17 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2014/2240(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas the concept of the blue economy covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional or established and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism, pleasure sailing, and cruising, shipbuilding and ship-repairing, maritime works and protection of the coastline, prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore mineral resources, prospecting for, and exploitation of, offshore energy resources, and biotechnology;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the sectoral priorities for the development of the Blue Economy may differ from Member State to Member State, depending on the one hand, on the respective development record of traditional or established sectors and, on the other hand, on existing resources and the development potential of emerging sectors in each Member State;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. Whereas increased investment in research and innovation associated with the seas and oceans may be a useful tool to support the goals of economic, social and territorial cohesion, tackling the asymmetries and growing differences between Member States;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas in several Member States, and especially in countries where the troika has intervened, investment levels - public and private - have been reduced to historically low levels, which has had and is having negative repercussions on the development of various sectors of the Blue Economy which should be taken into account and reversed;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. Whereas there may be advantages in extending the scope of action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in order to cover a wider range of common issues associated with the promotion and sustainable development of the maritime economy;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Draws attention to the need to promote an integrated approach to different sectors of the Blue Economy, recognising and respecting the priorities of the different Member States and supporting them in developing these priorities;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the European Commission and its agencies to support Member States in the formulation and implementation of national and regional strategies for the development of the maritime economy;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, and workers - to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in the professional status and social standing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for these two trends to be reversed without delays;;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that proper development of the Blue Economy requires the dignity of the professions associated with it and the creation of stable employment with rights;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that public investment, especially in some Member States, plays a decisive role in promoting the development and full exploitation of the potential of the Blue Economy;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, local authorities, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Draws attention to the negative development and clear deterioration of some of the more traditional sectors of the Blue Economy (such as fisheries and shipbuilding and repair), especially in areas where they functioned as authentic anchor activities, boosting economic activities either upstream or downstream, creating jobs and promoting development; considers that any EU strategy on the Blue Economy should not forget these activities and regions, and should highlight the potential of innovation in reversing this decline;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Draws attention to the importance of public or majority-owned state companies in areas such as merchant shipping, port management, the shipping industry and maritime and coastal defence works; rejects the vision that tends only to focus on the private sector and believes that the strengthening and modernisation of the public sector can be an important driving force behind the promotion of the Blue Economy;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Suggests evaluating the possibility of extending the scope of action of the European Maritime Safety Agency, as a way of strengthening coordination, cooperation and support to Member States in the development and full use of the Blue Economy’s potential; in stressing the key role of Member States in this area, considers that this could be an important stimulus towards achieving this goal;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Considers that the implementation of strategies, plans and programmes, as well as specific national legislation, may provide a political and institutional framework which is more favourable to the development of the Blue Economy in the various Member States; stresses that these strategies, plans and programmes, together with specific national legislation, should contribute to harmonious and sustainable interaction between human activities and the marine and coastal environment;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Stresses that the sovereignty of Member States in their exclusive economic zones and over their resources on the continental shelf should be respected, subject to the necessary deepening of cooperation for the sustainable development of the Blue Economy and the preservation of the marine environment;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that coastal and island communities should be fully involved at every stage in the development of the blue economy, this being a sine qua non for realising its potential in terms of innovation, jobs, prosperity, and sustainable development; advocates greater appreciation and a substantial increase in the budget of the Community- Based Local Development Programmes;