Activities of Pedro GUERREIRO related to 2008/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Outermost regions (debate)
Outermost regions (debate)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, despite the improvements observed, there is still a need for fresh investment in order to improve working conditions for those operating in the fisheries sector, as well as infrastructures and port equipment for fisheries, and to renew and modernise the fleets of the outermost regions,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the fleets consist for the most part of ageing vessels (in some of the outermost regions more than 30% are of this type), while the elimination of Community aid for fleet renewal will make it difficult to remedy a situation in which they are lagging behind the fleets from the European mainland,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the outermost regions' dependent situation, in social and economic terms, with regard to the fish stocks in their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and to the biological vulnerability of their fishing zones,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses how important the fishing industry is in the socio-economic situation, in employment and in promoting economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions (ORs), whose economies suffer from permanent structural constraints and limited possibilities for economic diversification;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B-A. Believes it is imperative to recognise the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, moving forward with policies and measures, not dependent on transitional criteria or circumstantial or artificial wealth trends, which can contribute to offering solutions for the permanent constraints to which they are subject;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the structure of the economies of the outermost regions, marked by close links with agriculture and fisheries, which, together with services (particularly tourism), arepresents a very important source economic activities which account for a very large number of jobs in these regions,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it necessary to adopt new, more effective measures, not based on transitional criteria or circumstantial wealth trends, to promote the ORs' capacity to cope with the conditions and permanent structural handicaps facing them, particularly in the fishing industry;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- Considering the area corresponding to the EEZs of ORs as an 'exclusive access zone' in order to guarantee the sustainability of marine ecosystems and, fishing activity and the local communities concerned;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
- Undertaking a scientific assessment of the potential of the marine resources in those waters, and, in line with the precautionary principle as defined under the CFP, reserving the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions for the local fleets;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
- Evaluating, on the basis of the principle of relative stability, the socio-economic impact of an increased fishing effort and the use of certain tackle by vessels with greater fishing capacity in the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions in terms of the sustainability of the local communities concerned;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
- ProvidEnsuring Community support for the renewal and modernisation of the ORs' fishing fleets, and especially the traditional fleet, since this is a sine qua non for improving the conditions of conservation of fish and safety standards for fisheries workers in those regions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- ProvidReinforcing Community support for scientific fisheries research, in such a way as to promote the protection and recovery of fish stocks and the biodiversity of the outermost regions, while paying special attention to the specific characteristics of those regions in the context of the programmes under the Seventh Framework Programme in the field of research, demonstration and technological development activities;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- Creating a Community programme to support small-scale inshore and artisanal fishing, taking account of its specific characteristics and its social and economic importance in the regions concerned;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 7
Paragraph 4 – indent 7
- Supporting improvements to working conditions (including conditions ensuring hygiene, safety and comfort) and the economic situation for fishermen, together with more appropriate professional training, with a view to renewing the industry's age profile;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 8
Paragraph 4 – indent 8
- Boosting support for the processing, marketing and promotion of fish products from the ORsrs; this will necessitate continuing with a range of Community aids, as in the case of POSEI and taking account of the permanent additional costs of a structural nature which the sector has to meet;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9
Paragraph 4 – indent 9
- Modernising and creating port infrastructure and facilities to support fishing, recalling that these are now insufficient to meet the needs of the fisheries sector in certain outermost regions;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)
- Support for the sustainable development of aquaculture, in the context of the specific needs of each of the regions concerned;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12-A.. Believes it is essential to ensure full access for the inhabitants of these regions to the means of information and communication offered by the new technologies, including broadband technologies and, in particular, Internet broadband access;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
Paragraph 4 – indent 10
- Support for the installation and modernisation of specific means of prevention, rescue, monitoring, checks and control.s (taking account of their extensive EEZs), combating illegal fisheries, reinforcing maritime safety and preserving the marine environment;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 10 a (new)
- Creation of a Regional Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions, with a view to the active participation of fisheries workers and the articulation of the industry's problems vis-à-vis the common fisheries policy, taking account of the specific characteristics of fisheries in the outermost regions and the social and economic circumstances of their fisheries sectors;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15-A. Believes that the EU's strategy for the outermost regions must be based on measures of a permanent nature which are properly financed and can be adapted to the different needs of each of those regions, thus helping them tackle the permanent structural constraints they have to deal with;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15-C.. Believes there is an urgent need to adopt measures aimed at combating endemic unemployment, poverty and unequal income distribution in the outermost regions, which have some of the worst rates in the EU;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d
Paragraph 15 d
15-D. Stresses the importance of public services for economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions, in such areas as air and sea transport, energy and communications ;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17-A. Stresses the heightened importance of agriculture for the outermost regions and its contribution to the goal of economic and social cohesion, thanks to the income and employment it creates and the upstream and downstream economic activities it generates; favours new measures to guarantee producers' incomes, employment and the economic situation of agriculture; advocates keeping farm aids linked as far as possible to production, applying a system of advances, and continuing to support producers' organisations, especially for the marketing of their products;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17-B. Believes that it is not correct to propose, as the Commission does, a general increase in milk quotas at Union level; favours, rather, a localised increase based on the productive capacities and needs of particular Member States and regions, especially the outermost regions; advocates establishing a 'premium' to support the organised collection of milk from the producers in those regions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)