Activities of Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ related to 2017/2208(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Lagging regions in the EU
Amendments (15)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas attaining MSY requires applying a regional focus that takes account of scientific criteria and socio- economic considerations;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas artisanal fishing has significant repercussions for the future of the Union's less developed coastal and island communities;whereas it is necessary to foster young people's interest in joining the sector and to offer them high-quality training, including in artisanal and coastal fishing, with the aim of contributing to the development of areas that rely on fishing and encouraging the population to remain;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas women play a vital role in artisanal fishing, particularly in tasks related to the processing chain and shellfish fishing;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the EU’s cohesion policy aims to reduce the differences between European regions and Member States, fostering economic, social and territorial confluence;mindful of the role played by the fishing sector and sectors directly or indirectly linked to it in the development of coastal regions;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the large number of jobs, both direct and indirect, that are generated in the fishing, shellfishing and aquaculture sector and ancillary industries, as well as the fish marketing and processing industries, gives them a high degree of socio-economic importance;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas maritime and coastal tourism provides jobs for 3.2 million people and generates a total of EUR 183 billion in gross value added in the European Union;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the importance of diversifying the range of tourism on offer by boosting economically and environmentally sustainable activities that facilitate and promote access to the maritime heritage, undersea tourism, gastro-tourism and watersports throughout the year, with the aim of offsetting seasonality;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers it necessary to provide greater financial support for SMEs that are developing innovative solutions for coastal and maritime tourism through financial instruments such as Horizon 2020;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that investment in human capital and action to promote training in the fisheries sector are essential preconditions in order to achieve sustainable and competitive growth;highlights the role that the ESF can play in improving education and training, including in artisanal and coastal fishing;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it necessary to preserve the use of traditional gear and techniques such as the almadraba technique and xeito fishing gear, given their link to the identity of coastal regions and their way of life, by recognising them as part of the cultural heritage;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the potential of multi- sector projects that promote economic, social and territorial development in the least developed coastal regions by capitalising on synergies between European funds, in particular the ERDF, EMFF and ESF;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the need to support the work and creation of producer and inter-professional organisations with the aim of improving the sector’s competitiveness and positioning in the market;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of providing the EMFF with sufficient financing in the post-2020 period to continue supporting the coastal development of regions that rely on fishing;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the full application of Article 349 TFEU in the European Union’s policies, regulations, funds and programmes relating to fisheries, particularly in the EMFF, in order to respond to the specific difficulties encountered by the ORs;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of establishing an instrument dedicated to supporting fisheries in the ORs, along the lines of the POSEI scheme for agriculture, that would help derive maximum benefit from the fisheries potential in these regions;