5 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2016/2250(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, according to the European Commission's estimates, the EU's blue economy represents around 5.4 million jobs and a gross value added of around € 500 billion per year;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, while the outermost regions are in principle fully integrated into the European Union and assimilated to its legal order, their structural economic and social situation, which is aggravated by all the factors the permanence and combination of which severely restrain their development, in many cases renders impossible the standardised application of Union law; stresses, in this regard, that the principle of solidarity enshrined in the Treaties should not be a mere declaration of intent but rather a driving force both in the design and in the actual implementation of the EU policies;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Union to remove all the regulatory obstacles, to authorise aid for the renewal of traditional fishing fleets in the outermost regions, to increase investment which is needed for the sustainable development of local fishing and to protect sensitive fishing grounds of the outermost regions; underlines that, as highlighted by several studies, overfishing and harmful fishing practices lead to detrimental impacts on the fragile marine environment, including the disturbance of habitats and biodiversity;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the study launched by the Commission concerning the potential for sustainable blue development in the outermost regions and calls for a genuine European programme to be launched which is based on the outermost regions; stresses that some activities like the extraction of oil and gas located under the sea floor and the exploration for minerals from deep sea deposits may have severe impacts on sensitive marine areas, and disturb marine species and vulnerable ecosystems;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. recalls that marine litter can cause serious environmental and economic damage in the oceans worldwide, with huge losses for coastal communities, tourism, shipping and fishing and destruction of marine biodiversity; stresses that potential cost across EU for coastal and beach cleaning was assessed at almost €630 million per year by the European Commission, while the cost to the fishing industry could amount to almost €60 million, which would represent approximately 1% of total revenues of the EU fishing fleet (in 2010);