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Activities of Mihai TUDOSE

Plenary speeches (1)

Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)
2024/10/08

Institutional motions (3)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
2024/09/18
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
2024/10/04
Dossiers: 2024/2821(RSP)
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
2024/10/08
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Written explanations (4)

EU/USA Agreement on launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory

Susțin rezoluția privind Acordul dintre Uniunea Europeană și Statele Unite vizând lansarea sateliților Galileo de pe teritoriul SUA.Acordul este indispensabil pentru succesul programului european Galileo - sistemul de navigație prin satelit, esențial pentru securitatea UE.Complexitatea lansărilor necesită o securitate de nivel înalt, dar și o cooperare internațională sporită. Colaborarea cu Statele Unite este soluția cea mai bună pentru a asigura eficiența și siguranța lansării, dar și confidențialitatea informațiilor ce privesc UE.Sprijin consolidarea relațiilor transatlantice, precum și întărirea rolului UE în domeniul tehnologiei spațiale.Totodată, subliniez că acordul este un pas important pentru dezvoltarea economică și tehnologică a Uniunii, pentru ca programul Galileo să fie competitiv la nivel global.
2024/09/19
Devastating floods in Central-Eastern Europe, loss of lives and EU preparedness to act on such disasters

Am votat în favoarea rezoluției care subliniază efectele devastatoare ale inundațiilor din Europa Centrală și de Est și necesitatea de a întări capacitatea UE de a face față dezastrelor de acest tip, în contextul schimbărilor climatice.În România și în celelalte regiuni vulnerabile, schimbările sunt tot mai vizibile, prin creșterea frecvenței și intensității fenomenelor extreme, precum inundațiile și seceta.Este necesară o acțiune colectivă pentru a proteja viețile oamenilor, infrastructura și economia. Rezoluția accentuează nevoia de îmbunătățire a mecanismelor de protecție civilă, precum și de creștere a prevenției și a capacității de reacție.Țin să subliniez că fondurile actuale sunt insuficiente, deci este necesar urgent un buget mai mare pentru prevenirea și gestionarea dezastrelor, mai ales în regiunile cu risc.
2024/09/19
The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia

Am susținut constant aspirațiile europene ale Georgiei și am pledat pentru suportul UE acordat procesului de reformă și integrare. Din păcate, sunt nevoit să votez pentru rezoluția care cere înghețarea finanțării europene pentru Georgia, din cauza regresului democratic, tradus prin încălcarea drepturilor fundamentale de exprimare, asociere și protest pașnic.Modificările aduse Codului electoral, legea privind „transparența influenței străine”, persecutarea opoziției, a societății civile și a presei independente, reprimarea violentă a demonstrațiilor, promovarea dezinformării și retoricii anti-occidentale - toate acestea sunt elemente care îngrijorează și dezamăgesc, mai ales când se înregistrează într-o țară căreia i s-a acordat, în decembrie 2023, statutul de candidată la aderare.Solicit autorităților de la Tbilisi să respecte Acordul de asociere cu UE, să asigure corectitudinea alegerilor parlamentare din 26 octombrie 2024 și să redea cetățenilor georgieni drepturile democratice, dar și pe acela de a beneficia de asistența UE pentru preaderare.
2024/10/09
Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees

Am votat pentru transformarea Subcomisiei pentru Securitate si Apărare în comisie europarlamentară. Este un semnal important că Parlamentul European ia foarte în serios amenințările la adresa securității UE și își adaptează structurile în fața provocărilor acestei perioade.Sunt esenţiale pentru UE cele două coordonate majore ale activităţii noii comisii: monitorizarea punerii în aplicare a politicii de securitate și apărare comune, precum și definirea unei Uniuni a Apărării.Va fi necesară, în acest sens, realizarea unei piețe unice a apărării, bazată pe integrarea și cooperarea industrială dintre statele membre în domeniul apărării. Aici e vorba atât de producție în comun, cât și de cercetare, dezvoltare și inovare.Deopotrivă cu asigurarea capabilităților de apărare, pentru România e vitală infrastructura de mobilitate militară, incluzând aici infrastructura de transport cu dublă utilizare.Totodată, comisia va avea competențe cu privire la misiunile civile și militare ale UE, securitatea infrastructurii critice, apărarea cibernetică, precum și controlul parlamentar asupra structurilor și agențiilor Uniunii din domeniul apărării.
2024/12/18

Written questions (3)

EU support for citizens impacted by energy prices
2024/09/27
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High electricity prices in Romania and other countries in south-east Europe
2024/10/24
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EU manufacturing and exportation of green energy products
2024/10/24
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Amendments (138)

Amendment 19 #

2020/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that sustainable corporate governance can help the EU to buildonstitutes an important pillar for the EU in order to achieve a more resilient and sustainable economy, will improve the level playing field and protect EU businesses and citizens, and is therefore hugely beneficial to EU trade policy;
2020/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 32 #

2020/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the crisis caused by the COVID-19 crisispandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of unregulated global supply chains, and that businesses with better defined environmental, social and governance practices and risk mitigation processes weather the crisis better;
2020/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 40 #

2020/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that less than 1 % of companies publicly list their suppliers, even in high-risk sectors; stresses the importance of reviewing the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) for a higher transparency;
2020/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2020/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that directors’ duties should encompass an obligation to develop, disclose and implement a corporate sustainability strategy for all aspects of the company’s operations, including its supply chains;, taking into account environmental, social and safety standards.
2020/09/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2020/2098(REG)


Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 a (new)
Rule 237a Extraordinary measures 1. This Rule applies to situations in which the European Parliament, due to exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances beyond its control, is hindered from carrying out its duties and exercising its prerogatives under the Treaties and a temporary derogation from Parliament’s usual procedures set out elsewhere in these Rules is necessary in order to adopt extraordinary measures to enable it to continue to carry out those duties and to exercise those prerogatives. Such extraordinary circumstances shall be considered to exist where the President comes to the conclusion, on the basis of reliable evidence confirmed, where appropriate, by Parliament’s services, that for reasons of security or safety or as a result of the non-availability of technical means it is or will be impossible or dangerous for Parliament to convene in accordance with its usual procedures as set out elsewhere in these Rules and its adopted calendar. 2. Where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, the President may decide, with the agreement of the Conference of Presidents, to apply one or more of the measures referred to in paragraph 3. If it is impossible, due to reasons of imperative urgency, for the Conference of Presidents to convene, the President may decide to apply one or more of the measures set out in paragraph 3, points (a), (b) and (c). Such a decision shall lapse five days after its adoption unless approved by the Conference of Presidents within that deadline. Following a decision by the President, approved by the Conference of Presidents, Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold may, at any time, request that some or all of the measures addressed by that decision be submitted individually to Parliament for revocation or confirmation without debate. The vote in plenary shall be placed on the agenda of the first sitting following the day on which the request was tabled. No amendments may be tabled. Such a procedural request to vote some or all of the measures addressed by the decision shall be put to the vote. The required majority for that vote shall be a majority of component members. If the said majority is reached, some or all of the measures referred to in the request will be put individually to a vote. A majority of component members will be needed to revoke them. In the case of revocation, the measures shall lapse after the announcement of the result of the vote. A measure confirmed by the plenary may not be the subject of a further vote during the same part-session. 3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 may provide for all appropriate measures addressing the extraordinary circumstances referred to under paragraph 1, and in particular for the following measures: (a) postponement of a scheduled part- session, sitting or meeting of a committee to a later date and/or cancellation or limitation of meetings of inter- parliamentary delegations and other bodies; (b) displacement of the part-session, sitting or meeting of a committee from Parliament’s seat to one of its working places or to an external place or from one of its working places to Parliament’s seat, to one of Parliament’s other working places or to an external place; (c) holding of the part-session or the sitting on the premises of Parliament but fully or partially in separate meeting rooms allowing for appropriate physical distancing; (d) holding of the part session, sitting or meeting of bodies of Parliament under the remote participation regime laid down in Rule 237c; (e) in the event that the ad hoc replacement mechanism laid down in Rule 209 (7) fails to provide sufficient remedies to the extraordinary circumstances under consideration, temporary replacement by political groups of Members in a committee unless the Member concerned opposes; (f) in the event that the remote participation regime laid down in Rule 237c cannot be applied, lowering of the quorum laid down in Rules 178 and 218 to a minimum of one quarter of Parliament’s component Members instead of one third as regards the necessary presence in the Chamber and/or to a minimum of one fifth of the members of a committee instead of one quarter as regards the necessary presence in a committee. 4. A decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited in time and shall state the reasons on which it is based. It shall enter into force upon its publication on Parliament’s website or, if circumstances prevent such publication, by the best available means. All Members shall also be informed individually of the decision without delay. The decision may be renewed by the President in accordance with the procedure under paragraph 2 once or more, for a limited time. A decision to renew shall state the reasons on which it is based. The President shall revoke a decision adopted under this Rule as soon as the extraordinary circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 that gave rise to its adoption have disappeared. 5. This Rule shall be applied only as a last resort, and only measures that are strictly necessary to address the extraordinary circumstances under consideration shall be selected and applied. When applying this Rule, due account shall be taken, in particular, of the principle of representative democracy, the principle of equal treatment of Members, the right of Members to exercise their parliamentary mandate without impairment, their right to speak in one of the official languages of the European Union and to vote freely, individually and in person, and Protocol No 6 to the Treaties.
2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 19 #

2020/2098(REG)


Title XIII a (new) – rule 237 a (new)
Rule 237a Extraordinary measures 1. This Rule applies to situations in which the European Parliament, due to exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances beyond its control, is hindered from carrying out its duties and exercising its prerogatives under the Treaties and a temporary derogation from Parliament’s usual procedures set out elsewhere in these Rules is necessary in order to adopt extraordinary measures to enable it to continue to carry out those duties and to exercise those prerogatives. Such extraordinary circumstances shall be considered to exist where the President comes to the conclusion, on the basis of reliable evidence confirmed, where appropriate, by Parliament’s services, that for reasons of security or safety or as a result of the non-availability of technical means it is or will be impossible or dangerous for Parliament to convene in accordance with its usual procedures as set out elsewhere in these Rules and its adopted calendar. 2. Where the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, the President may decide, with the agreement of the Conference of Presidents, to apply one or more of the measures referred to in paragraph 3. If it is impossible, due to reasons of imperative urgency, for the Conference of Presidents to convene, the President may decide to apply one or more of the measures set out in paragraph 3, points (a), (b) and (c). Such a decision shall lapse five days after its adoption unless approved by the Conference of Presidents within that deadline. Following a decision by the President, approved by the Conference of Presidents, Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold may, at any time, request that some or all of the measures addressed by that decision be submitted individually to Parliament for revocation or confirmation without debate. The vote in plenary shall be placed on the agenda of the first sitting following the day on which the request was tabled. No amendments may be tabled. A majority of component members will be needed to revoke a measure. In the case of revocation, the measure shall lapse after the announcement of the result of the vote. A measure approved by the plenary may not be the subject of a further vote during the same part-session. 3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 may provide for all appropriate measures addressing the extraordinary circumstances referred to under paragraph 1, and in particular for the following measures: (a) postponement of a scheduled part- session, sitting or meeting of a committee to a later date and/or cancellation or limitation of meetings of inter- parliamentary delegations and other bodies; (b) displacement of the part-session, sitting or meeting of a committee from Parliament’s seat to one of its working places or to an external place or from one of its working places to Parliament’s seat, to one of Parliament’s other working places or to an external place; (c) holding of the part-session or the sitting on the premises of Parliament but fully or partially in separate meeting rooms allowing for appropriate physical distancing; (d) holding of the part session, sitting or meeting of bodies of Parliament under the remote participation regime laid down in Rule 237c; (e) in the event that the ad hoc replacement mechanism laid down in Rule 209(7) fails to provide sufficient remedies to the extraordinary circumstances under consideration, temporary replacement by political groups of Members in a committee unless the Member concerned opposes; (f) in the event that the remote participation regime laid down in Rule 237c cannot be applied, lowering of the quorum laid down in Rules 178 and 218 to a minimum of one quarter of Parliament’s component Members instead of one third as regards the necessary presence in the Chamber and/or to a minimum of one fifth of the members of a committee instead of one quarter as regards the necessary presence in a committee. 4. A decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be limited in time and shall state the reasons on which it is based. It shall enter into force upon its publication on Parliament’s website or, if circumstances prevent such publication, by the best available means. All Members shall also be informed individually of the decision without delay. The decision may be renewed by the President in accordance with the procedure under paragraph 2 once or more for a limited time. A decision to renew shall state the reasons on which it is based. The President shall revoke a decision adopted under this Rule as soon as the extraordinary circumstances referred to in paragraph 1 that gave rise to its adoption have disappeared. 5. This Rule shall be applied only as a last resort, and only measures that are strictly necessary to address the extraordinary circumstances under consideration shall be selected and applied. When applying this Rule, due account shall be taken, in particular, of the principle of representative democracy, the principle of equal treatment of Members, the right of Members to exercise their parliamentary mandate without impairment, their right to speak in one of the official languages of the European Union and to vote freely, individually and in person, and Protocol No 6 to the Treaties.
2020/09/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that, while there are a number of dynamic middle income countries on the African continent, its economic development is still relatively weak in comparison to other partsStrongly supports the renewed engagement between the EU and Africa; welcomes the publication of the Communication ofn the world; stresses that many of its countries will therefore face almost insurmountable challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the effects of climate changeupcoming strategy; highlights the importance of a dynamic partnership to pursue common Goals between the two continents;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 9 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the importance of ecologically and socially sustainable trade relations with the African continent; calls on the Commission to proceed with its legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence obligations for EU companies;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 11 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights that, while there are a number of dynamic middle income countries on the African continent, its economic development is still relatively weak in comparison to other parts of the world; stresses that many of its countries will therefore face almost insurmountable challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the effects of climate change, amongst them huge demographic shifts with poverty- and conflict-driven migration as well as other problems; highlights in this context that in the short run, the EU must provide immediate aid measures such as procuring tests and laboratory equipment, followed by pandemic prevention measures through the development of an infrastructure of laboratories, financing of medical training measures, information campaigns and national pandemic response plans; underlines that the economic impact of the lockdown will be profound on the African continent, given the size of the informal sector; stresses that the long term goal of the partnership between the EU and Africa must be the resilience of African economies as well as economic independence from aid and indebtedness, to which the increasing resilience of the health sector should be a side effect;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement from the G20 on a temporary moratorium on debt repayments for the weakest developing countries; reiterates that debt reductions and debt cancellations are not mentioned in the current version of the Africa strategy while they are important palliatives in the COVID-19 crisis and a necessary measure beyond the pandemic since they will contribute to the policy space of African countries that is currently taken up by repaying debt;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the role of many African states in the international division of labour does not promote their sustainable development as long as it means that they export raw materials and some unprocessed agricultural commodities, while the EU exports manufactured goods, services and agricultural overcapacities; underlines that the EU must support the diversification of inner-African value chains by means of public investment in improved infrastructures and the development of a sustainable energy- supply; calls on the Commission to facilitate through the channels at its disposal the development of regional value chains as inner-regional trade on the African continent remains marginal and is a prerequisite for sustainable development and long term economic independence;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to reform its current version of its strategy entitledadapt its priorities set out in the Communication ‘Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa’ ahead of the planned EU-AU Summit with a view to addressing the needs of the African regions in the wake of this health and economic crisis; but also with regard to the danger of upcoming threats to food security; notes that the common plan for economic recovery needs to remain in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 58 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support Africa in its ambitions for a continental free trade area by making the necessary adjustments in order to implement its Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and make them fit the project of the Continental Free Trade Area; by offering technical support for making the necessary fiscal adjustments to the abolition of customs duties, to help implement resilient fiscal systems that tackle the dramatic problem of tax evasion and to reduce the dependency of remittances; underlines the necessity of implementing technical assistance on border cooperation and other technical issues for the sake of regional value chain development;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 63 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that so far, the fragmented implementation of EPAthe Economic Partnership Agreements has resulted in a lack of substantial progress in supporting regional integration, technical assistance, capacity-building on border cooperation, andknowledge and data- management and cooperation for improvements in investment climates and good governance; asks the Commission to primarily increase the speed of implementation of these vital aspects;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 77 #

2020/2041(INI)

8. Calls for a concrete proposal that establishes common initiatives on a renewable energy supply on the African continent; and the promotion of innovation geared towards it, including both a concrete plan to publicly finance those initiatives and a plan on how to get into closer cooperation with regard to the future common usage of the resulting renewable energy; reiterates that sustainable development without comprehensive access to energy is not possible and encourages the Commission to come up with an ambitious plan for implementing this sustainable energy partnership;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 82 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need for substantial sustainable investments that enable leapfrogging in the African states; possibly in the form of investment partnerships with regard to infrastructure, a sustainable agricultural sector as well as comprehensive energy supply from renewable sources; underlines the necessity of sustainable innovation projects that enable leapfrogging with the specific goal of ecological and social sustainability in the African states underlines that the EU needs to pursue public investments in the development of general infrastructures and specifically cross-border infrastructures in order to facilitate regional trade and thereby the diversification of value chains; highlights that the promotion of foreign direct investment amongst other programs by the External Investment Plan should be linked to local entrepreneurship, SMEs, smallholder agriculture, the local services sector, the local manufacturing industry as well as sustainable innovation projects in order to facilitate the diversification of value chains on the continent as well as for the sake of the creation of decent employment opportunities;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that empowering civil society, and thereby including a social counterpart into investment structures, is a vital aspect of EU policies towards and with the African states., therefore asks the Commission to involve civil society at all levels of the political dialogue, especially when trade agreements are prepared, monitored and evaluated; calls for a bigger role for civil society in the Aid for Trade system;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recognizes the critical role of women and girls in sustainable growth and development; emphasizes that the empowerment of women and girls must be mainstreamed throughout the implementation of the Africa strategy; underlines that the economic independence of women must be fostered by the promotion of female entrepreneurs;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 100 #

2020/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Underlines that the African continent has the youngest population in the world and thus asks the Commission to firmly integrate the interests of children and young people in the implementation plan for the Africa strategy and to make sure that substantial investments are made in building the expertise of young people given their critical role in further developing strategies for an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable future of their continent;
2020/06/16
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #

2020/0066(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 114 – paragraph 6
(-1) In Article 114, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: “6. For exposures indicated in Article 495(2): (a) in 201823 the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 20 % of the risk weight assigned to these exposures in accordance with paragraph 2; (b) in 201924 the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 50 % of the risk weight assigned to these exposures in accordance with paragraph 2; (c) in 20205 and onwards the risk weight applied to the exposure values shall be 100 % of the risk weight assigned to these exposures in accordance with paragraph 2.” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R0575-20230628)
2020/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 83 #

2020/0066(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 493 – paragraph 4
(2a) In Article 493, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4. By way of derogation from Article 395(1), competent authorities may allow institutions to incur any of the exposures provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article meeting the conditions set out in paragraph 6 of this Article, up to the following limits: (a) 100 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital until 31 December 201823; (b) 75 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital until 31 December 201924; (c) 50 % of the institution’s Tier 1 capital until 31 December 20205. The limits referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph shall apply to exposure values after taking into account the effect of the credit risk mitigation in accordance with Articles 399 to 403.” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R0575-20230628)
2020/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 84 #

2020/0066(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 495 – paragraph 2
(2b) In Article 495, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. In the calculation of risk-weighted exposure amounts for the purposes of Article 114(4), until 31 December 201722 the same risk weight shall be assigned in relation to exposures to the central governments or central banks of Member States denominated and funded in the domestic currency of any Member State as would be applied to such exposures denominated and funded in their domestic currency.” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R0575-20230628)
2020/05/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 88 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In view of the importance of implementing the "Clean Energy for all European package" which plays a key role in the European Union's transition towards a climate neutral economy and in completing the Energy Union, JTF will play an important role in the reconversion of former mine sites to renewable energy generation. This can reduce decommissioning costs, contribute to energy security and provide economic value and jobs to post-mining communities. The development of such projects benefits from the existence of infra-structure and extensive land availability; solutions need to be addressed on a case-by-case basis to ensure suitability to the local conditions. Close cooperation between companies, regulators, investors, land-use planners and local communities is essential to identify the most sustainable uses and maximize social-economic development.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Effective implementation of JTF and JTM depends not only on the JTF regulation as such but also on the state aid regime that limits the aid intensity in regions. General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) must foresee higher aid intensity and other possible measures to allow public investments in Just Transition regions.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The planned revision of State Aid rules should aim at reinforcing and simplifying the investment capacity in sustainable solutions and concrete tools for national, regional and local authorities whose role will be instrumental in an effective and innovative implementation of the Just Transition Fund;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In accordance with paragraph 1, the JTF shall exclusively support the following activities:
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, storage, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including alternative fuels infrastructure;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 305 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investments in activities related to medical products, equipment and devices;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in green infrastructure, regeneration and decontamination of sites, land restoration and repurposing projects;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) developing social infrastructure needed to support the access to labour market, social inclusion and active health ageing;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) active inclusion of jobseekers and early retirement support;;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels with the exception of investments aimed at switching from coal-fired power plants to small flexible gas power plants to ensure the transition to climate neutrality;
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 445 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) synergies and complementarities with other Union programmes, funds and pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism to address identified development needs.
2020/05/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 7 #

2019/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Parliament aims to reinforce the economic integration of the EaP countries and that the common goal remains to create and make use of additional market opportunities such as business development, increased connectivity and the digital economydigital economy and connectivity, especially for energy and transport infrastructure; calls on the EaP countries to fund the necessary reforms and to further deepen their relations with the EU;
2020/02/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 9 #

2019/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is aware that common problems in the EaP countries are a high level of corruption, bank fraud, the influence of oligarchs, the informal economy and poor governance; calls on the EaP countries to improve the rule of law, to eliminate these problems and to tackle illicit trade; encourages European policies in order to support the EaP countries to improve the quality of governance and to modernise their societies.
2020/02/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 10 #

2019/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Is aware that common problems in the EaP countries are a high level of corruption, bank fraud, the influence of oligarchs, the informal economy and poor governance; calls on the EaP countries to improve the rule of law, to eliminate these problems and to tackle illicit trade; calls on the EaP countries to guarantee the full respect of human rights and democracy.
2020/02/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #

2019/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the European Commission to provide further technical support to Eastern Partners in order to improve the external investment framework, particularly in the areas of predictability, certainty and investor protection.
2020/02/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2019/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the European Commission to extend the cooperation with our Eastern Partners to strengthen the role of civil society for the scrutiny of trade agreements and relations.
2020/02/27
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #

2019/2201(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of the Mconditions for macro-Ffinancial Aassistance conditionalities and the need for the ‘more for more’ incentive; and the need for the 'more for more' incentive; regrets, in this regard, the lack of satisfactory compliance with EU requirements, especially in the justice sector, energy reform and the customs code, resulting in the European Commission's decision to cancel the third tranche of MFA (EUR 40 million, of which EUR 20 million loans and EUR 20 million grants) to the Republic of Moldova.
2020/08/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 38 #

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, on March 2019, the European Commission, as a response to a Parliament’s request, declared it would continue to apply strict conditionality to its financial assistance to Moldova, and together with the EEAS, will monitor and assess Moldova's progress in implementation of DCFTA/AA with the EU in all sectoral areas, through both bilateral and Eastern Partnership regional channels;
2020/07/22
Committee: AFET
Amendment 96 #

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that the situation in Moldova should be closely monitored in the long term, including during the pre- electoral period, in accordance with the normal OSCE/ODIHR practices and standards, particularly in the current period of crisis, as the forthcoming presidential elections will be a test for democracy and the rule of law in the country;
2020/07/22
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2019/2201(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the need to de-monopolise and provide full transparency of the ownership in the media and the advertising market, and to ensure a stronger involvement of civil society in the process. Deplores the fact that despite the recent changes on the Moldovan political scene and the reduction of the number of broadcasting licenses allowed per person (from five to two), Moldova's media scene still remains largely monopolised and subordinated to a small number of major political and business groups; highlights the need to fight Russian disinformation through fact-based and accessible quality information, as well as through public campaigns aiming to increase the public awareness;
2020/07/22
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 1343/2011 on certain provisions of fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 5 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the 'Habitats Directive'),
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
— having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework of maritime spatial planning ('Maritime Spatial Planning Directive'),
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 7 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
— having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 8 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council pf 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 9 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 g (new)
— having regard to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... 2021 on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/10041a _________________ 1aOJ L ... (not yet published in the Official Journal)
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 10 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 h (new)
— having regard to the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 10 March 2021 on the proposal for regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council regulation (EC) No1224/2009, and amending Council regulations (EC) No 768/2008, (EC) No1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008. and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control1b, _________________ 1b TA-PROV...
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to the mid-term strategy (2017-2020) of GFCM towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and the decision on a new strategy for the period 2021-2025,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 12 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the GFCM decision on building together of a new strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture for the period 2021-2025, which was taking during the High-Level Meeting of 3 November 2020,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to the EC proposals on the European Green Deal and on the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 14 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
— having regard to Ministerial Declarations adopted at the meetings in Burgas (31 May 2018) and Bucharest (9 May 2019) on a Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea, which have been signed by all 6 littoral Black Sea states,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Charter of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation, which aims at improving the policy dialogue, among other numerous policies, in the areas of environmental protection and exchange of statistical data,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 16 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Black Sea (SRIA), which was launched in 2019 and aims at advancing a shared vision for a productive, healthy, resilient and sustainable Black Sea by 2030,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
— having regard to the 1992 Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea aAgainst Pollution and its Protocols, to which Bulgaria and Romania are parties and in respect of which the European Union has observer status, and also having regard to the work of the Commission on the protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution on the basis of this Convention,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Protection of the Black Sea Ministerial Declaration of 7 April 1993,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the Black Sea integrated monitoring and assessment programme for years 2017-2022 (BSIMAP 2017-2022),
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to the BlackSea4Fish project with the financial support of the EU and annual budget of around 1 100 000 EUR for ensuring the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Black Sea,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 22 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/9 on establishing a regional research programme towards the sustainable exploitation of rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Black Sea, which aims at providing an estimate of the distribution, abundance, size and age structure of the rapa whelk population in the participating countries - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the 1995 FAO code of conduct for responsible fisheries,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
— having regard to the reports of the EU-UNDP regional initiative (the EMBLAS-I and EMBLAS-II projects), which helped strengthen the capacities of three countries (Georgia, Ukraine and the Russian federation) for biological and chemical monitoring of water quality in the Black Sea in line with EU water- related legislation, which were implemented in the period 2013-2014 (EMBLAS-I) and 2014-2018 (EMBLAS- II) respectively,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
— having regard to Recommendation GFCM/33/2009/8 of the GFCM on the establishment of a list of vessels presumed to have carried out IUU fishing in the GFCM area of application,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)
— having regard to the online regional platform - GFCM Regional Repository of National Legislation (GFCM-Lex), which encompasses national legislation on the conservation of marine living resources and ecosystems in three GFCM countries at the moment aiming at covering the whole GFCM area (including the Black Sea) in the future,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the Berne Convention, the Bon Convention (CMS), CITES, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Pan-European Action Plan for Sturgeons (PANEUAP) adopted within the framework of the Berne Convention,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution on Measures to promote recovery of fish stocks above MSY from 21 January 20211c, _________________ 1c P9_TA(2021)0017
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 34 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Black Sea Assistance Mechanism, which aims at providing guidance and support to governments, private investors, trade and industrial associations, research institutions, universities and the general public regarding opportunities to engage in Blue economy maritime activities in the Black Sea region,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the EU Black Sea Synergy Initiative, and the three reports on the implementation of the Black Sea Synergy from 2008, 2015 and 2019,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
— having regard to the EU strategy for the Danube region, which among other things aims at facilitating and coordinating key issues such as biodiversity, socio-economic development and others, in the countries from the Danube River basin,
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Black Sea is a semi- enclosed sea, which is only connected to an ocean by the Mediterranean via the Marmara and the Aegean Seas and is bordered upon by six countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, the Russian federation), of which only two are EU Member States (Bulgaria and Romania);
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 41 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea has a large anoxic layer (87%) and its oxic layer has thinned by 20 to 25 metres over the last 20 years; whereas with the exception of few anaerobic bacteria, marine life is absent at depths below 50-200 m under the sea surface;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas eight species fished in the Black Sea are of major interest to the fishing sector (European anchovy (Ergaulis encrasicolus), European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), whiting (Merlangius merlangus), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Rapa whelk (Rapana venosa), Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias), most of which form part of shared stocks, while two species are subject to quotas – sprat (Sprattus sprattus), which has an autonomous quota) and turbot (quota set by the GFCM); Scophthalmus maximus), which has a TAC quota set by the GFCM; where as the quota for sprat for the period 2020-2022 remained unchanged since 2011 at the rate of 11 445 tonnes per year for the EU (8 032,5 tonnes for Bulgaria and 3 442,5 tonnes for Romania), while that for turbot was increased for the EU from 114 to 150 tonnes per year, divided equally between Bulgaria and Romania;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a system of maximum sustainable yields for the economically important species in place in the Black Sea countries will be beneficial for the biodiversity, but also the sustainability of the fishing sector in mid- and long-term; whereas Romania has put in place a national quota for other species than the 2 quoted on EU level - such as rapa whelk (Rapana venosa), mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), gobies (Ponticola cephalargoides), clam (Chanelea gallina), whiting (Merlangius merlangus), piked/spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias);
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 45 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, according to 2018 figures, annual fish consumption per capita in Bulgaria (7.00 kg) and Romania (7.99 kg) is well below the EU average (24.36 kg), which can be seen as an opportunity for the local fishing sector to grow;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 49 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the small-scale fishing is characteristic for the Black Sea and Lower Danube region;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 50 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing vessels are operating in the Black Sea; whereas per the latest available data of GFCM from 4-8 November 2019 there have been 65 vessels identified as IUU fishing vessels;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 52 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the EMFF allocated more than EUR 88 million to Bulgaria and more than EUR 168 million to Romania for the period 2014-2020; whereas the absorption rates of both countries according to the latest available information until 31.12.2020 remain among the lowest in the EU at rates of funds spent at 36,34% for Bulgaria and 33,72% for Romania; whereas lower absorption rates could mean missed opportunities for the fishing communities in these countries;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 55 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas climate change has an impact on the increase of the aerial temperature, which on the other hand has an impact on the marine temperature, which affects the biodiversity and the marine species; whereas this change has an impact on the fishing sector through the resources, which it depends on;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the European Commission has proposed the EU Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030, which foresee legislative packages changing the acquis communataire in relation to the environment; whereas this would create new opportunities and measures to better integrate environmental aspects in sectorial policies, restore species and habitats and promote more environmentally friendly investments and policies;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 58 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas according to the report drawn as part of the EMBLAS-Plus project on the Black Sea, the Black Sea has almost twice as much waste as the Mediterranean Sea, which undoubtedly has consequences for the biodiversity and respectively for the stocks and the fishing sector;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the Black Sea has three endemic sub-species of cetaceans, two of which have the status of endangered species; whereas - Black Sea common dolphin (Delphinus delphis ponticus), Black Sea common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) and Black Sea harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta), all of which are classified as endangered species and two of them Black Sea common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) and Black Sea harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) are included under the Habitats Directive; whereas all of these these are carnivores which feed mainly on fish;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 60 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) is a source of income, but is an invasive species thatconsidered as an invasive species without natural enemies in the Black Sea, which poses a serious threat to the populations of other organisms, however at the same time it has become an important source of income and is also a species subject of commercial fishing;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 62 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the Black Sea ecosystem depends on major European rivers such as the Danube; whereas both the Danube and the Black Sea are home to certain species, including the sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) and the Pontic shads (Clupeiformes);
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 65 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas factors such as the degradation of the habitat of these species, disruption of their migration corridors and their overexploitation for caviar and their flesh, as well as pollution, have brought Danube and Black Sea sturgeon to the verge of extinction; whereas, due to the drastic reduction in the number of reproductive sturgeon, this species can no longeronly very rarely breed in the wild nowadays;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 66 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the drastic decrease of the number of spawners, associated with the population decline, trigger the failure of the natural reproduction, reducing the chance of the few remaining male and female sturgeons to meet and spawn;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 67 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
M b. whereas the data held by the research institutes indicate that the populations of sturgeon species are fragmented, missing certain generations, and the species of sturgeon natural reproduction is deficient, the number of adults migrating to the Danube for reproduction is extremely low and the 5 sturgeon species (sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus), European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) and beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)) are on the verge of extinction, while the species ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) is already considered extinct;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 68 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
M c. whereas the EU fishery sector already applies high standards, which need to be reviewed and adjusted in order to ensure environmental and social sustainability along the entire value chain, including labour rights and animal health and welfare, and provide high- quality fishery products;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 69 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
M d. whereas the recreational fisheries sector can provide opportunities, such as activity or income diversification, while being compatible with environmental objectives, given that recreational angling is a very selective form of fishing;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 70 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on the Black Sea fishing sector; whereas analyses showed that the fisheries sector in the Black Sea suffered drastically during the pandemic with reduction of up to 80% of the work of the operating ships as well as initial reduction with around 75% of the production;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 72 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to strengthen cooperation with third countries in the region with a view to efficiently managing fisheries resources and meeting challengUnderlines the high strategic and geopolitical stakes in the Black Sea basin due to the very specific environmental conditions, which demand special attention, tailored approach and collective actions aiming at sustainable Blue Economy and Growth; stresses the need to further strengthen and deepen the cooperation among all littoral Black Sea countries with a view to efficiently managing fisheries resources and meeting challenges; calls in this regard for a regional capacity plan, which ensures appropriate balance among available natural resources, environmental safety and the fleet capacity of all Black Sea littoral countries;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that cooperation on equal footing in the field of fisheries management is needed in the Black Sea region because of the shared stocks and global challenges, which go beyond national borders;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 79 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Urges the inclusion of all Black Sea countries in the GFCM-Lex project in order to facilitate and coordinate better and faster the common management of fish stocks;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 80 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that statistics show that a large proportion of keyIs concerned that after decades of increasing human pressure on the Black Sea marine and the Danube river's ecosystems and fisheries resources, the latest data suggests that more than 75% of the fish stocks are being overfished; stresses that this has been a growing trend in recent years; notes that there have been some positive trends in the past years for some stocks, for example the turbot, whose TAC quota has been increased for the period 2020-2022, however there is no significant improvement on a general scale for the Black Sea yet;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 83 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognizes the role of the administrations in the whole Black Sea basin, which bring together different policies and which execute monitoring, control, sustainable management, which contribute to improving the sustainability of the fishing sector;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 84 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities to help the sector through securing resources specifically targeted at improving the selectivity of the fishing vessels through better mesh nets; believes that such a targeted measure will reduce the quantities and varieties of unwanted by-catch;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 85 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for integrating of the institutional and human capital of the Black Sea littoral countries for joint research and applied activities aiming at improvement of the bio resources of the Black Sea and the stocks of the economically important species;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for funding for scientific bodies researching stocks both of fish species, including migratory species such as the sturgeon and the Black Sea shads, and non-fish species (veined whelks, mussels, etc.);
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 90 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the regional research programme on the population of the rapa whelk initiated by GFCM as it will help reach consensus on the species; believes that this can help develop science-based exploitation, which could bring socio- economic profits to the communities and environmental benefits for the Black Sea ecosystem by limiting the impact of this invasive species;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 91 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the importance of applying zero-tolerance policy towards IUU fishing in the Black Sea; welcomes the efforts of GFCM in this regard and urges all littoral states to put and combine efforts against IUU fishing also in their waters;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 92 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Urges all littoral states to promote sustainable fishing which among other things includes combating overfishing and or limiting to zero by-catches of endangered species, such as the sturgeons, shads and others;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 93 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Urges all intergovernmental institutions and organs, with participation of all Black Sea littoral states among others, to facilitate and monitor and in line with their commitments to share data on fishery resources in a thorough and all-inclusive manner in order to ensure high ecosystem status of the marine habitats;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 94 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Reminds that reliable official statistics, collected regularly through a harmonised methodology among all littoral states, regular monitoring and common regulatory measures are crucial for the success of proper fisheries management in the Black Sea; calls in this regard the respective authorities in both member states and also the cooperating countries to conduct regular and thorough research on the fish resources for which national funding and aid is be key;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 95 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Stresses the need also for local and regional communication cooperation within the different Black Sea littoral states, so that common and coherent approach to the management of the fish stocks can be executed;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 96 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Reminds the potential, which the new technologies provide and the high added value to the research and planning of the fisheries management which they can have; reminds that there are projects funded through the EMFF which aim among other things at mapping the sea bottom and its research as well as presence of plastics in it, among other things;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 97 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3 h. Urges the Black Sea littoral states to invest in digitalisation of statistics and data about the fisheries stock in the Black Sea basin in order to facilitate the better and sustainable management of the stocks; calls for a common methodology on tabling and using this data;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 98 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3 i. Calls on the fishing industry in the region to consider making use of the underrated and not used resources of fishing, which also constitute a source of proteins;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 99 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3 j. Invites the scientific communities in the member states to research the potential of the oxygen free environment;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 100 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 k (new)
3 k. Highlights the role of the non- governmental sector in the decision- making process vis-à-vis the Black Sea; recommends setting up a mechanism of inclusion of the NGO sector in this process;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 101 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 l (new)
3 l. Welcomes the support that was provided to the fisheries and aquaculture sector through the EMFF programmes in order to soften the harsh effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the local fishing sector; recalls however that not all affected stakeholders could benefit from that support due to administrative requirements and limitations, which has put some in more unfavourable situation than others;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 102 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 m (new)
3 m. Underlines the important work, which the Black Sea Advisory Council does both on regional, but also EU level with providing expertise on the fisheries sector and the trends, which affect it; calls in this regard the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities to contribute for the functioning of the Council, so that it can fulfil its functions and also allow all stakeholders, the small-scale fishers included, to take part in the work and the decision-making process of this advisory council;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 103 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that through the fishing sector seafood can be offered for sale on local markets where consumption rates for such products are low; invites the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to help the fishing and aquaculture sectors increase awareness about local consumption and the cumulative positive effects the sustainably grown or caught fisheries have for the local economy;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 104 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognizes and underlines that Black Sea fisheries contribute to regional and local economies significantly by generating direct revenues and incomes, driving wider spending and providing crucial jobs either independently or via cooperation with other sectors such as tourism and transport; calls for deepening the cooperation among all sectors, which use the marine environment in order to achieve better results and balance between the interests of the environment, the industry and the artisanal fishers;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 106 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls that the fishing fleet of the Black Sea comprises mostly by small-scale fishing vessels, which underlines the need for a more tailor-made approach and policies towards this segment of the fishing sector; is worried that the small- scale fishers have uncertain livelihoods and lower incomes compared to other sectors, which makes them vulnerable to unforeseen developments or crisis; calls on the competent authorities in the littoral member states to include representatives of the small-scale fishing sector in the policy draft and discussions in a transparent and inclusive manner;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 107 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that there is rising global demand for the proteins found in fishery and aquaculture products, to which both the fisheries and the aquaculture production can have great contribution; considers that the possibility of supporting marine aquaculture can help the sector develop and grow in the years to come and also reduce the pressure on the wild stocks; is of the opinion, that sustainable aquaculture would require also further scientific research on issues such as density and side effects, which need to be taken into account, when designing policies for the aquaculture sector in the Black Sea;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local fishing communities to consider classifyingintroducing designations origin for the Black Sea products as coming from an area of regional or local importance; calls on the local and regional authorities help these communities in their efforts of doing so;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 109 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States in the region to consider supporting the sector by, for example, developing specialised trade channels and marketsthrough inclusion in their national programmes for 2021-2027 or other national instruments, allocations for campaigns dedicated to the benefits of fish consumption and the importance of sustainable fisheries production and to support the sector create local food chains, to facilitate easier access to the market, especially for the small-scale fishers and to develop, improve or facilitate the fisheries infrastructure (f.e. fish markets or fish auction places etc.);
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 112 #

2019/2159(INI)

7 a. Urges the competent authorities in Romania and Bulgaria to include in their respective EMFAF Operational programmes for the period 2021-2027an instalment of a targeted scheme for young fishers in order to rejuvenate the fishing sector, including supporting the first acquisition of a fishing vessel, and also measures targeted at reducing pollution by supporting investments in replacing the old fishing vessels engines with new more environment friendly ones;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 113 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that the pressure on adapting to new challenges should not fall solely on the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as these sectors already apply high environmental and social standards; calls therefore that the other marine activities should be in focus as well, such as recreational fisheries, coastal tourism, harbour and shipping activities and resources exploitation activities, which need to uplift their standards for successful Blue transition;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 114 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) in exchanging and promoting best practices of interest for the sciences, local stakeholders and the industry both among the members of the respective fishing communities, but also through international cooperation; urges the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to foresee national support for exchange of best practices with the other Black Sea littoral states, which have shown good practices in stock management for the economically important species, such as turbot, among others;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 115 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Pays attention to the necessity of preserving the good practices in the fisheries sector through reducing the economic burdens for the artisanal fishers and their associations;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 116 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for training in the sector to be made more attractiveand education in the sector on both secondary and higher education level to be made more attractive through for example targeted information campaigns, open days for perspective students in cooperation with the public and private sector;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 117 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reminds that the low education level of the fishers (11% in Bulgaria and 53% in Romania) requires proactive measures on different levels in order to ensure that there is skilled and well trained labour force, which is familiar with the necessary technical, social and environmental standards, and which will help achieve better levels of sustainability of the stocks; calls for a strong societal dimension in the Black Sea region sustainable blue growth with respect to key principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, especially with regard to precarious, seasonal and undeclared workers and to the access of women in the sector;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 118 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Welcomes the efforts for establishing demonstration centers in Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria, which has been in cooperation with GFCM and which has the potential of increasing the attractivity of the fisheries for the local businesses and stakeholders;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 119 #
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 124 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for targeted measures and adequate resources to reduce pollution throughout the basin through joint programmes and budgets; calls for extensive research and estimates on the plastic pollution and the effects of plastics and other pollutants on the living organisms in the Black Sea; calls for systemic measurement of the nitrogen pollution in the Black Sea Basin;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors do not case temperature rise and thus climate change, but rather suffer from its sequences such as increased aerial temperature, which increases the marine temperature in the upper layers;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 131 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Black Sea littoral states to invest in scientific research and data collection with regard to the effect of the climate change on the Black Sea and Lower Danube ecosystems; reminds that this should include providing enough resources to the scientific community to conduct research on the spot with regards to the migratory routes, wintering, feeding and reaching reproductive maturation, which will also have an effect on the characteristics and availability of stocks;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Stresses the importance of the marine protected areas (MPA) in preserving biodiversity and halting or restoring the current loss in the marine environment, designed to ensure that the established MPA cover habitats of high ecological value to be protected; stresses that in order to establish such areas, socio-economic studies and compensatory solutions for the members of the coastal communities are necessary; considers that the implementation of any MPA should be based on the best available knowledge in coordination with all stakeholders, such as local authorities, scientific community and fishers' organisations;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 135 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Is very concerned by the real threat of extinction for the remaining 5 sturgeon species in the Black Sea and Danube Delta basin; acknowledges the efforts undertaken by the authorities in Bulgaria and Romania, which have introduced a complete ban on sturgeon fishing in the Black Sea since 2008 and in the Danube river since 2011 and which was prolonged for 5 more years (until 2026); welcomes the refishing efforts with sturgeons, which have been undertaken and supported by experts from the non- governmental and state structures;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 137 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Is of the opinion that regular measurements of the dynamics of the stocks is necessary so that adequate management measures can be designed; reminds that due to the overfishing and the anthropogenic pressure, the stocks of the economically significant species are more sensitive and vulnerable to climate change;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 140 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to develop the ex situ farming of sturgeon; invites the Member States to provide retraining programmes and access to other livelihoods for sturgeon fishermens, with an eye to reducing illegal catch levels;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 142 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the urgent need to establish areas, in which wild populations of sturgeons, shads and other fish species can recover; calls on the competent authorities in the member states concerned to come up with a proposal in this direction, which will be both beneficial for the biodiversity conservation and for the fishery management;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 144 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Reminds that further scientific research is needed for the population of some molluscs such as the striped white venus clam (Chamalea gallina) in order to make better mapping of the distribution of the species and also explore the possibility of using it for marine aquaculture;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 145 #

2019/2159(INI)

12 c. Invites the Black Sea littoral states to find a common approach on helping the cetaceans reach stable population levels and improve their conservation status;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 146 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Calls on the Commission and the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to provide funding for research on the state of the Black Sea shads (Alosa spp.) currently listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, with scientific and socio-economic analyses included, assessing the need to move Alosa spp. in Annex II or even Annex I of this Directive, if the necessary criteria are met;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 151 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Calls on the Commission to urgently consider transferring the sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) currently listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC to Annex II or even Annex I of it;
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 152 #

2019/2159(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and to the Commiss, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the governments and parliaments of the Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Georgia and Turkey, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic cooperation, the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution.
2021/03/17
Committee: PECH