7 Amendments of Isabelle THOMAS related to 2013/2017(BUD)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in the light of the negotiations so far on the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, the European Union needs a budget for 2014 which is realistic and provides still more effective help to the newly reformed common fisheries policy (CFP) and integrated maritime policy (IMP), both of which come under heading 2 of the MFF; points out that funding for the integrated maritime policy must not be at the expense of funding for the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are maximum sustainable yield, the ban on discards and regionalisation; believes that consideration should be given to the accession of Croatia, which has its own coastal area and will therefore be eligible for funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate funding for the European Fisheries Control Agency in its draft budget for 2014, in view of its role in the implementation of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need for appropriate funding for data gathering and control activities in the context of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need for scientific expertise in the case of contradictory and/or insufficient data on certain species;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the increase in funding allocated to the common fisheries policy and the integrated maritime policy, in particular via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; stresses, nevertheless, that the increase in funding must be proportionate to the requirements adopted in the basic regulation on the common fisheries policy and the broadening of its competences to include, for instance, aquaculture;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need for Parliament to be appropriately involved in the preparation and negotiating process and in the long-term monitoring and assessment of the functioning of international agreements in accordance with the provisions of the TFEU; insists that Parliament be immediately and fully informed on an equal footing with the Council at all stages of the procedure relating to fisheries partnership agreements, pursuant to Articles 13(2) and 218(10) TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented by observers at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also attend as observers in those meetings;