooperation between ports would be beneficial in terms of efficient investments in port and fuel infrastructure in order to avoid a waste of resources and public money to build capacities that are eventually under-used;

Amendment 55 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas a European port strategy needs to take into account the goals of the Green Deal, especially, but not limited to, the essential role of offshore renewable energy and the zero pollution ambition;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU ~~entiti~~state-owned enterprises have strategically increased their stakes in European ports and port infrastructure, which calls for the Commission and the Member States to take action to preserve the competitiveness of the European maritime transport sector;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU ~~entities~~Systemic Rival State-Owned Enterprises8a have strategically increased their stakes in European ports and port infrastructure; _________________ 8a SRSOEs: Systemic Rival State-Owned Enterprises are companies supported and subsidised by systemic rival governments in ways that EU single market rules prohibit for EU entities. Briefing European Parliamentary Research Service (europa.eu)

Amendment 58 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU entities have strategically increased their financial as well as operational stakes in European ports and port infrastructure;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU entities have strategically increased their stakes in European port operations, companies, terminals and port infrastructure;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

– having regard to Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of23 October 2007 on the assessment and management of flood risks;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU entities have strategically increased their stakes in European port operations, companies, terminals and ~~port~~ infrastructure;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU entities have strategically increased their stakes in European ports, terminals, companies and port infrastructure;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas non-EU entities have ~~strategically~~ increased their stakes in European ports and port infrastructure;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas China has invested in major European infrastructure and is now present in 10 EU Member States, controlling important maritime trading hubs;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has ~~once again~~ demonstrated the ~~unacceptable risks of being dependent on single non-EU countries in strategic sectors~~strategic role of EU ports from infrastructural, military and strategical point of view;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas ports are a highly complex environment with many different stakeholders and many different interests, making recognizing and assessing the risks of foreign influence an arduous but crucial exercise;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

Tackling Air Pollution and Emission Reduction 1. Calls on the Commission to develop different scenarios for required future reduction of fossil fuel use, which currently accounts for 40% of the goods transported by ships into ports, the aim to reshore the production of essential goods and the targets for waste reduction, all of which would decrease maritime transport volumes; 2. Calls on the Commission to develop different scenarios for sea level rise and intensification of severe weather events and their immediate effects on coastal areas and ports so that ports can take adequate measures to prepare; 3. Underlines the importance of reducing air pollution from ships in port areas; asks the Commission to mandate Member States to develop port pollution monitoring and prevention plans; calls on the Commission to develop more stringent standards for SOx, operational NOx and particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), with a view to establish zero pollution port areas in the EU by 2035; 4. Instructs the Commission to make use of the AFIR revision to introduce a mandate on member states to develop shore-side electricity infrastructure in all EU ports, using a staged approach for non TEN-T ports according to their size; this mandate should apply to all types of ships above 400 GT at berth and at anchorage; 5. Highlights the central role of sustainable e-fuels/RFNBOs and their infrastructure in ports for the decarbonisation of shipping; asks the Commission to delete the LNG infrastructure mandate in the revision of AFIR, and focus the efforts and funding towards the uptake of renewable fuels; 6. Calls on the Commission to support Member States in modernising ports and on Member States to ensure that EU ports have adequate infrastructure in place to enable zero-emission at berth and in towing; 7. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of phasing out heavy fuel oil use and refilling in European waters and ports and to encourage the deployment of legal degassing infrastructure in ports; 8. Recalls that methane emissions have a significant impact on climate change with methane being 82 times more potent than CO2 in a 20-year timeframe; expresses, therefore, concerns about the increased use of LNG in shipping especially in regards to the aim to decrease dependence on fossil imports; 9. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the cruise industry since it emits four times more sulphur induced SOx particulate matter than all the cars on the road in Europe;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 b (new)

Ports and Climate Change 1. Calls on the Commission to develop guidance on how to use differentiated port fees and prices in order to encourage more climate-friendly shipping technologies as well as to encourage ports to implement measures supporting zero- emission shipping and collaboration between ports to introduce zero emissions shipping corridors; 2. Calls on the Commission to reflect the latest 4th IMO study on ship GHG emissions that made clear the extent of emissions of black carbon (BC), a potent short lived climate forcer, from the sector; 3. Calls on Member States and ports to cooperate with the aim of minimising environmental impact such as river expansion and deepening; 4. Recalls that hinterland connections are part of the transition to climate neutrality and should be addressed with transformation plans shifting transport from diesel-powered trucks to rail, e- trucks and climate-friendly inland waterway vessels (e.g. river adapted ships for sustainable inland navigation, RASSIN); (Justification: Both in the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the Port State Control Directive, ports have the ability to regulate all ships that call at EU ports by requiring compliance with certain requirements as a condition of entry. The role of ports in enforcing efforts to reduce the impact of shipping emissions should therefore be addressed in the EU port strateg)

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

For~~eign influence~~ a port sector at the service of Member State sovereignty

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the economic presence of entities, including vessels, from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports9 ; _________________ 9 Dreigingsbeeld Statelijke Actoren 2 (in Dutch): https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/ronl- f76b037c88b27bbede038d38647642b4082 45240/pdf.

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)

– having regard to Directive(EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources,

Amendment 70 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights repeated warnings by intelligence agencies against the risks of economic dependence, espionage and sabotage caused by the ~~economic presence~~financial and operational involvement of entities from non-EU countries in our critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, such as ports9 ; _________________ 9 Dreigingsbeeld Statelijke Actoren 2 (in Dutch): https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/ronl- f76b037c88b27bbede038d38647642b4082 45240/pdf.

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 72 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that port concessions and/or lease contracts, whereby the port managing body is setting the multiple conditions (operational, social, environmental, etc.) under which a terminal should be operated, are an essential and important tool for the port managing bodies to safeguard the control of the port managing body and intervene in cases of breaches of contracts;

Amendment 73 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the maritime and port sector are characterized by different governance structures, and have different means to allow investments, ranging from licensing and concession schemes, over the granting of ownership of port infrastructure, to full operational power over port authorities;

Amendment 75 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that port concessions and lease contracts, whereby the port managing body sets conditions under which a terminal should be operated (e.g. on operational, social, environmental, or security grounds) are an important tool for the port managing bodies to safeguard control and intervene in case of breaches of contract;

Amendment 76 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Cautions against the increasing Chinese presence in port infrastructure (mostly terminals), both in seaports and inland ports, as well as hinterland operations;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Warns that against the background of the Chinese military-civil fusion policy, the potential use of Chinese vessels and (partly) owned port infrastructure for other than economic purposes may lead to risks related to economic dependence, logistic support to the Chinese navy or espionage;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to pre~~sent an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterl~~verse the liberalisation and privatisation of the port sector so as to guarantee their sovereignty over ports and all related processes and operations;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterland operations; calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor particularly the involvement of third countries in the ports of neighbouring countries falling within the scope of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Enlargement Policy;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)

– having regard to the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil'

Amendment 80 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ~~present an EU strategic policy framework~~assess whether the current policy framework applying to critical infrastructures is fit for purpose to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterland operations and calls on the Commission to revise its FDI screening Regulation and encourage Member Sates which did not adopt national screening mechanisms to to do so;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterland operations, especially avoiding any effective participation or control - both direct and indirect - in the management of a port authority as well as in every connected public entities, such as in- house companies;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to carry out an assessment on the efficiency and the effectiveness of the existing policy framework to protect critical infrastructure and, if deemed necessary, to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and ~~in their processes and hinterland operation~~to encourage and boost EU companies’ influence and control in EU ports;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to ~~reduce and limit~~keep the influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their processes and hinterland operations limited to a strict level avoiding effective participation or control (direct or indirect) in the management of a port authority;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence and operational control by non-EU countries in the EU’s ports ~~and~~, in their processes and hinterland operations as well as to limit direct stakes in the port authority;

Amendment 86 #

Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Vera TAX, Marianne VIND, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to present an EU strategic policy framework to reduce and limit influence as well as financial and operational control by non- EU countries in the EU’s ports and in their ~~processes and hinterl~~hinterland connections and operations;

Amendment 87 #

2a. Asks the Commission to further research the specific impact on local and EU economic indicators (such as employment and trade) from non-EU investments in European ports to accurately understand implications of decreasing non-EU influence;

Amendment 88 #

Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Nicola DANTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to propose an ambitious revision of the FDI screening regulation; encourages Member States which did not yet adopt stringent national screening mechanisms or equivalent tools to do so;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continuously monitor and report through the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms on the influence of non-EU countries in ~~EU ports~~critical EU port infrastructure, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 g (new)

– having regard to the Ambient Air Quality Directive (2022/0347(COD) [under negotiation]

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continuously monitor and report on the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping, in particular those in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to establish a common framework for the provision of information by Member States to continuously monitor and report on the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to continuously monitor and report to the relevant authorities in the Member States on the influence of non-EU countries in ~~EU ports~~critical EU ports infrastructure, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 93 #

Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Annalisa TARDINO, Paolo BORCHIA, Massimo CASANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continuously monitor and report onthrough the FDI screening mechanisms the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 94 #

3. Calls on the Commission to continuously monitor and report to the relevant authorities in the Member States on the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to propose a framework for continuously monitoring and reporting on the influence of non-EU countries in EU ports, EU terminal management and global container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the ~~Commission to~~Member States to, until then, continuously monitor ~~and report on~~ the influence of non-EU countries in EUtheir ports, EU terminal management and ~~global~~ container shipping and assess the potential links between the actions of a given non- EU country in these sectors;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the importance of ensuring policy coherence and full exploitation of all applicable EU instruments and initiatives concerning the protection against maritime security risks and threats, including the protection of critical maritime infrastructure, such as specific areas in ports and port facilities;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the threat that foreign investments may pose to intellectual property in particular through forced technology transfers;

Amendment 99 #