2 Amendments of Anja HAGA related to 2023/0172(COD)
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The safety of Union shipping and of citizens using it and the protection of the environment should be ensured at all times. it should also be borne in mind that countless jobs and coastal communities are dependent upon that protection.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Unsafe situations at sea can lead to accidents and shipping disasters, which can have an unprecedented impact on (vulnerable) marine ecosystems. Seas and oceans play a crucial role in regulating the Earth’s climate and are a huge carbon sink, and it is therefore essential to protect these ecosystems.