2015/2119(INI) Conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea Bissau
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
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DEVA Nirj ( ECR)
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Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY ( GUE/NGL)
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RoP 105-p2Events
2016/02/24
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2015/09/09
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2015/09/09
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 500 votes to 78, with 96 abstentions, a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea Bissau.
Recalling that the Agreement is a matter of great importance both for Guinea-Bissau and for the EU fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau’s waters, Parliament considered that the results achieved to date in the field of sectoral cooperation have been unsatisfactory. It called on the Commission to take every step required – by installing mechanisms for increased transparency, accountability and participation of beneficiaries in particular small-scale artisanal fishing communities and, if need be by revising and increasing the sectoral support component of the Agreement.
Parliament believed that the areas to support, not least with technical assistance, could include:
increased support for institutional capacity building; training of fishing professionals; partnerships with artisanal small-scale fisheries; stronger emphasis on gender policies so as to confer recognition on, and take advantage of, the role of women (distribution and marketing of fish, storage, first-stage processing, etc.); employment possibilities for local seamen on board EU vessels should be fully exploited.
Prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing : Members considered that measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in the exclusive economic zone of Guinea Bissau should be reinforced, including by means of improved monitoring, control and surveillance through the extensive use of the satellite-based vessel monitoring system.
They called on the Commission to continue to help the Guinea-Bissau authorities improve the fisheries surveillance and control system in Guinea-Bissau waters with a view to intensifying measures to combat IUU fishing.
Data on the implementation of the Agreement : Parliament considered it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (targeted and bycatch) and, more generally, the conservation status of fishery resources so that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and on fishing communities can be gauged more accurately. It also believed that Guinea-Bissau should be helped to develop its own means of obtaining such data.
Transparency measures on the implementation of the Agreement and the Protocol : Parliament noted that Guinea Bissau has made public the fisheries agreements it has concluded with third countries and that they may be consulted. It called on the Commission to follow closely developments in these agreements and in fishing activities in Guinean waters.
Members also called on the Commission to send Parliament the minutes and conclusions of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in the Agreement, the multi-annual sectoral programme referred to in the new Protocol and the findings of the related annual assessments, as well as the minutes and conclusions of the meetings provided for in the new Protocol.
Parliament called on the Commission to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to promote the participation of Guinea Bissau fishing communities.
Lastly, during the final year of application of the Protocol and before negotiations are opened for its renewal, a full report on its implementation should be submitted to the European Parliament.
Documents
2015/09/09
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/09/08
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2015/07/20
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Fisheries adopted a report by João FERREIRA (GUE/NGL, PT) containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea Bissau.
Recalling that the Agreement is a matter of great importance both for Guinea-Bissau and for the EU fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau’s waters, Members considered that the results achieved to date in the field of sectoral cooperation have been unsatisfactory. They called on the Commission to take every step required – by installing mechanisms for increased transparency, accountability and participation of beneficiaries in particular small-scale artisanal fishing communities and, if need be by revising and increasing the sectoral support component of the Agreement.
Members believed that the areas to support, not least with technical assistance, could include:
increased support for institutional capacity building; training of fishing professionals; partnerships with artisanal small-scale fisheries; stronger emphasis on gender policies so as to confer recognition on, and take advantage of, the role of women (distribution and marketing of fish, storage, first-stage processing, etc.); employment possibilities for local seamen on board EU vessels should be fully exploited.
Prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing : Members considered that measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in the exclusive economic zone of Guinea Bissau should be reinforced, including by means of improved monitoring, control and surveillance through the extensive use of the satellite-based vessel monitoring system.
They called on the Commission to continue to help the Guinea-Bissau authorities improve the fisheries surveillance and control system in Guinea-Bissau waters with a view to intensifying measures to combat IUU fishing.
Data on the implementation of the Agreement : Members considered it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (targeted and bycatch) and, more generally, the conservation status of fishery resources so that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and on fishing communities can be gauged more accurately. They also believed that Guinea-Bissau should be helped to develop its own means of obtaining such data.
Transparency measures on the implementation of the Agreement and the Protocol : Members called on the Commission to send Parliament the minutes and conclusions of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in the Agreement, the multi-annual sectoral programme referred to in the new Protocol and the findings of the related annual assessments, as well as the minutes and conclusions of the meetings provided for in the new Protocol.
The Commission is also called upon to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to promote the participation of Guinea Bissau fishing communities.
Lastly, Members requested that, during the final year of application of the Protocol and before negotiations are opened for its renewal, a full report on its implementation should be submitted to the European Parliament.
Documents
2015/07/15
EP - Vote in committee
2015/06/25
EP - Committee opinion
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2015/06/22
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2015/05/26
EP - Committee draft report
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2015/04/24
EP - DEVA Nirj (ECR) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)748
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0299/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0236/2015
- Committee opinion: PE557.346
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE560.797
- Committee draft report: PE557.236
- Committee draft report: PE557.236
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE560.797
- Committee opinion: PE557.346
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)748
Activities
- Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN
- Marie-Christine ARNAUTU
- Jonathan ARNOTT
- Zigmantas BALČYTIS
- Hugues BAYET
- José BLANCO LÓPEZ
- Steeve BRIOIS
- Gianluca BUONANNO
- James CARVER
- Salvatore CICU
- Alberto CIRIO
- Therese COMODINI CACHIA
- Javier COUSO PERMUY
- Michel DANTIN
- Mireille D'ORNANO
- Norbert ERDŐS
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
- Lorenzo FONTANA
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Sylvie GODDYN
- Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
- Antanas GUOGA
- Pablo IGLESIAS
- Marc JOULAUD
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
- Philippe JUVIN
- Barbara KAPPEL
- Afzal KHAN
- Giovanni LA VIA
- Marine LE PEN
- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
- Ivana MALETIĆ
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
- Dominique MARTIN
- Notis MARIAS
- David MARTIN
- Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON
- Louis MICHEL
- Bernard MONOT
- Marlene MIZZI
- Sophie MONTEL
- Norica NICOLAI
- Liadh NÍ RIADA
- Franz OBERMAYR
- Florian PHILIPPOT
- Marijana PETIR
- Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
- Franck PROUST
- Fernando RUAS
- Matteo SALVINI
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
- Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS
- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
- Siôn SIMON
- Davor ŠKRLEC
- Catherine STIHLER
- Beatrix von STORCH
- Patricija ŠULIN
- Eleftherios SYNADINOS
- Claudia ȚAPARDEL
- Pavel TELIČKA
- Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI
- Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT
- Miguel VIEGAS
Votes
A8-0236/2015 - João Ferreira - Vote unique #
2015/09/09 Outcome: +: 500, 0: 96, -: 78
PPE
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Verts/ALE| Amendments | Dossier |
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2015/2119(INI)
2015/06/04
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. The Commission should endeavour to include in the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol objectives leading to the actual development of local fisheries, in particular of artisanal fisheries and of the fish- processing industry, including by means of more landings in Guinea-Bissau, and other economic activities and partnerships in the fisheries sector; an annual report should be drawn up on the implementation of the sectoral programme and forwarded to Parliament and the Council, in order to promote transparency and to ensure that the budget allocated for supporting the sectoral fisheries policy is in fact used for this purpose;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. The Joint Committee provided for in the Partnership Agreement should ensure that the probity of all the mechanisms provided for by this Protocol is unquestionable, given the problem of corruption.
source: 557.349
2015/06/22
PECH
17 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the overall aim of the Protocol is to increase fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau in the interest of both parties by establishing a partnership framework within which to pursue a sustainable fisheries policy
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the gaps in knowledge that have been found to exist, both as regards the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and ensuring that access is limited to the surplus stocks that cannot be caught by local fleets, and owing to the dearth of up-
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. C
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers the Agreement to be a matter of great importance both for Guinea-Bissau and for the EU
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Maintains that the Agreement has to promote more genuinely sustainable development of Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries sector and of related industries and activities, in particular small scale fisheries that greatly contribute to food security and local livelihoods, increasing the added value that stays in Guinea-Bissau as a result of exploitation of the country’s natural resources; recognises that advances have been made in recent years, but considers that determined and lasting efforts are needed in order to produce noticeable results; believes that the areas to support, not least with technical assistance, could include institutional capacity building, training of fishing professionals, partnerships with
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that this agreement contains a non-discrimination clause; is pleased to see that, in the context of the negotiations, Guinea Bissau has made public the fisheries agreements it has concluded with third countries and that they may be consulted; calls on the Commission to follow closely developments in these agreements and in fishing activities in Guinean waters;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (targeted and bycatch) and, more generally, the conservation status of fishery resources so that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and on fishing communities, can be gauged more accurately; and believes that Guinea- Bissau should be helped to develop its own means of obtaining such data; calls on the Commission to ensure until such time as it can be demonstrated scientifically that the fishing opportunities accorded are surplus to the capacity of the Guinea-Bissau fleet, they are not utilised, and that the bodies
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to send Parliament the minutes and conclusions of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, the multi-annual sectoral programme referred to in Article 3 of the new Protocol and the findings of the related annual assessments, and the minutes and conclusions of the meetings provided for in Article 4 of the new Protocol; calls on the Commission to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to promote the participation of Guinea Bissau fishing communities; and requests that, during the final year of application of the Protocol and before negotiations are opened for its renewal, the Commission submit a full report to Parliament and the Council on its implementation, without imposing unnecessary restrictions on access to that report;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the overall aim of the Protocol is to
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European Union shall do all in its power to ensure that sustainable fisheries agreements concluded with third countries are in the mutual interests of both the EU and the third countries concerned, including their local population and their fishing industry;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, if this Protocol were not signed, there would be a risk of private agreements being concluded that would not guarantee sustainable fishing, that would jeopardise resources and that could produce undesired socio-economic effects;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas transfers of funds to Guinea-
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas Guinea-Bissau faces shortcomings with regard to socio- economic development in general and the fisheries sector in particular, in significant areas including vocational training, the structure of the sector and recognition of the role played by women in the sector;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, to date, thanks to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement, there have been improvements in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance, sanitary inspection capacity and the participation of Guinea Bissau with regional fisheries bodies. Whereas, however, the performance of sectoral cooperation ha
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, to date, despite the performance of sectoral cooperation
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, to date, the performance of sectoral cooperation has been lamentably
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