# Blue growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors

European Parliament procedure 2012/2297(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee PECH / REGI / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 206 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2013-03-26 and 2013-05-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns blue growth, enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors. Amendments reference coastal, island and outermost regions, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and funding for SMEs and maritime clusters. They raise climate change, ocean acidification, marine litter and the precautionary principle.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith TAYLOR | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102931.md |
| Nuno TEIXEIRA | Portugal | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96974.md |
| Gesine MEISSNER | Germany | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96870.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Giommaria UGGIAS | Italy | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97131.md |
| Nikos CHRYSOGELOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111823.md |
| Spyros DANELLIS | Greece | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/99325.md |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96810.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Patrice TIROLIEN | France | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97026.md |
| Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36281.md |
| Mara BIZZOTTO | Italy | ID | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97198.md |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| Inés AYALA SENDER | Spain | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28292.md |

## Official source documents

- PE508.008: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.008+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE508.043: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.043+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE510.615: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-510.615+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2297-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2297-INI.json

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