5 Amendments of Giuseppe FERRANDINO related to 2020/1998(BUD)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that at the peak of the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishing sector, in particular small-scale coastal fishing vessels, continued to operate maintaining the regular supply of local markets, guaranteeing Union citizens access to healthy marine food, particularly in isolated coastal areas and regions where supply chains were hampered by logistical constraints
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the negotiations on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union seem to be moving towards a no-deal scenario, and the social and economic consequences for the fishing fleets operating in UK waters will be huge; emphasises that financial support for the Union fishing fleet operating in those waters, now third country waters, needs to be ensured from the beginning of 2021 and that fishermen who are already in a difficult situation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be subject to a double penalty .
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) must be given the additional funding and equipment it needs to carry out its activities properly and to ensure that the EU meets its sustainable fishing goals, in particular with the changes to Fisheries Control Regulation that are now being negotiated and, seems to increase the competences and tasks to be assumed by EFCA;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that it is also necessary to strengthen further important priorities in the heading; calls, inter alia, for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to SME objectives and actions, in particular with the scope of supporting and increasing the participation of women in SMEs and their access to markets; recalls the important role that Union agencies play in helping to achieve Union policy objectives; calls therefore for sufficient funding and staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. reiterates the demand for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to support SMEs, in particular in the tourism sector, so as to build up their capacity to recover from the consequences of the pandemic, in areas such as sustainability, digitalisation and innovation and foster concrete actions to promote EU tourism businesses; moreover, reiterates EP request to create a new specific budget line in order to take into consideration that this sector, which is of paramount importance for the whole EU economy, competitiveness, employment and social development, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID- 19 crisis and is experiencing a rapid and sharp drop in demand and a surge in job losses, putting many European SMEs at risk;