8 Amendments of Caroline NAGTEGAAL related to 2023/2059(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our ports are the European Union’s gateways to the world and as such play a crucial role in our economy, wealth and jobs, both by facilitating trade and in the energy transition; whereas ports as energy hubs play a vital role in facilitating the production of sustainable energy and contributing to security of energy supply, notably in times of crisis;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategy, which should focus on all EU critical infrastructures;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that, in particular, the aggregated Chinese presence of Chinese state- owned enterprises, and possibly other non-EU state-owned enterprises, in the core network ports and nodes of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) carries important implications for the resilience of individual nodes and the network as a whole;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to carry out a risk assessment of China’s involvement, and possibly other non-EU state-owned enterprises, in maritime infrastructures that includes its impact on labour and the environment, dependencies, an assessment of bottlenecks in the shipping of goods from China into the EU and transhipment;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. UnderlinDeplores that EU ports are key entry points for illicit drugs andmisused by criminal organisations for the trafficking of illicit products, in particular drugs, which as a consequence undermines the security of the port industry and its workers; calls on the Commission to present measures for effective European cooperation by public authorities and private actors to combat drug trafficking, extraction and criminal subversion;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that EU ports are vital in safeguarding Europe’s energy security and contribute to the EU's goal to become more strategically independent; stresses, in this regard, that ports play a central role in the energy transition by facilitating the production, import and supply of sustainable energy; recognises, furthermore the current importance of transitional technologies as alternatives to heavy fuel oil and natural gas, such as LNG and LNG infrastructure for a gradual transition towards zero-emission alternatives in ports and the maritime sector, in parallel to finding and financing long-term zero-emission alternatives;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports, in the shipbuilding industry as well as the maritime sector will not be possible without a skilled workforce;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks; stresses that in order to maintain EU ports' strong position in the world possible carbon leakage effects to ports outside the EU as a result of EU law should be avoided and, if confirmed, should be addressed;