3 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the migration crisis in the Mediterranean has put the commercial maritime sector under great pressure, increasing its share of burden and the risk to the crew safety;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in search and rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in rescue operations;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages EU authorities and Member StatMSA, Frontex, Europol, the EASO and competent Member States’ authorities to fully deploy the existing vessel traffic monitoring and information systems in the Mediterranean Sea, to gather up-to- date information on vessels transiting across EU coastlines, and to further develop the collaboration between the different maritime authorities, such as transport safety, naval and coastal guard authorities, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions and maintain a real-time situational overview to support rescue operationf necessary by means of enhanced cooperation under article 20 TEU and article 329 (1) TFEU, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions contributing to the dismantlement of smuggler networks and seizure of boats pertaining to this networks and to maintain a real-time situational overview to the rescue, take up and relocation operations of refugees and migrants;