Activities of Knut FLECKENSTEIN related to 2010/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Integrated Maritime Policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) - Evaluation of progress made and new challenges PDF (238 KB) DOC (165 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission, therefore, to come up with an overarching, cross- sectoral strategy for sustainable growth in coastal regions and maritime sectors by 20132, based on a broad investigation of potentials and policy options and on broad stakeholder consultation; considers that one element of this strategy should be a new, integrated approach to strengthening Europe’s world leadership in maritime engineering across sectors such as shipbuilding, clean shipping, off-shore energy development and technologies;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onUrges the Commission to learn the lessons of the oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, totake action as a follow-up to its stated intentions and create legal certainty in the field of offshore oil extraction in Europe; considers that this should include clear assignment of liability and responsibility for risk prevention; considers furthermore that the Commission should identify all possible legislative loopholes at EU and Member State level and to adjust as quickly as possible all relevant EU legislation accordingly;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that, in this context, there is an urgent need for action to review the Directive on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (2004/35/EC), which does not include liability in accordance with the 'polluter pays' principle in the case of offshore oil extraction;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission in this connection to investigate whether the remit of the European Maritime Safety Agency should be extended and whether it should be assigned responsibility for monitoring compliance with safety standards in offshore oil extraction and reviewing contingency plans in that connection;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the international dimension of the IMP and draws the attention of the Commission and Member States to the fact that improvements in working conditions at sea, safety and the environmental performance of vessels in should be placed on the agenda of international fora and ratified by port, flag and coastal States as part of international agreements in order to make it possible to achieve a worldwide improvement in the field of shipping;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the regional sea-basin initiatives and strategies proposed so far by the Commission and the macroregional strategies of relevance to the sea; recognises that the implementation of the IMP principles requires that they be translated into targeted strategies and specific measures tailored to the specificities of each sea basin, and in the case of the Mediterranean, the various sub- regions present therein; calls for further dialogue and co-operation in order to improve the governance of the marine space and coastal areas in the different maritime sea basins, including the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean area, and asks the Commission to implement the proposed actions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its call for improved cooperation between Member States’ national inspectorates, coastguards and navies and reminds the Commission to carry out – as requested earlier by the European Parliament – a feasibility study on further collaboration or integration between the different coastguard services, as already called for in 2005 in Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for infringements; considers that, in this context, there is great potential to involve the European Maritime Safety Agency more fully in monitoring coastal areas and to provide more support for Member States in tracing marine pollution;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to comply with their obligations under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and, by 15 July 2012, perform an assessment of the environmental status of their marine waters and establish environmental targets and monitoring programmes; calls on Member States, furthermore, to adopt ambitious programmes of measures to attain a good environmental status for those waters;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on Member States to comply with their obligation under Article 13 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to designate marine protected areas; calls, furthermore, on Member States to monitor compliance with the protection measures effectively;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Observes that since 1 July 2010 new limit values for SO2 levels in shipping fuels have been in force in the English Channel, North Sea and Baltic Sea, which have been declared sulphur emission control areas under an IMO decision; considers that all European coastal areas should be protected against emissions and that distortion of competition by disparities in the strictness of emission limit values in the waters of the Community should be avoided and consequently, if overall environmental performance is improved by emission control areas, uniform rules covering the whole EU would be preferable;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the Commission and Member States at international level, particularly under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation, to seek the introduction of compulsory pilotage in particularly dangerous international waters, for example the Kadet Trench in the Baltic, in order to reduce the danger of oil disasters caused by vessels;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to develop, as soon as possible, to propose a coordinated European industrial policy initiative for European shipbuilding in order to help the industry to survive the current crisis, safeguard jobs and preserve worldwide competitiveness by means of high-quality shipbuilding in Europe; calls in particular on Member States in this connection to support systems to finance ships; considers that a fleet renewal programme for the very old coastal shipping fleet would comprise a worthwhile complement, thus increasing the safety, environmental performance and competitiveness of shipping in the common maritime space without borders, while making full use of the competitive shipbuilding capacity of Europe for this purpose;