Activities of Elena GENTILE related to 2014/2240(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Research and innovation in the blue economy to create jobs and growth (short presentation) IT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on untapping the potential of Research and Innovation in the Blue Economy to create Jobs and Growth
Amendments (13)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission Communication which seeks to fully exploit the employment potential of European coasts, seas and oceans through innovation – a key element in sectors such as shipbuilding, aquaculture, port and pleasure boat infrastructure and fisheries;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that blue growth should never be considered in isolation from the maintenancuse of the natural resources of the seas, the restoration of those which have been lost and measures which are certainly sustainable and have been proven to be soin view of social, economic and environmental sustainability which also include the protection and the restoration of the ecosystems and a strong scientific evidence and social acceptability;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of sea and maritime research and of a stronger cooperation among researchers, among Member States and among Regions on these sectors in order to overcome the existing gap between Member States and geographical concentration in some areas and to boost the competitiveness of coastal areas and the creation of new local quality and sustainable jobs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Taking into account new potentialities to exploit the sea resources given by biotechnology, deep sea explorations and alternative energy (wind, tide, sea current), stresses the importance of SMEs involvement and the negative impact on the long-term occupation when the heavy industry takes on a leading role in these sectors;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the need to focus on environmental aspects and on improving the quality of the marine environmentimproving the quality of sea environment and environmental and people security in order to ensure we have a sustainable blue economy without restricting its employment potential, ensuring a regulatory framework and environmental conditions to assist the industrial development, growth, creation of new quality and sustainable jobs improving life quality in large;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers as necessary, in order to create new quality jobs in the sphere of blue economy, a better access to credit for SMEs and the improvement of the existing business networks (clusters) through internationalization's process;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers as necessary to outline a reference mainstreaming across the four pillars through action plans on working conditions, gender matters, disabled people and immigrants. For this purpose, it is important to ensure the observance of decent working standards, the workforce flexibility towards the current technological changes and transformation of manufacturing structures by means of process of vocational requalification and lifelong learning in order to improve the human capital in these areas; moreover ensuring equal conditions and opportunities to the most vulnerable groups, namely fishing sector and aquaculture;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that coastal and, maritime and upcountry tourism can contribute to economic growth and to reducing casual or temporary work, provided thatas long as these activities aredo not carriedy out in an environmentally-friendly waya negative impact on environmental quality and people life, with the goal to harmonize the needs of citizens, tourists and providers of supply and services;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of social dialogue and considers that all parties involved in the blue economy should be represented in that dialogue, together with the individuals or companies concerned and civil society, also including workers, so that the latter are actively involved in the framingactively workers in the creation and implementation of policies and solutions at local level;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the need to increase within civil society the awareness of sea importance as economic, cultural and social resource and the role of research and dialogue in reaching an integrated sustainability between stakeholders and citizens;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to maximise sustainable economic growth and employment and the creation of jobs based on blue technologies, exchanges of ideajoint development of ideas and actions between the world of research and that of business should be encouraged, to promote and increase their ability to cooperate and network.
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out the complexity of activities, sectors and disciplines of socio-economic system involved in the blue economy and considers, for this purpose, as extremely important to increase the ability to adapt to the changes, innovation, multidisciplinarity and training of human capital;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that a joint coordination, notably at regional and local level, of all economic activities connected to the blue economy is important in order to enable a sustainable development of coastal areas involved.