56 Amendments of Mélissa CAMARA
Amendment 20 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism and increasing backlash against gender- equality and fundamental rights, including women’s rights and homophobic and anti-trans rhetoric threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;
Amendment 25 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas gender equality is paramount to the development of free and equal societies; whereas the human rights of women, girls & non-binary people are still not guaranteed throughout the world and the space for civil society organisations, especially women’s rights, feminist, indigenous and grassroots organisations is shrinking in many countries;
Amendment 37 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas Women Human Rights defenders face gender specific threats, including gender based-violence, gendered disinformation and disproportionate levels of harassment and abuse, including online;
Amendment 38 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas environmental harm and the impacts of climate change are intensifying precariousness, marginalisation and inequality, and increasingly displacing people from their homes and increasing forced migration or trapping them in unsafe conditions, thereby heightening their vulnerability and jeopardising their human rights; whereas there is a need for better protection and resettlement of ‘climate refugees’, and for special the most vulnerable; whereas women and girls, especially those in rural areas, are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change; whereas these impacts include increased exposure to gender based violence, more difficulty in completing everyday tasks and reduced access to education;
Amendment 42 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Global challenges to democracy and human rights and equality
Amendment 48 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism, the increased backlash against gender-equality and fundamental rights, including women’s rights and homophobic and anti-trans rhetoric as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 58 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the gender equality crisis and the ongoing repression of women throughout the world, including in Iran and Afghanistan, highlights in particular the recent Afghanistan morality law which effectively erases women from public life; expresses deep concern at the recent arrest of Ahoo Daryaei in Iran, calls for her immediate, unconditional release; stands in solidarity with the women and girls of Iran, Afghanistan and beyond; Calls on the EU to work to restore and expand women’s rights in Afghanistan, Iran and throughout the world.
Amendment 70 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes with concern the increasing dividepolarisation worldwide; stresses the responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, peace, equality and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally;
Amendment 73 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes that the EU and its Member States have made substantial progress in implementing the EU action plan on human rights and democracy, although they have not reached all of its goals, in particular due to the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption, and therefore takes note of how much remains to be done; welcomes, in this sense, the extension of the action plan until 2027, with a view to maximising the synergies and complementarity between human rights and democracy at local, national and global levels;
Amendment 85 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; recalls the importance of the work of activists, particularly in defending fundamental rights and specifically those most under attack, such as the rights of women, minorities and LGBTQIA+ people; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;
Amendment 91 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines its previous calls for the EU to take into account the gender- specific threats, needs and challenges faced by Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) and urges EU institutions to guarantee their access to specific protection mechanisms, as well as to provide political and increased direct financial support;
Amendment 94 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reiterates its calls on the EU institutions and Member states to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign and security policy that entails a gender transformative vision and to ensure that all goals and commitments of the Gender Action Plan III, and any future action plans, are fully implemented by Member States, EU delegations and all EU institutions
Amendment 100 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Condemns targeted violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict; Highlights that since October 7 2023, the beginning of Israel’s latest assault on Palestine over 20,000 women and children have been targeted and killed; calls for decisive action to put an end to sexual violence as a weapon of war and end the impunity of those guilty of these human rights violations; Calls on the EU to ensure that humanitarian assistance is based on gender responsive needs assessments carried out in consultation with specialist women’s rights organisations and other civil society organisations working with women, children and other marginalised groups, including those who are internally displaced;
Amendment 105 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Condemns any action or attempt to legalise, instigate, authorise, consent or acquiesce to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment methods under any circumstances, including acts of torture specifically targeting women and girls; condemns the increasing reports of the use of torture by state actors in conflict situations around the world, and reiterates the non-derogable nature of the right to be free from torture or other forms of inhuman or degrading treatment;
Amendment 112 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that climate change and its impact on the environment has direct effects on the effective enjoyment of all human rightStresses that the harmful effects of climate change and ecosystem degradation are being borne disproportionately by the poor, notably women, young people, disable people and other minorities and indigenous peoples and other natural resource-dependent communities; recognises the important work of CSOs, indigenous people, land and environmental HRDs and indigenous activists for the protection of a clean, healthy and sustainable environment; deplores the risks that environmental HRDs and indigenous activists face and calls for their effective protection to be guaranteed; notes with deep concern the increasing threats to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment posed by the deployment of weapons of mass destruction and other forms of warfare that adversely and disproportionately affect the environment;
Amendment 117 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, including gender based violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in deaththe targeting of children in situations of armed conflict and- highlights that since October 7, 2023 it is estimated that more than 13,000 Palestinian babies and children have been killed by the Israeli army; stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 119 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, including gender based violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including genital mutilation, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 134 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that women’s rights and gender equality are indispensable and indivisible human rights, as well as a basis for the rule of law and inclusive resilient democracies; deplores the fact that millions of women and girls continue to experience discrimination and violence, especially in the context of conflicts, and are denied their dignity, autonomy and even life; calls for the EU, its Member States and like- minded partners to step up their efforts to ensure the full enjoyment and protection of women’s and girls’ human rights; condemns in the strongest terms the increasing attacks on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world, as well as gender-based violence; welcomes the accession of the EU to the Istanbul Convention; calls for the EU and its international partners to strengthen their efforts to ensure that women fully enjoy human rights and are treated equally to mento promote gender equality in all their actions; stresses the need to pursue efforts to fully eradicate the practice of female genital mutilationall harmful practices including female genital mutilation, forced sterilisation, prevention of access to essential healthcare services including contraception and abortion and child marriage ;
Amendment 141 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Urges the Commission and Member States to promote unimpeded access to sexual and reproductive health services both inside and outside of the European Union including age appropriate, evidence-based comprehensive sexuality education, access to comprehensive family planning care including contraception and unbiased information, antenatal, childbirth and postnatal care, fertility services, safe and legal abortion and treatment for all sexual health related issues including HIV
Amendment 152 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Denounces the erosion of the human rights and the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and forcibly displaced persons; reaffirms their inalienable human rights and fundamental right to seek asylum; recalls the obligation of states to protect them in accordance with international law by promoting values of welcoming and integration; calls for the EU and its Member States to effectively uphold their rights in the EU’s asylum and migration policy and in the EU’s cooperation with partner countries in this regard; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility to enjoy a decent life in their home country; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and, where possible, step up their support for countries hosting the most refugees, as well as for transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with non-EU countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling are crucial; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of developing an effective framework of safe and legal pathways to the EU and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU10 , including the development of talent partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 10 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).
Amendment 160 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs and restrict their enjoyment of their fundamental rights and freedoms; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the world;
Amendment 183 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the critical significance of freedom of expression and access to trustworthy information for sustaining democracy and a thriving civic space; is seriously concerned about the increasing restrictions on freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in numerous countries worldwide, particularly for journalists, through censorship, enforced self-censorship, and the misuse of counter- terrorism or anti- corruption laws to suppress journalists and civil society groups; raises concerns, additionally, about the physical security of journalists and media workers and their being targeted in conflict zones;
Amendment 196 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Is concerned by the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) can pose to democracy and human rights, especially if it is not duly regulated; highlights its concern regarding built-in bias in AI tools and subsequent exacerbation of existing biases within society, including gender bias; welcomes the Council conclusions on Digital Diplomacy of 26 June 2023 to strengthen the EU’s role and leadership in global digital governance, in particular its position as a shaper of the global digital rulebook; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act which aims to harmonise the rules on AI for protecting human rights, and the advantages that AI can bring to human wellbeing; notes with concern the adverse effects of the ‘fake content industry’ on the right to information and press freedom, including the rapid development of AI and the subsequent empowerment of the disinformation industry12 ; _________________ 12 Reporters Without Borders, ‘2023 World Press Freedom Index – journalism threatened by fake content industry’ https://rsf.org/en/2023-world-press- freedom-index-journalism-threatened-fake- content-industry.
Amendment 202 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses that the internet should be a place where freedom of expression prevails; considers, nevertheless, that the rights of individuals need to be respectedreminds that freedom of expression is not an absolute right and must always be balanced with respect to the rights of others; Underlines the disproportionate harassment and abuse faced by women and girls in the online sphere; is of the opinion that, where applicable, what is considered to be illegal offline, should be considered illegal online; expresses concern for the growing number of internet shutdowns; highlights that internet shutdowns are often used by authoritarian regimes, among others, to silence political dissidence and curb political freedom; calls urgently for the EU to combat this alarming phenomenon;
Amendment 43 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) express its most profound opposition to the fact that Saudi Arabia is this year chair of CSW annual meeting and condemn any form of political instrumentation given that the countries’ own record on women’s rights is abysmal and many of its policies contrary to the commission's own mandate and objectives; raise the systemic discrimination against women and persecution of women’s rights activists taking place in Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 49 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that gender equality and women’s rights are fully and proudly implemented in all aspectsas a core part of EU external action through an adequately funded, gender-transformative, inclusive and intersectional approach;
Amendment 57 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) pledge its strong support for the work of UN Women, which is a central actor in the UN system for advancing women’s rights, while committing to ensure its funding as well as increased finance for gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) reinvigorate the EU’s efforts to overcome remaining challenges to the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; ensure that the EU leads by example by putting in place robust policy measures to address, combat and anticipate gender inequality in all its manifestations, and to empower women in all their diversity in all EU countries;
Amendment 76 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) press for equal opportunities for all in all areas of life, to allow women in all their diversity to fulfil their potential, notably in decision-making, whether political, economic, academic or cultural, this also being essential for good governance and policymaking; within this context, express opposition to all forms of gender based violence, including semiotic violence against women in politics, which sustains and reinforces negative stereotypes about women and discourages young women from entering politics and the public sphere;
Amendment 91 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) emphasise that weak political leadership, lack of commitment, data gaps, insufficient investment, and the rise of anti- rights movements have been identified as obstacles; thus making it necessary to promote more feminist women in leadership, increase gender equality related investment, and implement comprehensive policy reforms to overcome these systemic barriers and achieve a truly equal society;
Amendment 95 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) apply more consistently gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in all EU policy areas, including external action, and lead by example in this regard committing that the next MFF 2027 will include gender equality specific objectives and gender budgeting methods to be able to increase and monitor all gender related investments;
Amendment 102 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) defend and recall the importance of the Women Peace and Security Agenda and the 25 anniversary of its landmark resolution, to renew the WPS EU action Plan and to vocally combat any pushbacks towards this agenda internationally;
Amendment 108 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) take the lead in the global fight against the backlash against gender equality and women’s rights, to ensure that the EU has a unified position and univocally denounce any measures undermining women’s rights, autonomy and emancipation in every field;
Amendment 115 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) advocate firmly for the defence of sexual and reproductive health and rights as fundamental rights and to ensure free access to all related services, including age-appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe abortion, maternal health and care-based health service, and fight against anti-choice networks;
Amendment 116 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(l b) emphasise the need to protect and promote the rights of groups experiencing intersectional forms of discrimination, including people with disabilities, from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds, racialised, from ethnic, minority or migrant backgrounds, older or LGBTIQ+ people among others;
Amendment 117 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(l c) to work to promote the concept of combating intersectional discrimination throughout all UN bodies and to conduct, apply and integrate intersectional gender analysis at different levels in the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 120 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) urge the Commission to further develop and improve the collection of gender-desegregated data and equality data, and to ensure that this data contributes to better and more informed policymaking; as well as to reinforce the European Institute for Gender Equality both in terms of funding and capacity;
Amendment 123 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) to commit to advance towards a feminist foreign, security and development policy that entails a gender- transformative vision and that gives priority to gender equality, protects and promotes the human rights of traditionally marginalised groups, such as transgender people, and takes into account the voices of women and LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders and civil society;
Amendment 128 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) implement without delay and to the fullest extent the EU GAP III and ensure that 85 % of all new actions throughout external relations by 20257 contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Amendment 134 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) take note of and implement the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution of 10 March 2022 on the EU GAP III, and thus prioritise GAP III in every aspect of EU external action through a gender-transformative and intersectional approach, both in terms of GAP III’s geographical coverage and areas of action, as well as gender mainstreaming in all areas of external action, whether trade, development policy, migration, humanitarian aid, security or sectors such as energy and agriculture, while enhancing the consistency between EU’s internal and external policies;
Amendment 137 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) devise, fund and implement policies that combat the “feminisation” of poverty and reduce the role of gender as a factor in poverty both within and, through external action, outside of the EU, taking due note of its intersectional factors, including age, care responsibilities, disability, race and sexuality, ethnicity. migration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics;
Amendment 155 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) to push for more ambitious care policies and care related funding in view of advancing towards care economies, setting minimum standards and quality guidelines for care throughout the life cycle, with an intersectional perspective, and recognising, reducing and redistributing unpaid care work;
Amendment 159 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) call for further efforts, legislation and enforcement of existing measures to ensure the rights of womencare and domestic workers, as well the rights and recognition of informal carers;
Amendment 162 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) develop safe and regular migration pathways, and labour migration policies and programmes that are gender- responsive, including in highly “feminised” and informal sectors such as domestic and care work and which address the gendered barriers to women’s labour force participation and skills recognition;
Amendment 164 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(r b) encourage, in the EU, the right to asylum, the recognition, protection, support and the integration of women who are victims of violence, whatever the form;
Amendment 166 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) enhance the EU’s response, resources and toolkit, both internally and externally, regarding gender-based violence, including domestic, sexual, physical, psychological, institutional and economic violence, including in war zones, taking account of migration, prostitution and sexual exploitationthe increased risk of violence and sexual exploitation women experience while fleeing their country or during their migration journeys;
Amendment 196 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) call for increased efforts to address gender issues in the context of the green transition, and with an ecofeminist perspective, given the intersectional and disproportionate impact of climate change on women and girls, particularly in developing countries, noting that the effects of climate change are not gender- neutral;
Amendment 198 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(u a) Combat cyber-violence specific to women and girls, this virtual violence having a major impact on their personal and professional lives, and on their mental and physical health;
Amendment 200 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) advocate for and strengthen civil society organisations supporting women’s rights and work to ensure that grassroots organisations and women’s and LGBTIQ+ rights defenders, especially small organisations, are supported through the provision of adequate funding and the removal of restrictions that impede their ability to operate;
Amendment 32 #
2024/2019(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that civil society and NGOs play an instrumental role in shaping policies that benefit society and our environment; recalls the commitment of the Commission in its political guidelines to step up its engagement with civil society organisations that have expertise and an important role to play in defending specific societal issues and upholding human rights; urges the Commission to revise its guidelines1a from May 2024 in order to ensure the continuation of the funding of NGO activities, including advocacy, under the LIFE programme; considers that discontinuation of this funding for all NGO activities would seriously undermine the voice of civil society in the public debate and would cause a severe reputational risk for the Commission; _________________ 1a Guidance on funding for activities related to the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of Union legislation and policy
Amendment 2 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the economic, social and environmental relevance of fisheries, aquaculture and maritime affairs; stresses the vital role of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) not only in ensuring food security and resilience of marine ecosystems and food systems but also in boosting the development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and upholding the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 22 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that special attention must be devoted to the fishing fleets in order to improve safety, on-board living conditions, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, including renewal of the fleet, through the modernisation of vessels with special attention to the small scale fishing fleet; reiterates that this can contribute to making the fishery sector more attractive for the younger generations and must not be confused with fleet expansion or increased fishing capacity or ability to catch fish;
Amendment 30 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to propose actions to increase the global share of sustainable EU aquaculture production that does not impact the food security in third countries, which contributes to the supply of aquatic protein of high quality and with a low carbon footprint; calls on the Member States and the Commission to make full use of the financial resources available for the EMFAF in order to sustainably boost the growth of this sector’s share of global aquaculture production above its current 2 % by means of specific, acceptable and shared targets for 2030;
Amendment 33 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that, as a result of Brexit, the EU fishing sector and especially the small-scale fleet is still experiencing considerable economic disruptions especially with regard to the unilateral institution of fishing restricted areas in UK waters; calls on the Commission, therefore, as a matter of priority, to secure commensurate compensation to offset the damage suffered by the sector and fishing communitiespropose additional measures to support the sector and coastal communities; insists that Member States shall ensure that such measures are implemented swiftly; encourages Member States to monitor the implementation of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR);
Amendment 55 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to adequately fund measures aiming to effectively make the EU fleet less dependent on fossil fuel and more fuel efficient; further calls on the Commission to fund research on adapting zero-emission propulsion systems, such as marine e-fuels, wind propulsion and, batteries and slow steaming, for use on fishing vessels and with different gear types;
Amendment 67 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the need to provide substantial support for disadvantaged coastal areas and European outermost regions. Calls for the European Commission to allow financial support for fleet renewal in the European outermost regions by ending the ban on State aid for vessel replacements. Recalls that, contrary to the provisions of the EMFAF, this objective has not received any European funding in any region.