Activities of Massimo PAOLUCCI related to 2014/2214(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region
Amendments (27)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Having regard to Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Having regard to Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Having regard to Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (SEA);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the promotion of economic and social prosperity in the region, which should never be pursued at the expense of the environment and natural resources, and particularly not at the expense of the fragile coastal and marine ecosystems; supports the promotion of projects to protect the coastline, particularly through the introduction of measures to combat erosion by encouraging the sustainable use of coastal and underwater sedimentary deposits in the Adriatic Sea and ensuring the replenishment of beaches and protection of the coastal ecosystem, and supports climate change adjustment projects and risk management projects aimed at developing early warning and prevention systems and projects in the field of rational management of water resources; also supports the promotion of surveys and comparative studies on subsidence;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Supports the inclusion of environmental protection in the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionic Region and the essential linkage of economic development and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Advocates the blue economy as a solution to the economic crisis, since it stimulates the creation of new jobs and economic development, and especially jobs for women and young people in coastal and island countries; believes that the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region cannot be pursued without factoring in the concept of the blue economy, which links the economic sectors relating to seas and oceans, acquaculture, maritime and river transport and tourism to environmental protection;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the States members of the strategy to develop common projects in line with the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers the coastline and stretch of sea between the Adriatic shore of Italy and the Balkan shore to be a natural area and environment of extraordinary value which should be protected and its profile raised;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends the active promotion of eco-innovation in the areas of fishing, maritime transport, ports and related infrastructures, in order to stimulate Blue Growth and ensure the rational and sustainable exploitation of marine resources; supports the promotion of innovative, efficient and sustainable maritime freight and passenger transport services that can reduce transit times, transport and logistics costs and externalities and, above all, CO2 emissions, and which dovetail with the adoption of low environmental impact mobility plans;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to promote the development of fisheries activities that are sustainable environmentally and in terms of the preservation of fish stocks, and also to promote integrated fisheries and tourism policies (fisheries tourism, mariculture, recreational fishing), in line with the principle of sustainability.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the increase of conservation areas to protect the environment and halt biodiversity loss, notably through the enhancement of the Natura 2000 and Emerald networks; calls for the establishment of a network of protected marine, coastal and inland areas and parks;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a minimum objective of 10 % surface coverage by 2020 of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas by marine protected areas, in support of achieving good environmental status in the Union’s marine environment by 2020, in accordance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive; calls, in this connection, on the Member States involved in implementing the strategy to promote integrated systems for environmental observation and monitoring of protected marine areas and to step up cooperation between regional environmental monitoring centres;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States involved in the strategy to improve environmental quality by carrying out projects seeking to cut chemical, physical and microbiological pollution by optimising the sustainability of maritime traffic, protecting biodiversity and investing in protected marine areas;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. ExpStresses grave concern at the renewed impulse to the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas, both offshore and on land, especially in areas already heavily affected by significant environmental consequences; stresses that this is in contradicthe need for the Member States in the region to be consistent in implementing EU legislation and international conventions on environmental sustainability and the safety of maritime activities such as offshore oil and gas exploration withand the Union’s climate and renewable energy targetdevelopment, installation and operation of offshore wind turbines;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to step up exchanges of good practices such as the sustainable projects developed by the Coastal Action Groups;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Member States to actively involve all stakeholders, in the decision-making procedures concerning the macro-region, particularly local communities, which must be able to exercise their right to protect their environment and health whenand to share with the relevant authorities in neighbouring countries the findings of analyses of the impact of maritime economic activities coming under the Environmental Impact Directive (Directive 2014/52/EU) and theose are put in danger by polluting and dangerous economic activities.coming under Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of improving transport and energy connectivity among the participating countries as well as between them and their other neighbours, including maritime transport, intermodal connections to the hinterland and energy networks; underlines the lack of connection between the two coasts on the Adriatic and the infrastructure gap which exists in the Adriatic/Ionian area;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of creating opportunities for intermodal transport between countries belonging to the macro-region and neighbouring countries with the aim of functionally supplementing the existing corridors and enhancing the overall network;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Underlines the need to adopt an effective systematic vision in defining the priorities for infrastructure and the European corridors, with the aim of filling the existing infrastructure gap, for example by developing high-speed railways;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for an extension of the TEN-T network to be considered in order to overcome the disparity in infrastructure and make it possible to link the macro- region effectively, in which context the following are of particular relevance to the pursuit of the objectives adopted for the macro-region: completing the Baltic- Adriatic corridor from Ravenna to Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Foggia - Bari/Brindisi and/or the North-South extension of the Scandinavian- Mediterranean corridor to the Ancona – Pescara – Termoli – Bari section, with reference to the Mediterranean corridor, a branch thereof to link the Iberian peninsula more effectively to central Italy and the Balkans, improvements to the Adriatic main artery from Rijeka to Igoumenitsa, the building of road links in the Balkan region between ports and inland towns, from Rijeka to Zagreb, from Ploče to Sarajevo, from Bar to Belgrade and Kragujevac, from Durres to Pristina, Skopje and Sofia, and the building of port infrastructure so as to link the two coasts of the Adriatic more efficiently;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the capacity of the existing infrastructure network to be optimised, with particular reference to the existing road and rail links in the macro-region, including ‘last-mile’ links, to improve access to logistic and port nodes on the Adriatic;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Draws attention to the need to improve the maritime and port dimension of cabotage, of motorways of the sea and of cruises between the two shores of the Adriatic, both on Adriatic north-south routes and on transversal east-west routes, to meet demand for high-quality mobility for the areas in the Adriatic/Ionian macro-region of high relevance to tourism;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for incentives to be provided for the establishment of sustainable goods and passenger transport links which reduce journey times, transport and logistic costs and externalities;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls for the formulation of common European transport safety standards in the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses the need to promote cross- border air services through the implementation of joint projects designed to secure and enhance links within the macro-region;