Activities of Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ related to 2017/2119(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Optimisation of the value chain in the EU fishing sector (A8-0163/2018 - Clara Eugenia Aguilera García) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the optimisation of the value chain in the EU fishing sector PDF (423 KB) DOC (59 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and Member States, together with regional authorities, to set up groups of experts whose task will be to analyse and propose corrective measures in relation to the use of the various European Maritime and Fisheries Fund appropriations in order to identify the causes of non-implementation and the possible loss of funds; and to ensure an adequate level of control and transparency and to require better management on the part of the relevant administrations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take the necessary action to facilitate the creation of POs, removing the bureaucratic hurdles in the procedure established and lowering the minimum production thresholds to encourage the entry of small producers; points out that it is also necessary to boost the activities of POs, further empowering them and facilitating access to the necessary financial support so that they can carry out a wider variety of tasks in addition to day- to-day fisheries management, while respecting a framework defined by the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that aid for health and safety on board should not be part of a competitive process and that an increased budget be assigned to the artisanal fisheries sector;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help and encourage producer organisations to include the value chain in production and marketing plans with the aim of adapting supply to demand, thus ensuring that European consumers find products that meet their needs, taking account of differences; points out that, in this context, marketing strategies tailored to specific local features are an essential tool, whichmust include the option of direct selling, and would embrace sectoral and/or product-based campaigns and which would help to improve consumer information and awareness, including marking and labelling that provides comprehensible information;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to foster the creation of protected designations of origin and PGIs in the coastal areas of the Natura 2000 network where the water quality is rated A, for specific resources such as algae, barnacles, sea urchins and razor shells;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to put in place a system for the labelling of fish, both fresh and processed, clearly indicating the country of origin;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the European Commission to conduct a study on the impact of imports on local fisheries;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to sketch the foundations for a future European programme to support small-scale fishing that will help to improve the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of the fishing sector in the EU, that will make it possible to identify, differentiate and enhance the value of products from small- scale fishing in order to promote consumption of those products, and that will encourage new generations to work in the fishing sector so as to produce a generational renewal that will make it possible to create more, ensuring decent quotas for small-scale fishermen and fisherwomen and greater control of resources, thereby increasing social cohesion in the EU’s coastal communities;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to explore the benefits that globcal value chains might offer for small-scale fishing and that might help it to integrate more easily into the global economy, increasing the added value of its products while making it possible to maintain its activity and that of local communities;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on public authorities to establish training and awareness-raising programmes in primary and secondary schools on the importance of consuming fish from local, small-scale fisheries, with a view to ensuring that the younger generations understand the value of this sector in coastal communities;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges that public establishments such as hospitals or schools be supplied with products from local small-scale fisheries.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on Member States and regional authorities to make use of the opportunities offered by Fisheries Local Action Group support with a view to adapting operations to local needs in a large number of areas such as training and diversification of activities based on innovation, among many others, biological rest periods, fleet and gear improvements, and purchasing more environmentally friendly engines, among other initiatives, provided that they concern exclusively the local small-scale fishing sector;