1 Amendments of Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS related to 2013/2105(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the European economy depends on the freedom of navigation and on open sea routes; calls therefore on the European Council to consider the strategic maritime interests of the EU and to mandate the HR/VP and the Commission to draw up an EU maritime security strategy, in line with the April 2010 Council conclusions, and to develop a specific implementation plan; notes that among the 21 Mediterranean states, only four are not party to UNCLOS asks the Commission to urge, in particular candidate countries for EU accession, to become parties to the UN convention on the Law of the Sea and to implement it as an integral part of the EU regulatory framework for maritime affairs; points out that the integration of maritime surveillance across sectors and borders is already a cross-sectoral tool of the EU Integrated Maritime Policy (IPM); highlights the importance of swiftly implementing the Common Information Sharing Environment project and building a ‘bridge’ between the IPM and the CSDP to improve information sharing between them;