# A European strategy for offshore renewable energy

European Parliament procedure 2021/2012(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee ITRE / PECH / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 415 committee amendments tabled by 66 Members between 2021-04-26 and 2021-07-07.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report sets out a European strategy for offshore renewable energy. Amendments debate renewable energy's role in decarbonisation and climate neutrality by 2050 and the cited ambition of 340 GW capacity, while stressing impacts on fisheries, aquaculture, ecosystems and biodiversity. They call for dialogue with fishers, marine spatial planning, the precautionary principle, and protection of fishing grounds.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pernille WEISS | Denmark | PPE | 83 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197515.md |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | PPE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96668.md |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | PPE | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28226.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Marisa MATIAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96820.md |
| Manuel BOMPARD | France | GUE/NGL | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197521.md |
| Henna VIRKKUNEN | Finland | PPE | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124726.md |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | GUE/NGL | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/187917.md |
| Marian-Jean MARINESCU | Romania | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33982.md |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Verts/ALE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197466.md |
| Jerzy BUZEK | Poland | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28269.md |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101585.md |
| Cyrus ENGERER | Malta | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/209091.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197523.md |

## Official source documents

- PE691.391: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-691391_EN.pdf
- PE692.840: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-692840_EN.pdf
- PE693.908: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-693908_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2012-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2012-INI.json

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