Activities of Pedro GUERREIRO related to 2008/2009(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, in order to 'take more into account the welfare of coastal communities' and improve the 'social welfare of workers' in the fishing industry, it is impossible to overlook the serious socio-economic situation facing it, mainly due to the failure to adopt adequate measures aimed atto help make its activity profitable and thus guaranteeing a proper standard of living for people working in the industry;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the key objective of the 'integrated European maritime policy' (IEMP) in the field of fisheries should be to promote the modernisation and sustainable, balanced and fair development of the industry throughout the European Union, safeguarding its socio-economic viability and the sustainability of resources and guaranteeing food sovereignty and food security, the supply of fish to the public, job preservation and improved living conditions for fishermen;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphatically supports the Commission's intention to exploit the potential of short sea shipping between EU Member States and to integrate this rapidly into the single marketenhanced cooperation between Member States avoiding any new proposal liberalising the provision of port services;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that 'creating more and better' seafaring jobs, particularly in the fishing industry, also depends on a guarantee of a fair and adequate income and, proper working conditions (including health and safety) and access to training for people working in the industry;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes studying the current mechanisms by which first-sale prices are set and the way in which they might help to guarantee a balanced remuneration for people working in the industry, without increasing consumer prices;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CHighlighting the need to define adequate financial resources for the IEMP, calls on the Commission to define what it means by a 'sound financial basis' for the IEMP and, starting from the principle that new priorities will require new financial resources, rejects the notion that it should be financed from the EFF;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reiterates the need to boost support for scientific fisheries research in the various Member States, particularly under the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for Community support for the implementation of effective measures to ensure adequate means of evacuation, assistance and rescue for crews;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for support for the installation and modernisation of Member States' own means of surveillance, monitoring and control of their EEZs;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the integrated European maritime policy is based on a framework requiring Member States to act in cooperation and that drawing up and adopting specific national maritime policies to cover its various aspects is a matter for the Member States, as the Commission has, moreover, pointed out;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the target set by the European Council of March 2007 of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and reaffirms its call for maritime policy to make a substantial contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; this should include incorporating shipping into emissions trading and enhancing research efforts with regard to exploiting the seas as a source of renewable energy; considers that if Europe leads the way in combating climate change this can strengthen and develop Europe’s leading role in environmental technology and research;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it necessary to meet the demands being made by seafarers for better shipboard working and living conditions, reversing the current trend towards unremitting job cuts and longer working hours; calls in particular for steps to be taken to ensure compliance with the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, to rule out discrimination based on seafarers’ places of origin or recruitment, to shorten daily working hours, proceeding from the principle of a 7-hour day and a 5-day, 35-hour week, and to raise crew manning levels for every category of vessel, so as to enable seafarers to carry on their occupation in the proper way; also calls for training for seafarers in all specialist fields to be organised publicly and provided free of charge;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to say what it means by a ‘sound financial basis’ for the integrated European maritime policy and, proceeding from the principle that new priorities must have new financial resources to match, maintains that the policy should not be financed from the EFF;