2 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2055(INI)
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission and the Member States to reduce the focus on massive trade deals such as CETA, TTIP and Mercosur, which because of the added maritime traffic have such a destructive impact on the environment generally and on the seas and oceans in particular, and to instead focus its efforts on promoting local and regional production and manufacturing of items that would be imported under those deals;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the forthcoming strategy on plastic by the Commission as well as the other measures aimed at combating marine litter and expresses its deep concern about the scale of the issue; recommends as a matter of urgency that the Commission should bring in legislation penalizing the use of plastic in one-off use items such as cups, cutlery etc., through a levy on every such item; recommends further that the use of glass in place of plastic should be encouraged through a return reward system; finally, recommends that a means should be established whereby those such as water companies who use plastic in huge quantities should be charged a levy on every such usage, that levy then to be used in maritime environmental protection measures;