3 Amendments of Fernando RUAS related to 2016/2016(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that fisheries are crucial for the development of the ORs and are an important sector which creates large numbers of jobs and keeps people in their home areas, making communities more prosperous and resilient; calls for everything possible to be done to strengthen the fisheries sector as a pillar for local development in these regions, in particular by supporting the creation and consolidation of fisheries in the ORs;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the rules governing this sector are complex, and that the obstacles they create are holding back the creation and development of fisheries; calls for the simplification of those rules in order to make it easier for individuals working in ORs to organise themselves into collectives, as well as to maximise the performance of EU funding and, make the best possible use of fisheries assets in these regions and create economic activities complementary to work in the industry itself;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to single out and promote the use of relevant EU cohesion funds, in particular the ERDF and the ESF, in order to boost investment in the infrastructures required for the development of local fisheries in the outermost regions; encourages, in particular, investment in projects that make fisheries jobs more attractive, in training and in projects that attract more young people and innovative projects that make fisheries more sustainable, promote selective fishing methods and help to develop environmentally responsible fisheries;