4 Amendments of Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS related to 2012/2297(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the strategic importance of the fishing industry in terms of the supply of fish and the food balance in the European Union and its considerable contribution to socio-economic well-being in coastal communities; recalls further that the EU imports over 60 % of the fish it consumes;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CAcknowledges that protecting Europe's maritime borders is a challenge for Member-States; considers that a successful blue economy requires secure EU maritime borders, with a view to ensuring the protection of the marine environment, fisheries controls and law enforcement;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in supporting the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture and for economic diversification in fishing communities;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of coastal regions and of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism for the development of an all-inclusive maritime economy; urges the Commission to develop specific programmes dedicated to the development of fishing, coastal, maritime and cruise tourism, and other areas of economic development linked to the sea and to fishing activity.