5 Amendments of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2017/2055(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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1. WelcomNotes the Joint Communication entitled ‘International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ and the actions set out therein; reaffirms the importance of international ocean governancecooperation and its economic, environmental and social components, which should be based on a cross-sectoral approach with a focus on the integrated maritime policy and the cross-cutting policies it incorporates, in particularith a focus on Blue Growth, marine knowledge and data, maritime spatial planning, integrated maritime surveillance and sea basin strategies;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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2. Calls on Member States to draw up their maritime spatial plans by 31 March 2021 at the latest; calls onfor the Commission to start work on drafting proposals for international guidelines and to leadorganisation of an international forum on maritime spatial planning which will produce the best practice that will make it possible to boost international cooperation, improve the management and use of the oceans and increase transparency and which should assess the effects of successive deregulation, such as open registers, leading to an expansion in the use of flags of convenience, underpaid crew and a dilution of responsibilities; points out, by way of example, that the oil tanker Erika was chartered by a French company, reinforced by a Greek company, operated by an Indian crew, insured by a British insurer, registered in Bermuda and sailed under the Maltese flag, and that over the 24 years it was in service it changed its name seven times, its flag five times and its owner nine times;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines the importance of the European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) and calls on the CommissionMember States concerned to include maritime security in their external policy, bearing in mind that a large proportion of trade is transported by sea, more than 70 % of external borders are sea borders and it is necessary to guarantee the security of passengers transiting through Union ports; calls on the Member States to take decisive measures to curb migratory flows in the Mediterranean, in particular by returning illegal immigrants to their port of embarkation and ending the activities of non-governmental organisations when they encourage illegal immigration;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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4. Highlights the importance of boosting cooperation between EMSA, Frontex and, EFCA to support Member States in promotingand the competent national authorities in order for the Member States to be able, under the best possible conditions, to ensure maritime security, combating illegal immigration and cross-border crime and protecting the environment; stresses the importance of developing digital solutions and advanced maritime technology such as CISE in order to improve surveillance and monitoring systems for maritime activities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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6. Stresses the importance of revising the Port Reception Facilities Directive, and invites Member States and the Commission to adopt a strategy in partnership with the IMO, third countries and industry for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, geared to the Paris Agreement targets and the need to establish an international system for the monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissionsa less polluting and more efficient maritime sector;